Civil Engineering (with foundation year)

UCAS code: HCDF

Here's what Coventry University says about its Civil Engineering (with foundation year) course.

The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from our Coventry University campus.

This course aims to provide you with a solid grounding for a professional career in civil engineering with an emphasis on practice and construction.

The foundation year seeks to provide you with a solid grounding in mathematical principles and an understanding of the core and fundamental principles of civil and construction engineering. Professional and academic skills are integrated across all modules, including information finding and handling, problem solving, and the communication of outcomes. Students who successfully complete their foundation year will then progress onto the Civil Engineering BEng (Hons) degree within Coventry University’s School of School of Energy, Construction and Environment.

The degree aims to combine the development of technical, practical and managerial skills necessary to analyse, design and manage solutions for innovative and complex engineering problems as a basis for future leadership in the civil engineering profession.

You will have opportunities to draw on real-life case studies provided by companies such as Arcadis, CGL, Crossrail and Galliford Try.

You will have access to industry-standard software, widely used by design and consulting engineers.

Significant moments will be presented to apply for industrial placements at companies, which have previously included: Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Severn Trent Water and Warwickshire County Council.

Key benefits of the degree

• Practical activities and application of knowledge through project-led learning in design project modules

• Exercises in the Simulation Centre (a full-scale simulated construction environment) to experience real challenges of construction management in a controlled environment and to develop professional and leadership skills

• Several optional modules available at level six to allow you to tailor courses to your specific interests. You can select from Computational Methods in Civil Engineering, Engineering Hydrology, Transport Infrastructure, Strategic Construction Project Management and Structural Design

• Work alongside students from other Construction and Environment related courses such as Surveying, Architectural Technology and Geography to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions

See our website for further details.

Foundation year modules include:

• Fundamental Pure Mathematics
• Fundamental Applied Mathematics
• Civil Engineering Fundamentals
• Construction Engineering Management

Successful completion of the foundation year progresses you to year one of the degree course. This course has a common first year. In the first year, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third years, to specialist modules in your chosen field.

Year One Modules:

• Geotechnics and Construction Materials
• Surveying and Transportation Engineering
• Construction Project
• Structural Analysis and Mathematics
• Structural Engineering Design Project

In year two, you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with: hydraulic and transportation engineering, engineering design, and soil mechanics, amongst others.

Placement Year There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.

Final Year In year three you will develop more advanced knowledge and skills to do with: strategic construction project management, transport infrastructure, research dissertation, amongst others.

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. Before accepting any offers, please check the website for the most up to date course content*.

*For full information please check the course page on the Coventry University website.

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods include:

Formal examinations Phase tests Essays Group work Presentations Reports Projects Coursework Exams Individual Assignments Laboratories

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.