HND

Civil Engineering

Teaching & Learning

Studied part-time over three years, this professionally focused course will develop your understanding of engineering principles, enhance your practical skills and allow you to apply the techniques you learn to real-world scenarios. 

The year one (Level 4) modules are studied during your first and second year, and the year two (Level 5) modules are studied during your second and final years.

What you'll learn

An insight into the techniques of observation and calculations using computing technology to collect, manipulate and display geospatial data.
Develop your knowledge of civil engineering procedures in the professional and legal working environment, gaining an insight into roles, contracts, law and health and safety.
We will enhance your mathematical skills so that you can find solutions to technical problems, manipulate and solve equations, and utilise data production and statistical methods to solve construction problems.
Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.
Take a look at the behaviour of structures - forces, stresses, strain, tension, compression and bending - and recognise the role of materials testing.
You will present proposals for developing a brownfield site. As part of a team, you will also design, construct and test a model structure.
An insight into the techniques of observation and calculations using computing technology to collect, manipulate and display geospatial data.
Develop your knowledge of civil engineering procedures in the professional and legal working environment, gaining an insight into roles, contracts, law and health and safety.
We will enhance your mathematical skills so that you can find solutions to technical problems, manipulate and solve equations, and utilise data production and statistical methods to solve construction problems.
Enhance your understanding of the properties of materials in both the design and construction phases of any civil engineering project.
Take a look at the behaviour of structures - forces, stresses, strain, tension, compression and bending - and recognise the role of materials testing.
You will present proposals for developing a brownfield site. As part of a team, you will also design, construct and test a model structure.

What you'll learn

Enhance your knowledge of factors which affect highway and traffic engineering, including characteristics of urban and rural roads, and pavement structure.
Learn about structural geology and the identification of minerals and rocks for engineering purposes.
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.
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.
A further insight into properties of materials and their use and deterioration in service. In particular, you will study concrete - its design, use on site and the deterioration of reinforced concrete structures.
Enhance your knowledge of factors which affect highway and traffic engineering, including characteristics of urban and rural roads, and pavement structure.
Learn about structural geology and the identification of minerals and rocks for engineering purposes.
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.
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.
A further insight into properties of materials and their use and deterioration in service. In particular, you will study concrete - its design, use on site and the deterioration of reinforced concrete structures.

Option modules may include

You will produce design and management related solutions for a civil engineering scenario based project using the principles and techniques introduced in earlier modules.
We will build on your expertise in the concepts of structural mechanics and how these are used to analyse a variety of structures.
You will produce design and management related solutions for a civil engineering scenario based project using the principles and techniques introduced in earlier modules.
We will build on your expertise in the concepts of structural mechanics and how these are used to analyse a variety of structures.