How the course works
We’ll challenge you to ask important questions, such as:
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What does it take to plan and build structures?
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Can construction materials be reclaimed to develop new roads?
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Are sustainable construction and low energy building challenges being met?
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How can we work with nature to deliver more sustainable engineering solutions?
You’ll find all the answers here on Scotland’s top Civil and Environmental Engineering degree.
This highly practical degree combines engineering principles with environmental science and management concepts. It equips you with the skills you need to lead the design and development of sustainable solutions to continually evolving civil and environmental engineering problems.
The course will also develop key employment skills that are transferable amongst engineering disciplines, including:
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Analytics and decision-making
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Creative approach to problem-solving
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Critical thinking and the ability to interpret data
This is enhanced with elective module choices in years 1 and 2.
Learning and assessment
We’re at the cutting edge of engineering – both theoretical and practical – and we offer a broad range of learning environments. This includes the traditional lecture and tutorial format, student-led learning, interactive class sessions, field trips and site-visits, and a substantial element of lab and design work. Our class sized are smaller than average, meaning we can spend more time with each student.
We encourage independent study, which means you take responsibility for your own learning. A variety of methods are used to assess your study, enabling you to demonstrate progress in different ways. Coursework typically includes design challenges, laboratory reports, essays and oral presentations. Formal exams include questions that require short answers, problem-solving and design.
Your placement will be assessed by industrial and academic supervisors, as well as by report and oral presentation. In your final dissertation, you’re individually supported by one of our research-active members of staff.
Accreditations
Bachelors (Hons): BEng (Hons) Accredited CEng
This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprised of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). Candidates must hold a masters or doctorate accredited as further learning for CEng to hold accredited qualifications for CEng registration. See www.jbm.org.uk for further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng.
Integrated Masters: MEng Accredited CEng
This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprised of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council as fully satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.
Please note: The BEng (Hons) is accredited as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
You can choose to take either the five-year Integrated Masters (MEng) or the four-year Bachelor’s (BEng Hons) degree. If you leave after stage three (having passed 360 credits) you will be given the award title 'BEng in Civil Engineering'.