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Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You will gain an understanding of design processes in a multi-disciplinary context. This will aid the development for your professional skills. You will also focus on engineering materials, mechanics, and electrical and electronic engineering.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Engineering Mathematics I 20
Electrical and Magnetic Systems 15
Electronics and Sensors 10
Thermofluid Mechanics 15
Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials 15
Mechanics I 15
Introduction to Programming Languages (C, Matlab and Python) 15
Sustainable Design, Creativity and Professionalism 15

In Stage 2, you'll delve further into key topics, with modules such as design of sustainable engineering systems, structural analysis, land traffic and highways, and hydraulics. 

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Statistics and Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers 10
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2 20
Construction Management 10
Water Treatment Engineering for the 21st Century 10
Environmental Systems and Quantification 10
Geotechnics 10
Design of Building Elements 10
Land Traffic and Highways 10
Hydraulics 10
Engineering Surveying 10
Engineering Mechanics: Statics 10

Stage 3 will involve an in-depth project, allowing you to carry out a substantial, individual piece of work addressing current and future issues in civil engineering. 

Alongside this project, you'll also complete modules covering areas such as construction management, engineering ethics and sustainability, geotechnical design, and design of building systems.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3 20
Engineering Ethics and Sustainability 10
The Data-Centric Urban Environment 10
Individual Project 20
Foundation Design 10
Exploring the Ground: Investigating and improving our terrestrial environment 10
Design of Building Systems 10
Decarbonised, Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures 10
Hydrosystems Engineering 10
Spatial Data Engineering and BIM 10