Bachelor's degree

In Aberdeen

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Aberdeen (Scotland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

Civil engineers work on projects relating to the built environment. The roads you travel on and the buildings all around you are designed and built by Civil Engineers. Civil and structural engineers quite literally create and build the fabric of society. Suitable for: Those who want a general engineering education and intend to pursue a technical career outside professional engineering.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Aberdeen (Aberdeen City)
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Fraser Noble Building, Kings College, AB24 3UE

Start date

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About this course

2 A Levels at DD or at least 120 UCAS Tariff points from 2 A Levels. Excludes points from Key/Core Skills.
GCSE in English or English Language.
GCSE in Mathematics and a science subject.
Transfer to BEng is possible for those who do well.
Candidates who lack an adequate science base may wish to enquire about entry through the Summer School for Access.

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Course programme

Programme Structure & Content

In the first year you will study topics such as:

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Science
  • Applied Mechanics and Structures
  • Electronic and Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering Communication
  • Design and Practice

Following this, in the second year, the topics covered include:

  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Materials and Structures
  • Electronics and Programmable Systems
  • Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics
  • Electrical and Mechanical Systems
  • Engineering Design and Practice

In later years you can mix specialist engineering courses with other subjects outside Engineering to tailor a curriculum to suit your interests.

Teaching & Assessment

The main methods of teaching are lectures, tutorials, laboratory and design classes. You can expect an average of 20 hours of lectures, labs and tutorials per week, which you are expected to supplement with private study. Self-study is vital as it develops the confidence to enable you to tackle unfamiliar problems, an essential skill for the professional engineer. Lectures last fifty minutes and are the main method used to teach the underlying principles of engineering science. Question sheets designed to develop your analytical skills are given out during lectures. These are to be worked on in your private study time, and any problems encountered can be subsequently discussed, as solutions are worked through during tutorials.

Laboratories and design classes are used to develop practical skills such as manufacturing and measurement techniques. They are also valuable for giving practical demonstrations of the concepts covered in the lecture courses.

A number of coursework exercises are carried out each year, aimed at developing and improving communication skills. These include written laboratory reports, dissertations, and presentations. The main method of assessment is examinations in January and May although for many courses pressure is taken off the examinations by use of continuous assessment. Presentations, laboratory reports and other coursework are submitted and marked individually throughout the year.

Additional information

Comments: The BScEng is not an Honours degree and is not accredited by the Engineering Institutions.
Career opportunities: Those who do sufficiently well have the possibility of upgrading to an Honours degree programme and special bridging courses are run in the summer vacation to enable such a transfer. This route is also well suited to those wishing to enter the engineering profession with less 'conventional' qualifications or background. A degree in Engineering is fundamental to a career as an engineer today. At the moment there is a shortage of good electrical and electronic engineers, which means that there are many and varied employment opportunities throughout the country and, indeed, the world.

Civil Engineering

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