Civil and Environmental Engineering Beng (Hon)

This Civil and Environmental Engineering course at Coventry University is aimed at students who aspire to become professionally qualified engineers and wish to study Civil and Environmental Engineering with an emphasis on sustainable engineering practice and its role within construction, in the UK and abroad.<br/><br/>This course aims to develop the combination of technical, practical and managerial skills necessary to analyse, design and manage solutions for innovative and complex engineering problems as a basis for future leadership in the civil engineering profession.<br/><br/>You will be taught by current staff with academic and professional experience in the civil engineering and construction industries, having worked for companies such as Carillion, Arcadis and Laing O’Rourke as principal, senior and management engineers (subject to change).<br/><br/>Teaching is highly practical; you will have the chance to draw on real-life case studies, provided by companies such as Arcadis, CGL, Crossrail and Galliford Try where possible.<br/><br/>You will have opportunities to use industry-standard software* as is widely used by design and consulting engineers.<br/><br/>You will be given opportunities to apply for industrial placements* at companies that have previously included Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Severn Trent Water and Warwickshire County Council.<br/><br/>**Key Course Benefits**<br/><br/><br/>* Practical activities and application of knowledge through project-led learning in design project modules.<br/><br/><br/>* Exercises in the Simulation Centre* (a full-scale simulated construction environment) to experience real challenges of construction management in a controlled environment and to develop professional and leadership skills.<br/><br/><br/>* International field trips* aimed at enhancing your global awareness and experience. <br/><br/><br/>* Several optional modules are available to allow you to tailor your course to your specific interests. You can select from Biodiversity and Conservation, CCUS and Negative Emission Technologies, Environmental Hazards, Nature-Based Climate Solutions and Savage Earth. <br/><br/><br/>* Group project work with students from other Construction and Environment related courses such as Quantity Surveying, Architectural Technology and Geography to develop attributes and skills required in a multi-disciplinary team.<br/>