Civil Engineering with Foundation Year - BSc (Hons)

Birmingham City University

Are you ready to shape the world around you, from essential infrastructure and transport systems to innovative buildings and public spaces? Our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering degree offers a comprehensive and future-focused education that prepares you to design, build and maintain the structures and systems that keep society running.This course gives you a strong grounding in the core disciplines of civil engineering, including structural analysis, geotechnics, materials, and construction management, giving equal focus to infrastructure, transportation, and buildings. Whether you're interested in developing sustainable housing, designing efficient transport networks, or maintaining large-scale infrastructure, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to make a real impact.**Foundation Year**The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BSc (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four) in your studies. The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of the degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all modules of the Foundation Certificate.### **What's covered in this course?**Throughout your studies, you’ll apply theory to practice in our well-equipped labs, using the latest industry-standard tools such as CAD, BIM, and FEM software. You’ll also explore how digital innovation, environmental responsibility, and climate resilience are transforming the future of civil engineering - and how you can contribute to the change.With a strong focus on project-based learning, you’ll have opportunities to work on engineering problems based on real-life scenarios, from planning new motorways to designing sustainable buildings and managing construction sites. Site visits and guest lectures from practising engineers help bring your learning to life and connect you with current industry practice.You’ll also develop vital professional skills, including problem solving, communication, teamwork, and project planning, that are highly valued by employers. Optional work placements or summer internships will allow you to gain industry experience and strengthen your CV before you graduate.Join us and start building a future where your ideas become the structures, systems, and spaces we all depend on!

School of Engineering and the Built Environment