BEng (Hons)

Civil Engineering

Teaching & Learning

The tabs below detail what and how you will study in each year of your course. The balance of assessments and overall workload is indicative and may be subject to change.

What you'll learn

An insight into the techniques of observation and calculations using computing technology to collect, manipulate and display geospatial data.
Take a look at the behaviour of structures - forces, stresses, strain, tension, compression and bending - and recognise the role of materials testing.
Extend your study of the behaviour of structures. You'll explore more advanced examples of loading calculations, Mohr’s circles of stress and strain, torsion, buckling, pre-stressing, strain energy and virtual work, and further soil mechanics. We'll use simple models to illustrate structural effects and discuss case studies. You'll also be encouraged to examine real structures and analyse their structural behaviour.
Discover the mathematical techniques and analytical processes essential in providing solutions to building services engineering problems.
Develop your knowledge of civil engineering procedures in the professional and legal working environment.
Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.
An insight into the techniques of observation and calculations using computing technology to collect, manipulate and display geospatial data.
Take a look at the behaviour of structures - forces, stresses, strain, tension, compression and bending - and recognise the role of materials testing.
Extend your study of the behaviour of structures. You'll explore more advanced examples of loading calculations, Mohr’s circles of stress and strain, torsion, buckling, pre-stressing, strain energy and virtual work, and further soil mechanics. We'll use simple models to illustrate structural effects and discuss case studies. You'll also be encouraged to examine real structures and analyse their structural behaviour.
Discover the mathematical techniques and analytical processes essential in providing solutions to building services engineering problems.
Develop your knowledge of civil engineering procedures in the professional and legal working environment.
Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.

What you'll learn

Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.
Build your understanding of the commercial and contractual procedures involved in delivering civil engineering projects, such as preparing detailed risk assessments and recognising different contract types.
Many civil engineering problems require an understanding of the behaviour of fluids. This module will introduce you to the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics. It will develop your knowledge of these principles to analyse and solve basic civil engineering problems including: buoyancy; the laws of continuity, energy and momentum; Ideal and real fluids; flow in pipes.
An introduction to the factors which influence the sustainability of materials within construction, helping you to appreciate the rationale behind different approaches to structural design.
Combined with design, the analysis of structural elements and systems is one of the main themes of civil engineering courses. This module will consolidate and extend your understanding of the concepts of structural analysis techniques and their application to a variety of statically determinate and statically indeterminate beam and frame structures. You'll develop an understanding of the load-displacement behaviour of a range of structural configurations. You'll also gain an appreciation of the relationship between structural analysis and the design of basic structural elements and systems.
This module will introduce you to structural geology and the classification/identification of minerals and rocks for engineering applications. It will develop your knowledge of soil mechanics from first principles in respect to permeability and shear strength. The module will develop your fundamental knowledge of shallow and pile foundation design and settlement calculations in respect to theory and application.
Further develop your understanding and knowledge of the analytical techniques studied in previous modules. You'll apply these techniques in providing solutions to engineering problems and effectively communicate the results.
Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.
Build your understanding of the commercial and contractual procedures involved in delivering civil engineering projects, such as preparing detailed risk assessments and recognising different contract types.
Many civil engineering problems require an understanding of the behaviour of fluids. This module will introduce you to the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics. It will develop your knowledge of these principles to analyse and solve basic civil engineering problems including: buoyancy; the laws of continuity, energy and momentum; Ideal and real fluids; flow in pipes.
An introduction to the factors which influence the sustainability of materials within construction, helping you to appreciate the rationale behind different approaches to structural design.
Combined with design, the analysis of structural elements and systems is one of the main themes of civil engineering courses. This module will consolidate and extend your understanding of the concepts of structural analysis techniques and their application to a variety of statically determinate and statically indeterminate beam and frame structures. You'll develop an understanding of the load-displacement behaviour of a range of structural configurations. You'll also gain an appreciation of the relationship between structural analysis and the design of basic structural elements and systems.
This module will introduce you to structural geology and the classification/identification of minerals and rocks for engineering applications. It will develop your knowledge of soil mechanics from first principles in respect to permeability and shear strength. The module will develop your fundamental knowledge of shallow and pile foundation design and settlement calculations in respect to theory and application.
Further develop your understanding and knowledge of the analytical techniques studied in previous modules. You'll apply these techniques in providing solutions to engineering problems and effectively communicate the results.

What you'll learn

Develop your appreciation of site investigation techniques, particularly in relation to the interpretation of geotechnical data. The analysis of this data is presented by practical laboratory experiments. You'll also study theory and design applications related to seepage pressure/water flow, effective stress parameters, slope stability, foundation bearing capacity/settlement and retaining walls. This module will cover both hand calculations and computer methods (including finite element/difference packages).
Consider a range of civil engineering infrastructure such as waste and clean water engineering, bridges, tunnels, power generation, highways and environmental considerations etc. You'll identify the design requirements for each and consider typical solutions. You'll be able to describe conceptual design considerations for different elements of infrastructure.
Complete an in-depth study of a topic relevant to civil engineering projects. This will typically involve pursuing knowledge through a laboratory based study, through field data gathering and analysis, thorough development and testing of computer tools for civil engineering problem analysis or through in-depth design analysis. The project you undertake will be technically based and will develop your self-direction, decision making and understanding of a specific area of civil engineering. You'll present the final output in a traditional dissertation format.
Advance your knowledge of the principles and applications of structural analysis and design. Indeterminate structural forms are considered with particular emphasis being placed on limit state concepts and related design applications. You'll study both stiffness and flexibility methods of analysis, and you'll appreciate the role of industry standard software to complement ‘manual’ analysis computations. Analytical methods and related design principles are studied and you'll be encouraged to critically evaluate alternative design solutions. You'll produce code compliant structural solutions to a professional standard in response to industry standard case studies.
Build upon the mathematical and management skills you established in your first and second years of study. You'll focus on mathematical methods that support decision making in a civil engineering context. We'll use operational research, financial appraisal and traditional mathematical techniques to examine engineering scenarios. You'll learn to justify management decisions on the basis of logic, quantitative simulations and objective analysis.
Many civil engineering problems require an understanding of the behaviour of fluids. This module will underpin and extend the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics that you studied in your second year. You'll develop those principles to analyse and solve hydraulics and water engineering problems.
Develop your appreciation of site investigation techniques, particularly in relation to the interpretation of geotechnical data. The analysis of this data is presented by practical laboratory experiments. You'll also study theory and design applications related to seepage pressure/water flow, effective stress parameters, slope stability, foundation bearing capacity/settlement and retaining walls. This module will cover both hand calculations and computer methods (including finite element/difference packages).
Consider a range of civil engineering infrastructure such as waste and clean water engineering, bridges, tunnels, power generation, highways and environmental considerations etc. You'll identify the design requirements for each and consider typical solutions. You'll be able to describe conceptual design considerations for different elements of infrastructure.
Complete an in-depth study of a topic relevant to civil engineering projects. This will typically involve pursuing knowledge through a laboratory based study, through field data gathering and analysis, thorough development and testing of computer tools for civil engineering problem analysis or through in-depth design analysis. The project you undertake will be technically based and will develop your self-direction, decision making and understanding of a specific area of civil engineering. You'll present the final output in a traditional dissertation format.
Advance your knowledge of the principles and applications of structural analysis and design. Indeterminate structural forms are considered with particular emphasis being placed on limit state concepts and related design applications. You'll study both stiffness and flexibility methods of analysis, and you'll appreciate the role of industry standard software to complement ‘manual’ analysis computations. Analytical methods and related design principles are studied and you'll be encouraged to critically evaluate alternative design solutions. You'll produce code compliant structural solutions to a professional standard in response to industry standard case studies.
Build upon the mathematical and management skills you established in your first and second years of study. You'll focus on mathematical methods that support decision making in a civil engineering context. We'll use operational research, financial appraisal and traditional mathematical techniques to examine engineering scenarios. You'll learn to justify management decisions on the basis of logic, quantitative simulations and objective analysis.
Many civil engineering problems require an understanding of the behaviour of fluids. This module will underpin and extend the fundamental principles of fluid mechanics that you studied in your second year. You'll develop those principles to analyse and solve hydraulics and water engineering problems.

This course offers the opportunity to take a ‘sandwich’ year – a year of paid employment in industry which will build your skills and experience. This is usually taken between the second and third year of your degree, typically making your course four years in total.

Students who choose the sandwich route find it helps with both their studies and getting a job after graduation. It can build your confidence, contacts, and of course your CV. Leeds Beckett advertise lots of placement opportunities and provide support in helping you find the right placement for you.