Course Catalogue

The BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering fulfils all the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineer status. It is designed to develop a high level of technical expertise together with the leadership skills needed to practice successfully as a professional engineer in the modern international civil engineering environment. The knowledge and skills gained from this programme are designed to enable graduates to make an immediate contribution to their employers, and to enable them to progress to an MSc or PhD in Civil Engineering. The educational aims of the BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering are to: Provide a programme of study that fully meets the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meets the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Enable students to develop specialist knowledge, intellectual, analytical, practical and critical abilities that will enable them to analyse, investigate and develop solutions to Civil Engineering problems. Develop relevant study and personal skills so that students progressively take responsibility for their learning, becoming, independent learners, while receiving appropriate tutoring and support. Equip students with a range of transferable skills and attributes in the use of computers, software packages, team working, communication, time management and problem solving methodology which will enable them to undertake responsible roles in industry. Provide a degree programme which meets the accreditation requirements of AHEP-4 UK Spec and the needs of industry. Develop students to work in and manage teams and also to work independently. To encourage students to engage with the development of employability skills by completing a self-awareness statement For students undertaking a placement year the aim is to provide students with an extended period of work experience at an approved partner that will complement their programme of study at LJMU. This will give the students the opportunity to develop professional skills relevant to their programme of study, as well as attitude and behaviours necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment.

Acquisition of underpinning knowledge is achieved mainly through student-centred learning delivered through, lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, workshops, laboratory and computer sessions, off-site learning activities, participation in group projects and individual investigational/research project. The major vehicles for practical skills are laboratory work, field work including the surveying field course week, and the research project at level 6. The economic, Social and Environmental context of engineering operations is delivered by means of lectures and case studies. The use of appropriate case study material is an essential part of teaching in this area. Testing of knowledge will be done through unseen examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, design tasks, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises, work placement reports. Assessment of field work and laboratory work also includes practical tests in situ. Tracking of key skills and Civil Engineering attainments.

To put the students' learning into appropriate vocational contexts project modules at all levels are assessed in realistic, industrially relevant contexts. At each level of the course students participate in cross disciplinary project modules and a major design project in the final year, mentored by industry, develops this further. This course is offered in sandwich mode so that after two years of study, students may elect to work in a design and/or consultancy practice or with a contractor for a one year placement. This would afford students the opportunity to contextualise their theoretical learning in a real life working environment.