BEng (Honours) in Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering

This add-on honours degree is designed to produce high quality civil engineers with good analytical and numerate skills balanced with practical understanding and know-how. The programme will equip you with the skill set necessary to apply scientific methods, reasoning and analysis to provide solutions to civil engineering problems.

During the two years you will learn the design methods, procedures and codes used in the design of buildings, roads and related infrastructure. Specifically, you will understand the principles of road design and the basic principles of traffic engineering, particularly traffic survey work and forecasting.

You will be taught the application of computer models in civil engineering, and the fundamentals of engineering mathematics theory and its applications in resolving engineering problems. Analytical frameworks and procedures used in solving structural engineering problems are also taught.

The design of water supply and sewerage systems are an important part of a civil engineer’s work and on this programme you will learn the fundamental equations and principles of hydraulics used in this area. You will also learn about rock and soil properties and their implication for engineering design, as well as general principles of foundation design and construction.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Applicants must have achieved an overall Merit 2 (50-59%) or higher in the Bachelor of Engineering (Level 7) in Construction/Civil Works, the Bachelor of Engineering (Level 7) in Highway/Traffic Engineering or equivalent. They must also have obtained 70% or higher in ordinary degree level Mathematics module or a pass in Bridging Mathematics to bring the student to the requisite standard. Bridging Mathematics is offered to students by AIT.

Modules

Year 1 – Semester 1

Engineering Mathematics, Hydraulics, Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics, Mechanics of Solids.

Year 1 – Semester 2

Engineering Mathematics, Hydraulics, Structural Analysis, Structural Design, Traffic Engineering, Engineer in Society. 

Industrial Placement, Research Methodology, Scheme Design, Mechanics of Solids, Geotechnical Engineering, Construction Management.

Year 2 – Semester 2

Project, Scheme Design, Environmental Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Numerical Methods, Highway Design.

Progression

This honours Bachelor’s degree is an effective basis for postgraduate study and research leading to a Master’s (Level 9) qualification.

Professional Recognition

It is envisaged that graduates from this course will possess a qualification that will ultimately be approved by Engineers Ireland as meeting the required educational standard for the title Chartered Engineer. Following successful completion of an approved engineering degree, graduates commence initial professional development of not less than four years’ duration which involves the achievement of the competencies necessary to apply engineering principles to the solution of engineering problems. Engineers Ireland award the title of Chartered Engineer following the successful completion of the initial professional development

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of this honours degree you can expect to find employment in a wide range of sectors. Potential job opportunities include consulting engineers (work may include road and junction design, traffic assessment, analysis and design of engineering structures), building and civil engineering contractors (work may include managing various work packages, ultimately leading to the overall management of major projects such as bridges and water schemes), local authorities (work may include design and construction of roads and water projects), government departments (work may include assessing road infrastructure projects for funding) and semi-state bodies (work may include the design and management of construction projects for companies such as the ESB).

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