Civil Engineering (with Placement Year)

Specialise in the design and analysis of built environment projects, focusing on infrastructure.

With challenges such as climate change and resource scarcity, engineers have an important part to play in designing, planning and future-proofing our built environment - structures like bridges, roads, airports and flood defence.

You’ll learn to carry out site investigations and land surveys, select materials, analyse and design infrastructure and engineering systems and plan the construction process. There’s a strong focus on sustainability and understanding the environmental impact of your work. You’ll also become skilled at using computer-aided design and specialist software.

Outside of the lab, there’s the chance to join lectures given by guest speakers, and take part in two week-long construction projects.

Why ARU?

You'll be immersed in an integrated learning environment designed to foster environmentally sustainable approaches

We intertwine in-class engineering theory, in-lab hands-on experience, and on-site practical construction activities throughout our course

Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs, developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving

Our course is developed by a dynamic collaboration of staff, students, and leading regional companies, meaning students on this course have maximum opportunity to gain critical skills for employment

Course Modules

Year 1

• Feasibility and Flood Hydrology Project (30 credits)

• Introduction to Engineering (15 credits)

• Applied Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)

• Structural Mechanics (15 credits)

• Building Information Modelling for Civil Engineering (15 credits)

• Materials, Design and Construction Project (30 credits)

• Into ARU

Year 2

• Structure and Construction Project (30 credits)

• Sustainable Conceptual Design for Civil Engineering (30 credits)

• Ruskin Module (15 credits)

• Hydraulics (15 credits)

• Advanced Engineering Mathematics (15 credits)

• Structural Analysis (15 credits)

Year 3

Placement year

Year 3

• Civil Engineering Design Project (30 credits)

• Geotechnics and Nature-based Solutions Project (30 credits)

• Research Methods and Individual Project (30 credits)

• Structural Dynamics (15 credits)

• Civil Engineering Materials and Manufacture (15 credits)

Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help you and your tutors measure your progress. Besides exams, you’ll demonstrate your learning though a mix of assignments, group work, presentations, drawings, lab work and projects.

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• The Joint Board of Moderators