5Oct
UndergraduateCourse summary
This Civil Engineering degree course is built around five main areas: materials, structures, geotechnics, surveying and construction management. All of these areas are identified as core subjects required in the civil engineering curriculum, according to the Joint Board of Moderators for accredited degree programmes, if you are planning to set out on a path towards becoming a chartered engineer. Staff have a wide array of construction industry links developed as practitioners, and as members of professional bodies, as well as through industry collaborations and research projects in different fields of civil engineering. Close links are developed with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC) and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). This provides a wide range of knowledge and experience to support your course, and good employability prospects as civil engineers with the scope to diversify into related fields such as building and site surveyors. Subjects such as transport infrastructure engineering or environmental engineering are considered in specific modules. The programme is delivered in combination with project-based learning using real case studies and scenarios, site visits, practical exercises in surveying and laboratory testing.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (HNC, HND & BSc) • Construction Materials (10 credits; compulsory) • Digital Surveying and Highway Design (10 credits; compulsory) • Digital Technology CAD (10 credits; compulsory) • Digital Technology BIM (10 credits; compulsory) • Engineering and Construction Surveying (10 credits; compulsory) • Engineering Mathematics (20 credits; compulsory) • Fundamentals of Construction Technology (20 credits; compulsory) • Health, Safety and Welfare (10 credits; compulsory) • Skills for Professional Practice (10 credits; compulsory) • Structural Mechanics (20 credits; compulsory). Year Two – Level 5 (HND & BSc) • Contract Administration (10 credits; compulsory) • Geotechnical & Foundation Technology (20 credits; compulsory) • Materials Engineering (20 credits; compulsory) • Project Planning for Construction (20 credits; optional) • Research Project Design (20 credits; compulsory) • Retrofit Coordination and Management (20 credits; optional) • Structural Analysis (20 credits; compulsory) • Water Resources and Environmental Monitoring (20 credits; compulsory). Year Three – Level 6 (BSc) • Advanced Project Management (20 credits; compulsory) • Geotechnical and Environmental Engineering (20 credits; compulsory) • Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module) • Integrated Project (20 credits; compulsory) • Structural Design and Foundation Design (20 credits; compulsory).
Assessment method
Assessments used within these programmes are normally formative or summative. In the former assessment is designed to ensure students become aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Typically, such assessment will take the form of practical exercises where a more hands-on approach shows student’s ability on a range of activities. Traditional formal time-constrained assessment is by means of tests and examinations, normally of two-hour duration. Examinations are a traditional method of verifying that the work produced is the students’ own work. To help authenticate student coursework, some modules require that the student and lecturer negotiate the topic for assessment on an individual basis, allowing the lecturer to monitor progress. Some modules where the assessment is research-based require students to verbally/visually present the research results to the lecturer and peers, followed by a question and answer session. Such assessment strategies are in accord with the learning and teaching strategies employed by the team, that is, where the aim is to generate work that is mainly student-driven, individual, reflective and where appropriate, vocationally-orientated. Feedback to students will occur early in the study period and continue over the whole study session thereby allowing for greater value added to the student’s learning.
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 120 points
Student Outcomes
Operated by the Office for Students
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| EU | £13500 | Year 1 |
| England | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9000 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9000 | Year 1 |
| International | £13500 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
College Road
Carmarthen
SA31 3EP