Programme specification: Civil Engineering (BEng) in 2017/18

Programme code	4CIVE007U
Programme type	Single Honours
Programme director(s)	James Norman
Faculty	Faculty of Engineering
School/department	Department of Civil Engineering
Teaching institution	University of Bristol
Awarding institution	University of Bristol
Accrediting types:	Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.theihe.org/) Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.ciht.org.uk/) Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.istructe.org/) Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. (http://www.ice.org.uk/)
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups	Engineering (2023) (benchmark statement)
Mode of study	Full Time
Programme length	3 years (full time)

This programme aims to develop the student's interest in and knowledge and understanding of Civil Engineering.

Aim: To produce graduates who have the potential, with some further study, to become future leaders of the profession.

Objectives:

1. To attract the most able students from the UK and overseas.

2. To inculcate a deep understanding of engineering principles.

3. To develop the ability to apply these principles within a multi-disciplinary context.

4. To develop a good design capability.

5. To develop an integrated understanding of sustainability.

6. To develop a practical understanding of health, safety and risk management.

7. To develop foundation professional skills to allow eventual progression to chartered status.

8. To develop the capacity for independent study and lifelong learning.

Knowledge and Understanding

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
relevant mathematics required by engineers; the fundamental concepts, principles and theories of structural, geotechnical and water engineering; business and management techniques relevant to engineers; detailed facts, concepts, principles and theories relevant to student's chosen specialist options; the role of the engineer in society and the constraints within which their engineering judgement will be exercised; the professional and ethical responsibilities of engineers; the impact of engineering solutions.	Knowledge and understanding are acquired through a combination of lectures, examples classes, laboratory experiments and design exercises.
	Methods of Assessment
	Knowledge and understanding are tested through unseen written examinations (which include both descriptive and calculation-based questions) and a variety of coursework assignments. Many units in Years 1 and 2 have progress tests, which enable student performance to be checked.

Intellectual Skills and Attributes

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
think both rationally and creatively; integrate and evaluate information and data from a variety of sources; formulate and test hypotheses; tackle broad, open-ended and ill-defined problems; analyse and solve engineering problems; plan, conduct and report on a programme of original research; take decisions and responsibility with confidence; appreciate the human, moral and political context of their work; become independent learners, thus fostering the attitudes and skills required for life-long learning.	Knowledge and understanding are acquired through a combination of lectures, examples classes, laboratory experiments and design exercises.
	Methods of Assessment
	Knowledge and understanding are tested through unseen written examinations (which include both descriptive and calculation-based questions) and a variety of coursework assignments. Many units in Years 1 and 2 have progress tests, which enable student performance to be checked.

Other Skills and Attributes

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes	Learning and Teaching Methods
deploy an appropriate level of practical engineering skills; formulate and solve problems; deal with detail whilst keeping an overview; assess the appropriateness of solutions against requirements; make effective use of the engineering literature; exercise leadership skills; work in interdisciplinary teams; manage resources and time; communicate clearly in a variety of media.	Knowledge and understanding are acquired through a combination of lectures, examples classes, laboratory experiments and design exercises.
	Methods of Assessment
	Knowledge and understanding are tested through unseen written examinations (which include both descriptive and calculation-based questions) and a variety of coursework assignments. Many units in Years 1 and 2 have progress tests, which enable student performance to be checked.

Intellectual Development

Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.

Level C/4 - Certificate	will have a sound knowledge of the basic concepts of a subject, and will have learned how to take different approaches to solving problems. They will be able to communicate accurately, and will have the qualities needed for employment requiring the exercise of some personal responsibility.
Level I/5 - Intermediate	will have developed a sound understanding of the principles in their field of study, and will have learned to apply those principles more widely. Through this, they will have learned to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems. Their studies may well have had a vocational orientation, enabling them to perform effectively in their chosen field.They will have the qualities necessary for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility and decision-making.
Level H/6 - Honours	will have developed an understanding of a complex body of knowledge, some of it at the current boundaries of an academic discipline. Through this, the graduate will have developed analytical techniques and problem-solving skills that can be applied in many types of employment. The graduate will be able to evaluate evidence, arguments and assumptions, to reach sound judgements, and to communicate effectively. They should have the qualities needed for employment in situations requiring the exercise of personal responsibility, and decision-making in complex and unpredictable circumstances.

Intended Learning Outcome Mapping

BEng Civil Engineering ILO.docx

The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.

Admissions Information

For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.

Faculty Workload Statement

Workload Statement

Student workloads in the Engineering Faculty are calculated on the assumption that you will work an average of 40 hours per week over the 30 weeks of the academic year. 10 credits therefore represents about 100 hours of student work. This workload includes all activities related to the delivery and assessment of taught units.

A major component of this load is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes lectures, laboratories, computing classes, tutorials, examples classes and design classes. In the early years of the Engineering programmes this scheduled time typically amounts to 17 -25 hours per week; in the later years this reduces to 7-12 hours as more time is allocated to un-scheduled work on individual or group projects.

Outside timetabled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning in order to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.

The 100 hours per 10 credits includes all the time that you will need to spend on completing coursework assignments to the required standard or preparing for and taking examinations. For units that are assessed by coursework alone, the full 100 hours per 10 credits is expected to be used in completing the coursework and so these units may put a higher demand on your time during the normal teaching year. Exams are held in January and May/June while coursework deadlines are spread out through the teaching year. You will therefore need to plan carefully to make sure that you can meet your coursework deadlines while still keeping up with your scheduled classes. Your Department will provide you with a coursework schedule each year to allow you to manage your workload efficiently.

Assessment Statement

Please select the following link for a statement about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
https://www.bris.ac.uk/engineering/currentstudents/handbooks/ughandbook/dean.html#assess

Additional Information

No additional information

Source For Further Information

The departmental web page
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/engineering/departments/civilengineering/

Undergraduate Admissions
eng-ug-admissions@bristol.ac.uk

General Departmental Address:
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Bristol,
Queen's Building,
University Walk,
BRISTOL
BS8 1TR
UK

Tel: +44 (0)117 928 7707

Year 1 (2017/18 entry cohort)

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Field Methods	CENG10005	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Engineering Mathematics 1	EMAT10100	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Design and Computing 1	CENG16300	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Structural Engineering 1	CENG11700	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Mechanics of Fluids and Structures	CENG10006	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Properties of Materials 1	CENG10001	10	Mandatory	TB-4
One from:
Sustainable Development	UNIV10001	20	Optional	TB-2
Application of Electronics	EENG16200	10	Optional	TB-1
20 credit points of language units: NB LANG10015 and LANG10016 may only be taken by overseas students who have not met the hurdle in the English diagnostic test at the start of the academic year
Academic English for Engineers: lab reports	LANG10015	10	Optional	TB-1
Academic English for Engineers: critical thinking	LANG10016	10	Optional	TB-2
Certificate of Higher Education		120

Year 2 (2017/18 entry cohort)

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Engineering Mathematics 2	EMAT20200	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Professional Engineering	CENG20008	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Hydraulics 2	CENG21300	10	Mandatory	TB-2
Computational Modelling 2	CENG25200	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Design of Steel and Concrete Structures	CENG20013	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Elastic Analysis of Structures	CENG20014	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Properties of Materials 2	CENG20011	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Applied Soil Mechanics 2	CENG20007	20	Mandatory	TB-4
One unit from:
Understanding Architecture	CENG20005	10	Optional	TB-2
Understanding Building Services	CENG20012	10	Optional	TB-2
20 credit points of language units
Diploma of Higher Education		120

Year 3 (2017/18 entry cohort)

Mandatory Unit CENG3007 is must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit Name	Unit Code	Credit Points	Status
Research Project 3	CENG30007	40	Mandatory	TB-4
Design of Geotechnical Structures	CENG30005	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Water Engineering 3	CENG33600	10	Mandatory	TB-2
Civil Engineering Systems 3	CENG33900	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Advanced Structural Analysis	CENG30010	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Concept Design	CENG30014	20	Mandatory	TB-4
10cp from the following
Sustainable Construction 3	CENG36500	10	Optional	TB-2
Fundamentals of Reliability for Engineers	CENG30006	10	Optional	TB-1
Civil Engineering (BEng)		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Degree classifications:

• First Class Honours 70 and above
• Second Class Honours, First Division 60-69
• Second Class Honours, Second Division 50-59
• Third Class Honours 40-49
• Fail 39 and below

An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.

The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.