Civil Engineer, Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship (Integrated) BEng (Hons)

This module introduces you to the design processes and the graphical communication methods used within the civil engineering industry.

You'll practice the fundamental skills of hand sketching and drawing, before moving on to use industry relevant two-dimensional (2D) Computer Aided Design (CAD) packages to produce engineering drawings.

You'll be introduced to the fundamental principles of Building Information Modelling (BIM), including the compliance requirements at each level, whist emphasising the potential benefits of increased productivity and collaboration in the sector. In addition, you'll develop skills in other commonly used software, such as Microsoft Excel, to help solve and present engineering problems.

This module will include a work-based learning element

During this module you'll reflect on your own work environment to: develop an understanding of the stakeholders involved in civil engineering projects; acquire an appreciation of the organisation of the construction industry and the key roles played in it by civil engineering professionals; and outline your own career aspirations and how you'll achieve them.

Using a negotiated project brief, you'll work to develop, evaluate and present your own design solutions to meet client requirements, within identified site and project constraints.

You'll develop an understanding of the stages of a construction project, including design, tender and construction stages, and how civil engineering infrastructure is designed and built with due consideration to safety, environmental and sustainability issues.

This module is designed to introduce you to the materials encountered in civil engineering and general construction.

You'll look at areas such as geology, soil mechanics, steel, concrete, bricks and ceramics, and organic materials developing an understanding of the materials' properties and applications.

This module will furnish you with a comprehensive range of mathematical techniques, providing you with the foundation for the study of more advanced mathematical techniques in Year Two.

This module will introduce and develop your understanding of the principles and procedures of engineering surveying within the context of the construction industry.

The module will provide you with experience and develop your skills in the use of standard surveying instrumentation together with associated field and office procedures for the preparation of site plans, setting out and control of construction works.

The module aims to provide you with an initial qualitative and quantitative appreciation of the behaviour and design of skeletal structures.

You'll explore a range of areas including the types of pin-jointed frameworks and their structural idealisation, types of beam structures and loadings, section analysis for direct bending stresses based on elastic theory, combined axial and bending elastic stresses with application to short columns, foundations and pre-stressed concrete and introductory timber design.

The aim of this module is to improve your knowledge of practice within the construction industry, introducing you to the roles and responsibilities that you may undertake during placement, after graduation, and as you progress in your career.

You'll look at key areas such as project organisation, procurement, planning, programming, management, and contract and commercial documentation and administration.

Building on the mathematical skills and knowledge developed in Year One, this module will provide you with the mathematical and fluid mechanics knowledge and techniques required as a civil engineer.

In this module you will look at probability, calculus, vectors and matrices. You'll also examine fluid mechanics, dimensional analysis, flow through pipes, and hydraulic machinery.

This module will develop your appreciation of fundamental soil and geological properties.

You'll measure and test different geological and geotechnical materials, allowing you to recognise and investigate ground-related problems and hazards.

This module allows you to learn from the work environment. It is designed so that you can:

• Acquire an appreciation of new and emerging technologies as used in the construction industry
• Further develop an appreciation of the importance of teamwork, communication and time management in the context of civil engineering projects by participating fully in, and contributing to, the production of a civil engineering related scheme from an initial design brief.
• Develop wider skills that will be of value in the world of work.

The module aims to provide you with an introduction to the structural behaviour of elements in reinforced concrete, timber and steelwork and their design and detailing to the relevant codes of practice.

The module also focuses upon new and emerging technologies as used in the construction industry and to develop the principles underlying the construction of the superstructure of buildings for commercial, industrial and institutional use and of the technological and legislative influences upon building design and construction methods. The calculation of embodied carbon must become a key part of every design process.

The module aims to provide you with an introduction to elastic and plastic behaviour of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, pin-jointed frames (trusses) and rigidly jointed frames.

Building on the grasp of principles and theory you'll develop in Year Two, this module will provide a sound background to the decision making, design and implementation of geotechnical design.

You'll learn to analyse and design some typical engineering problems involved in the construction of geotechnical structures, and develop informed solutions in line with current design standards and industry approach.

You'll look at topics such as soil mechanics, foundations, slope stability, and the development of brownfield sites.

This module will broaden your knowledge of the design of structural frameworks and how they withstand forces acting on them.

You will learn to analyse and design some typical engineering problems involved in the construction of geotechnical structures. These topics will be reviewed within the context of safe and sustainable development.

This module will broaden your understanding of the wider urban environment through the introduction of infrastructure topics such as transport, highways, rail, asset management, and water. You'll develop an appreciation of the issues that influence decision-making, design and implementation of major infrastructure schemes.

You'll study these topics within the context of sustainable developments, looking at key elements of environmental legislation.

This module is based around four themes: health, safety and welfare; the profession and wider society; clients, stakeholders, communities and government; and sustainability.

Its aim is to fully prepare you for graduate roles, with the knowledge, skills, awareness and professionalism expected by graduate employers.