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Civil Engineering

Newcastle College University Centre

UCAS Code: H203 | Higher National Certificate - HNC

Newcastle College University Centre

UCAS Code: H203 | Higher National Certificate - HNC

Entry requirements

A level

C,C

Maths, Engineering or Science-related subjects

Access to HE Diploma

D:6,M:3,P:36

Maths, Engineering or Science-related subjects

GCSE/National 4/National 5

Grade 5 or higher in Maths and English Language.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MM

Maths, Engineering or Science-related subjects

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

MMP

Maths, Engineering or Science-related subjects

Scottish Advanced Higher

C,C

Maths, Engineering or Science-related subjects

UCAS Tariff

64

About this course

Course option

1year

Full-time | 2025

Subject

Civil engineering

If you have an interest in how the world around us is designed, created and connected, this Civil Engineering course is perfect for you. Supported by CECA North East and Robertson Civil Engineering, you will focus on construction and civil engineering techniques, maths and structures, technical drawings and design and strategic management. You will be taught by civil engineers who remain active in industry and will broaden your understanding whilst developing your management and strategic thinking skills. You will have access to a soil lab, electronics lab, surveying equipment, total stations and a CAD suite to help develop your practical skills.

Modules

Construction Design Project, The Construction Environment, Science and Materials, Mathematics for Construction, Civil Engineering Technology, Principles of Structural Design, Surveying, Measuring and Setting-out, Business Information Modelling.

Assessment methods

• Practical skills developed in our real working environment at the Rail & Civil Engineering academy
• Lectures & Seminars
• Group Work
• Collaborative Projects
• Live Briefs

Tuition fees

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

Channel Islands
£9,535
per year
England
£9,535
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,535
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,535
per year
Scotland
£9,535
per year
Wales
£9,535
per year

The Uni

Course location:

Newcastle College University Centre

Department:

Rail and Civil Engineering

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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.

£28,000
low
Average annual salary
90%
med
Employed or in further education
80%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

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

£28k

£28k

£35k

£35k

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While there are lots of factors at play when it comes to your future earnings, use this as a rough timeline of what graduates in this subject area were earning on average one, three and five years later. Can you see a steady increase in salary, or did grads need some experience under their belt before seeing a nice bump up in their pay packet?

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