Level 5 Construction & the Built Environment (Civil Engineering) HND

Students will have the opportunity to apply critical reasoning and analysis techniques to solve built environment and engineering problems, using industry standards, appropriate codes of practice and work-based evidence; developing personal and business skills, which will enable them to contribute to the demands of a professional environment.

Units covered on the course depending on the pathway selected include:

• Applied mathematics for construction and the built environment Level 4
• Civil engineering technology Level 4
• Design principles and application for construction and the built environment Level 4
• Science and materials for construction and the built environment Level 4
• Structural analysis and design Level 5
• Site surveying procedures for construction and the built environment Level 4
• Engineering geology and soil mechanics level 4
• Group project in the construction industry Level 5

Plus the following topics:

• Management principles and application Level 5
• Health, safety and welfare for construction and the built environment Level 4
• Project management for construction and the built environment Level 5
• Applied mathematics for complex engineering problems Level 5
• Hydraulic principles and applications Level 5
• Work based experience Level 5
• Advanced civil engineering Level 5
• Research project Level 5

All students must have the following:

• Level 4 HNC Civil Engineering in Construction and the Built Environment

Mature students with appropriate industry experience are welcome to apply.