FdSc Civil Engineering at University of Suffolk

Programme overview

This course has very strong links with industry and is delivered on a part-time, day release basis and is specifically aimed at students who are working within the industry and being sponsored in their studies by their employers. A number of modules are delivered by tutors who are primarily employed as practicing professionals within the industry and who are employed by the colleges on proportional contracts. Graduates have found employment as site engineers, CAD technicians, technician engineers, highway engineers and estimators.

What you will study

Year 1: Civil Engineering Technology A (Mandatory), Supporting Mathematics (Mandatory), Surveying and Setting Out, Materials Technology A (Mandatory), Engineering Concepts (Mandatory), The Professional Engineer (Mandatory), Highways and Transportation (Mandatory). Year 2: Mathematics (Mandatory), Hydraulics (Mandatory), Soil Mechanics (Mandatory), Structural Analysis & Design A (Mandatory), Sustainable Design and Environmental Engineering (Mandatory), Engineering Research & Practice (Mandatory).

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Application information

Entry requirements

80 UCAS tariff points (or above); CDD (A-Level); MMP (BTEC); Pass A*-C (T Level); Pass in Access to He Diploma. All applicants are required to hold GCSE English grade C/4 or above and Maths grade 5-6/B or above. IELTS 6.0 overall (minimum 5.5 in all components) where English is not the student's first language. Applicants whose first language is not English but who have been living in the UK for 2 years or more will be expected to hold GCSE English at Grade C or above, (grade 4-9 for the new GCSEs) or the relevant Level 2 equivalent (if applicable).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,000 a year (2027/28) Source

International applicants: GBP 16,500 a year (2027/28) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Three years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/undergraduate/applying-to-university

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