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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
Sustainable Design, Creativity, and Professionalism 30
Electrical and Magnetic Systems 15
Electronics and Sensors 10
Thermofluid Mechanics 15
Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials 15
Mechanics I 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. 

You'll also take part in a site visit to Edinburgh. 

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Statistics and Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers 10
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2 20
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
Mechanics II 20

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 transport infrastructure. 

Modules

Compulsory Modules Credits
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3 20
Construction Management 10
Engineering Ethics and Sustainability 10
The Data-Centric Urban Environment 10
Individual Project 20
Foundation Design 10
Design of Building Systems 10
Design of Transport Infrastructure 10
Hydrosystems Engineering 10
Spatial Data Engineering and BIM 10