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; Engineering in Context project on an environmental topic.
Year four
Choice of a wide range of elective modules; major group design project focusing on environmental issues; individual investigative project on an environmental engineering problem.
Entry requirements
A levels: AAA-AAB including A level in maths and a science (preferably physics); excluding general studies, critical thinking, citizenship studies
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 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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Hydraulics 1
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Structural and Engineering Mechanics
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Sustainable Transport Planning
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Construction Issues
Typical year-two modules
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Construction Issues
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Transport Infrastructure
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Civil Engineering Project
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Construction Management 2
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Water in the Environment
Typical year-three modules
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Construction Management 3
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Engineering in Context Project
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Hydraulics 3
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Concrete and Concrete Structures
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Geotechnics 3
Typical optional modules
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Mathematics for Engineering Management
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Steel Structures
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Foundations and Earthworks
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Railway Engineering
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Coastal Engineering
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Construction Practice
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Survey Field Course
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Advanced Properties of Concrete
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Geology for Civil Engineers
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Infrastructure Asset Management
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.