Civil Engineering - MEng (Hons)

Coventry University

Build the future with civil engineering at Coventry. Gain hands-on experience, explore sustainable solutions and develop the technical and design skills to shape the world’s infrastructure and tackle global challenges. This course combines the development 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.Equip yourself with practical skills and hands-on experiences for a successful career in civil engineering. With a strong emphasis on hands-on learning in industry-standard facilities, develop your core competencies in planning, design and construction, underpinned by a commitment to sustainability.* Gain practical experience through project-based learning, fieldwork and access to industry-standard tools.* Covers core principles like structural design, geotechnics and construction management.* Benefit from guest lectures, mentoring and optional placement opportunities with leading civil engineering employers.* Gain from pathways to upgrade from BEng (Hons) to MEng (subject to meeting progression requirements), allowing you to reach your full potential.* You will have opportunities to draw on real-life case studies provided by companies such as Arcadis, CGL, Crossrail and Galliford Try.* Significant moments will be presented to apply for industrial placements\* at companies, which have previously included: Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Interserve, Morgan Sindall, Mott MacDonald, Severn Trent Water and Warwickshire County Council.**Key Course Benefits*** Comprehensive skills development: cultivate technical, practical, and managerial abilities to analyse, design and manage complex engineering challenges, preparing for leadership roles in the civil engineering sector.* Practical learning approach: engage in hands-on projects, fieldwork and simulations within a full-scale construction environment, enhancing real-world problem-solving skills.* Strong industry connections: leverage our strong links with civil engineering employers who contribute to course development, guest lectures, mentoring and optional placement opportunities.* Focus on sustainable development: emphasise on sustainable engineering practices and learn how to address global infrastructure needs while minimising environmental and climate impacts.* 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 skillsThis course includes a sandwich (placement year) option. For the most update to date course details, please visit our website.

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