Full Time HND Civil & Construction Engineering

HND Civil & Construction Engineering

Length of course: 2 years

Campus: Bridgend, but moving to Pencoed in Dec 2009

Course Description: This course is designed to develop students' understanding of the professional areas within the Civil Engineering profession. Students develop the Engineering and problem solving skills required at Higher Education level. Assessment of student performance is carried out via coursework assessment, observation of practical activities in surveying and examinations.

Modules:

• Science, Structures and Materials
• Analytical Mathematics
• Civil Engineering and Highway Design
• Geology and Soil Mechanics
• Fluid Mechanics and Hydrology
• Structural Analysis and Design
• Traffic Engineering and Transportation

Entry requirements:

• A BTEC National Diploma or Certificate in Civil Engineering or
• 1 A Level. Mature candidates with a suitable academic and civil engineering background, may enter the course at the discretion of the Course Tutor.

Progression/Career Opportunities: Successful students are able to progress onto a variety of roles within the various Civil Engineering professions. The course allows entry onto the final year (full-time study) of the BSC Degree programme at the University of Wales, Newport.

Did you know?: Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields. Civil engineering focuses on the infrastructure of the world which include Water works, Sewers, Dams, Power Plants, Transmission Towers/Lines, Railroads, Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Irrigation Canals, River Navigation, Shipping Canals, Traffic Control, Mass Transit, Airport Runways, Terminals, Industrial Plant Buildings, Skyscrapers, etc. Among the important subdivisions of the field are construction engineering, irrigation engineering, transportation engineering, soils and foundation engineering, geodetic engineering, hydraulic engineering, and coastal and ocean engineering.

What our students say: "The course has enabled me to develop my career in structural design. Having only had experience in Highways Design, I found the structural design elements of the course interesting and challenging." Peter Rowland