Civil Engineering

Are you looking for a civil engineering degree course? This Foundation Degree in Civil Engineering is awarded by the University of Plymouth. Civil engineers help to create the structures and systems that sustain society. They are responsible for designing, building, maintaining everything from bridges to power stations. Successful completion of this course may lead to membership of professional bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers. You’ll study through a mix of lectures, scientific experiments, and practical work-based training, to gain specialist knowledge in a wide range of areas from site surveying to structural analysis and design to geotechnics. This course is rooted in real-world practice, where you will interpret civil engineering problems, design and construct solutions and put them to the test!

For more information about this course please read the Programme Quality Handbook which contains programme specifications and module information.

The course includes the following subjects:

Full-time
Year 1

• Engineering Mathematics
• Structural Analysis and Design 1
• Materials
• ICT and Design
• Civil Engineering Construction
• Construction and Civil Engineering Management

Year 2

• Strength of Materials
• Site Surveying
• Structural Analysis and Design
• Geo-technics
• Project
• Hydraulics

Part-time
Year 1

• Engineering Mathematics
• Structural Analysis and Design 1
• Materials
• Civil Engineering Construction

Year 2

• ICT and Design
• Construction and Civil Engineering Management
• Structural Analysis and Design 2
• Site Surveying

Year 3

• Strength of Materials
• Geo-technics
• Project
• Hydraulics

We welcome applications from those who have all of the following:

• 56 UCAS tariff points
• a level 3 qualification in maths
• four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above, to include English, maths and combined science

or alternatively:

• equivalent qualifications
• relevant work experience.

Should entry requirements not be met then individual cases will be considered.

Assessment will be through a mixture of coursework, in-class assessments, presentations and examinations.

On successful completion of this course, you may be able to progress to:

• the final year of the BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree at the University of Plymouth
• the second or final year of civil engineering degrees at a range of universities
• a wide range of careers within the engineering industry.