Course overview
This course provides a solid grounding in core subjects (structures, geotechnics, materials, fluids, surveying and construction management), and environmental subjects are taken in place of optional modules. Individual projects have an environmental theme.
Year one
Similar course content to H200/H201, but you will also study the Introduction to Environmental Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Construction modules.
Year two
In addition to the civil engineering core, you will study an Introduction to Air Quality and Noise, and a module about environmental fluids.
Year three
Core subjects including specialist modules on an environmental theme; for example, Sustainable Construction and Environmental Geotechnology; individual investigative project on an environmental engineering topic.
Entry requirements
A levels: AAA including maths and a science (preferably physics) at A level; excluding general studies, critical thinking, citizenship studies; minimum grade C in English at GCSE
English language requirements
IELTS 6.0 (no less than 5.5 in any element)
TOEFL iBT 87 (no less than 21 in listening and writing, 22 in reading and 23 in speaking)
Alternative qualifications
For details please see the alternative qualifications page
Foundation year - a foundation year is available for this course
Notes for applicants
Scholarships - for details of scholarships, please see www.nottingham.ac.uk/engineering/funding
Modules
The modules we offer are inspired by the research interests of our staff. They’re also shaped by new developments in industry and as a consequence, may change from year to year. The following list is therefore subject to change but should give you a flavour of the modules on offer.
Typical year-one modules
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Industry and Profession
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Structural and Engineering Mechanics
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Engineering Communication
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Introduction to Environmental Engineering
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Structural Mechanics and Vibration
Typical year-two modules
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Differential Equations and Calculus for Engineers
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Air Quality and Noise
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Civil Engineering Project 2
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Water in the Environment
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Probabilistic and Statistical Techniques for Engineers
Typical year-three modules
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Construction Management 3
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Engineering in Context Project
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Concrete and Concrete Structures
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Environmental Geotechnology
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Sustainable Construction
Typical year-four modules
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Group Design Project
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Investigative Project
Typical optional modules
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Advanced Mathematical Techniques in Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
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Pavement Engineering
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Steel Structures
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Foundations and Earthworks
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Railway Engineering
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Computerised Mathematical Methods in Engineering
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Experiments in Fluid Mechanics
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Advanced Concrete Structures
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Critical State Soil Mechanics
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Construction Practice
Skills and careers
You will be equipped to embark on a career in civil engineering and will have the specialist knowledge to meet the growing demand for environmental specialists in the water and construction industries.
Professional accreditation
This degree has been accredited by
under licence from the UK regulator, the Engineering Council. Accreditation is a mark of assurance that the degree meets the standards set by the Engineering Council in the UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence (UK-SPEC). An accredited degree will provide you with some or all of the underpinning knowledge, understanding and skills for eventual registration as an Incorporated (IEng) or Chartered Engineer (CEng). Some employers recruit preferentially from accredited degrees, and an accredited degree is likely to be recognised by other countries that are signatories to international accords.
Average starting salary
The average starting salary for 2009/10 full-time graduates of the Department of Civil Engineering was £24,531.25.*
*Average starting salary from known destinations of first-degree leavers who studied full-time, 2009/10.