FdEng Civil Engineering

When can you start this course? | UCAS code | Fees | Course length | Entry requirements

You can also start this course in January

Why choose this course?

Interview with Stacey Kirkam, FdSc Civil Engineering student.

It's a unique course developed with employers which you can study either full time or part time.
It has the backing of key organisations in the civil engineering industry.
It's accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).
It meets the academic requirements of the Engineering Council for EngTech

About the course

This is a vocational course designed to give you the skills and knowledge you'll need to enjoy a career in civil engineering. If you prefer a more practical approach to study, this is the ideal way to become a technical engineer.

It has been accredited for Engineering Technician level by the Joint Board of Moderators, and it is also accredited by The Engineering Council. It's also an excellent route to the final stage of our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering course.

There will be a mixture of face-to-face lectures, practical work and work based learning. Work based learning gives you credit for activities undertaken by yourself in the workplace. You'll be assessed by a mixture of assignments, group work, presentations, logbook and examinations. You'll use a range of the latest equipment in our civil engineering labs to experiment on construction materials, the strength and rigidity of structures and the movements and properties of fluids.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

After completing this course and the bridging module, you can progress onto the final stage of our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering course.

This course is ideal if you wish to start a career within civil engineering or if you are already in the industry but want to develop your skills. It will provide you with the ability to develop a wide range of skills that will prepare you for a variety of career opportunities within the civil engineering sector.

How you'll learn

There will be a mixture of face-to-face lectures, practical work and work based learning. Work based learning gives you credit for activities undertaken by yourself in the workplace. You'll be assessed by a mixture of assignments, group work, presentations, logbook, examinations and portfolio work. A key feature of the course is the incorporation of work based learning and its assessment. Fieldtrips are also a part of this course.

How you're assessed

A mixture of assignments, group work, presentations, logbook and examinations. A key feature of the course is the incorporation of work-based learning and its assessment.

Fieldtrips

Fieldtrips will be part of the course.

Start dates

If you're from the UK or EU you can apply to study this course in:

September 2012
January 2013

If you're from a country outside the EU you can apply to study this course full time in:

September 2012
January 2013

UCAS code

H201

Fees

This is a resource intensive course.

UK/EU students

Full time: £7,495 (each year)
Part time: £935 per module (you usually take 12 of these modules in total).

International students

Full time: £9,975 (each year)

*These fees apply if you're starting this course between September 2012 and August 2013. We recommend you check fee details with us though, as they can change. Costs can increase each year.