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We take up to 100 new undergraduates per year
100% of our 2006 Civil Engineering graduates found employment, or went on to further study, within six months of graduating
These statistics are derived from annually published data based on those UK domiciled graduates who are available for employment and further study and whose destinations are known.
Full course and syllabus details are available in a separate, more detailed booklet. Call 0800 073 1225
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Dr Jack Bradley BEng(Hons) BSc MIMechE CEngAdmissions Officers
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Email: ug-eng-enquiries@bradford.ac.uk
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Civil engineers are concerned with the science and art of large-scale projects. This involves planning, design, construction, maintenance and environmental impact assessment of roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, airports, docks, offshore structures, dams, water supply, drainage and irrigation schemes, buildings and other major works.
Our MEng courses and our BEng courses combined with a period of further learning, provide our students with the educational base to progress to Chartered Engineer status.
The first year of our courses provides a solid foundation in computing, mathematical, drawing and communication skills. The basics of the essential civil engineering disciplines are also taught at this stage. In the second year you will continue to receive a broadly based education in the geotechnical, structural, environmental and management aspects of civil engineering. Dependent on their first- and second-year results, BEng students may be invited to transfer to the MEng course should they wish.
In the third year of the BEng course, and the third and fourth years of the MEng course, there is a strong focus on the application of the basic engineering principles taught in the earlier years to the solution of simulated design problems of the type you will encounter in industry. The range of options available on the BEng course enables you to select either a broadly based or more specialised education. The additional MEng year or BEng plus MSc offers a fast-track route to chartered status.
More information from the School of Engineering, Design and Technology site
Those without the required qualifications can consider our engineering foundation year. This brings your mathematics and physics skills up to the level required for the normal first year of our courses. See Our Engineering Foundation page.
The BEng course can be studied over three or four years, depending on whether you choose to take an industrial placement. The MEng course can be taken over a four- or five-year period, depending on whether you take a year of industrial training.
By taking an optional placement after your second year, you can gain 12 months of practical experience, as a paid employee of an approved organisation. The industrial year enables you to apply theoretical knowledge to practical problems, learn about work practices and helps you make a more informed choice of your final-year project topic and area of specialisation. The placement year also provides you with an increased prospect of sponsorship and enhanced graduate employment opportunities. We help you obtain your industrial placement, and satisfactory completion results in the additional award of a Diploma of Industrial Studies.
"I'm really looking forward to next year as I'm spending a year out on placement working for Balfour Beatty. If you do well then your placement firm often guarantee you a job when you graduate and sponsor you through the final year."
Donna Bairstow - Civil and Structural Engineering
"After my second year, the staff helped me to
find a good industrial placement as part of
my degree. This has not only helped me
technically, but it has also enhanced my selfconfidence
- knowing that people are prepared to
rely on my judgement. I am now in my final year,
planning a typical Civil Engineering project, and the
experience I gained in the early years of the course
and my industrial placement is really coming into
its own. I would recommend a sandwich course
at Bradford University to anyone."
Inderjit Bagral Stage 3, BEng Civil and Structural Engineering
Assessment of each module is based on a combination of coursework (laboratory reports, essays, design calculations, drawings and field notes taken throughout the semester) and examination. Your performance during the optional industrial placement will also be assessed, by reports which you and your employer make on your work.
Most of our Civil and Structural Engineering
graduates work in civil engineering practice.
Examples of recent employers include Amec,
Mowlem Civil Engineering, Nottingham City
Council, W S Atkins Consulting Engineers,
and ARUP Consulting Engineers. 100% of
our 2006 Civil Engineering graduates were in
employment or further study within six months
of graduating. According to “What Do
Graduates Do - 2006” Civil Engineers are
amongst the most employable and highly paid
of all graduates, and after six to seven years of
experience, you can satisfy the requirements of
the professional institutions and become a
Chartered Engineer, allowing you to move into
more specialised areas. Over 99% of Chartered
Civil Engineers are in employment.
"I spent just over a year on work placement with AMEC
Construction putting into practice some of the skills I had learnt in
the labs and in lectures. I must have done something right during that
time as I now have a job with them. I'm currently working on a project
building the Doncaster viaduct."
Chanzeb Khan - Recent graduate from the Civil and Structural Engineering
degree
"We recruit from Bradford University and always find
the students well motivated. What I'm looking for is more than just the
education, we want the right people. We put a lot of emphasis on communication
skills, and being sensitive to the needs of industry. All the Bradford
graduates we get have clearly enjoyed their time there and they have a
very good course in Civil and Structural Engineering."
Mike Butcher, Chief Engineer AMEC Capital Projects
If you are offering any combination of GCE A levels, Vocational A levels, AS levels, and Scottish Framework qualifications, a typical offer is:
BEng 240 points
which must include either: a) AS-level mathematics and a science A level, both with a minimum grade C; or b) A-level mathematics, minimum grade C.MEng 300 points
Including a minimum grade B in A-level mathematics. (General Studies not counted in points requirement.) In addition, students performing at MEng level at the end of the first and second year will be invited to transfer to the MEng course should they wish to do so.Foundation Year 120 - 180 points
Depending on the subjects offered, or a BTEC National Certificate or Diploma or VCE A-level pass in a relevant subject. You must have GCSE passes (at least grade C) in both mathematics and a physical science.
For further and more detailed information on application and admission, including BTEC and other qualifications, please see the information here .
16 March 2010
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