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Anglia Ruskin University

UCAS Code: H207 | Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSc (Eng)

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About this course

Course option

4years

Full-time including foundation year | 2025

Subject

Civil engineering

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.

Our course is project-based, working on real built environment projects, meaning you’ll be getting hands-on experience - learning to think and work like an engineer. 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.

This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators, comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council, for the purposes of partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

You’ll work on practical projects from day one. You’ll gain inspiration from real-life projects as we visit construction sites and hear from guest speakers. We’ll look at jobs available in engineering, design and construction, and consider how engineers can work safely, ethically, and sustainably.

We start with the feasibility stage of a built environment project: producing topographical surveys, investigating materials, and designing a structure. You’ll learn mathematics for engineering, 2D drafting techniques and Building Information Modelling (BIM). You’ll cover construction materials, structural analysis, hydraulic and geotechnical engineering and explore financial and legal considerations.

You’ll use your knowledge of structures, geotechnics and hydraulics to analyse a design project and suggest improvements that could be made from a technical, construction and environmental point of view and produce a design calculation report. Outside of the lab, there’s the chance to join lectures given by guest speakers. You'll also take part in three week-long construction projects during your course.

Modules

Year 1
Foundation in Engineering, Computing and Technology

Year 2
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)

Year 3
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 4
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)

Assessment methods

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.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

Channel Islands
£9,250
per year
England
£9,250
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£9,250
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Chelmsford Campus

Department:

School of Engineering and the Built Environment

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What students say

We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

47%
Civil engineering

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Civil engineering

Teaching and learning

53%
Staff make the subject interesting
60%
Staff are good at explaining things
52%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
63%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

54%
Library resources
72%
IT resources
71%
Course specific equipment and facilities
29%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

85%
UK students
15%
International students
85%
Male students
15%
Female students
77%
2:1 or above
21%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
A

After graduation

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Civil engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£24,000
med
Average annual salary
93%
low
Employed or in further education

Top job areas of graduates

75%
Engineering professionals
8%
Architects, town planners and surveyors
8%
Sales assistants and retail cashiers

Do you want to be in demand? This might be the degree for you! We are officially short of civil engineers, and so around two thirds of civil engineering graduates start jobs specifically as civil engineers, and starting salaries are well over £25k last year. Demand for civil engineers and related jobs - we're short of all of them - means that good graduates have plenty of options directly related to their degree when they graduate. This is a subject where work experience can be very helpful in getting a job and many students do work for engineering companies while they take their degrees.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Civil engineering

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£31k

£31k

£34k

£34k

£34k

£34k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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