BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Construction Management

Course content

Year 1

Semester 1

• Construction Modelling
• Surveying and Monitoring in the Built and Natural Environment
• Construction Technology 1
• Civil Engineering Applications

Semester 2

• Cost Control Principles
• Introduction to Materials
• Introduction to Engineering Design
• Introductory Maths for Civil Engineering OR eConstruction

Year 2

Semester 1

• Construction Technology 2
• Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 1
• Structural Mechanics
• Hydraulics & Hydrology A

Semester 2

• Civil Engineering Materials
• Cost Modelling and Measurement
• Design Studies A - Problem Solving
• Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 2

Year 3

Semester 1

• Design of Steel Elements
• Geology and Soil Properties
• Structural Analysis
• Procurement and Contracts

Semester 2

• Design for Construction
• Design of Concrete Elements
• Innovation in Construction Practice
• Environmental Engineering A

Year 4

Semester 1

• Dissertation
• Civil Engineering Design Project
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Sustainability for Construction Professionals OR Temporary Works Design

Semester 2

• Dissertation
• Civil Engineering Design Project
• Foundation Engineering
• Urban Drainage and Water Supply OR Water and Wastewater Treatment

Employability

Managerial/professional position

• 95% of those working are in a professional/managerial position six months after graduating.

Salary

• The average salary of students six months after graduating: £25000
• The average UK salary of students six months after graduating from a similar course: £25000

Jobs

These are the most common jobs students go into six months after graduating:

• Engineering professionals

Entry requirements

Year 1

Standard entry requirements

• Highers AABB/BBBBC
• A-Levels BBC
• IB 29 points
• BTEC DMM (in relevant subject)
• HNC B in graded unit (in a relevant subject area)

Minimum entry requirements*

• Highers BBBC
• A-Levels BCC

* Minimum: under our Fair Access Policy, we will relax our standard entry requirements for some Scottish students depending on their circumstances. Our minimum requirements will apply if you:

• live in an area within the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation lowest 20% (SIMD20), or
• are care experienced.

We can also make exceptions for some Scottish students with grades above minimum but below standard. Read more about our Minimum and standard entry requirements

Year 2

• Advanced Highers BC plus BBBBC at Higher (to include Mathematics at B)
• A-Levels ABB (to include Mathematics)
• Int. Baccalaureate 35 points (with Mathematics at Higher Level 5)
• HNC A in graded unit (with at least SCQF Level 7 or NQF Level 4 in a relevant Mathematics course)
• HND BB in graded units (with at least SCQF Level 7 or NQF Level 4 in a relevant Mathematics course)
• BTEC DDM (in relevant subject)

Year 3

HND AB in graded units (with at least SCQF Level 7 or NQF Level 4 in a relevant Mathematics course)

Additional information

• Please note HNCs and HNDs in Civil Engineering, Built Environment or Construction Management are preferred.
• For all years, applications are welcomed from holders of non-school qualifications, mature candidates and overseas students.
• If you do not see your qualifications here please contact us at studywithus@hw.ac.uk
• Please check that you meet our University-wide National 5/GCSE (or equivalent) English and Maths requirements.

English language requirements

• If English is not your first language, you have to show that your English is good enough to succeed on your course. Please see our English language requirements.

Fees

* Your residency 'status' is usually defined as the country where you have been ordinarily resident for the three years before the start of your course. Find out more about tuition fees.

** European Union countries (not including England, Northern Ireland or Wales).

*** 'Rest of the UK' (RUK) students entering at Level 1 receive a fee waiver of one year's tuition fee. Normally this will be the final year, or a year during which students study abroad (either at a partnership institution, or at one of Heriot-Watt's overseas campuses).

Additional costs

You may incur additional costs in the course of your studies at Heriot-Watt over and above tuition fees in an academic year. Depending on your programme of study, these may include: protective equipment, field trips, professional memberships, studio fees, required course texts or other study resources.

Scholarships and bursaries

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