BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (Graduate Apprenticeship) at Edinburgh Napier University

Programme overview

A four-year BEng (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship in Civil Engineering for people in paid employment, covering structural analysis, construction surveying, geotechnical engineering and relevant computer applications. The degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators as fully satisfying the educational base for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying that for Chartered Engineer (CEng).

Faculty: School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment | Duration: 4 years (day release, full-time) | Study mode: day release, full-time; graduate apprenticeship | Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Construction Engineering, Principles of Civil Engineering, Foundation Mathematics, Construction Surveying, Civil Engineering Materials, Engineering Communication. Later years: Fluid Mechanics, Structural Analysis and Design, Geotechnics, Water Resources Engineering, Transport Engineering, Railway Engineering, Integrated Engineering Design and an Honours Project, with Professional Practice modules based in the workplace.

Career pathways

Civil engineering careers across geotechnics, water engineering, structural, environmental engineering and transportation within the employing organisation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be employed in the same field as the subject area, be 16 or older (some employers require 18+), have the right to live and work permanently in the UK and be ordinarily resident in Scotland. Standard entry: four SQA Highers at BBBC (or equivalent) including Maths (Higher Applications of Maths not accepted), with National 5 grade C in English if not taken at Higher; or a Foundation Apprenticeship in a related discipline plus two Highers BB; or a Modern Apprenticeship or college qualification in a related discipline; or HNC with C in the graded unit in a related discipline; or RPL. Minimum offer: BCCC with National 5 grade B in English; adjusted offers under the Contextual Admissions Policy. Year 2 entry: Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF Level 8, HNC at grade A, HND at grade B in a related discipline, or RPL. Year 3 entry: 240 SCQF credits with at least 120 at SCQF 8 (e.g. HND grade B) or RPL. International English: if English is not your first language, minimum IELTS 6.0 overall with at least 5.5 in each of the four components.

Duration: 4 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.napier.ac.uk/study-with-us/apprenticeships/become-a-graduate-apprentice

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