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Civil Engineering Degree Level 6 Standard

Overview

Approx. duration: 60 months

Start Date: September

Attendance: One day a week at the Ipswich Campus

Entry requirements:

  • Individual employers will set their selection criteria for applicants
  • Apprentices need to be employed for a minimum of 30 hours a week and have a contract of employment
  • Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to a thorough skills scan  assessment to clarify course suitability
  • Entry onto the Apprenticeship is subject to at least 3 A Levels including Maths and English 9-4/A-C and Physical Science or the equivalent
  • Apprentices will typically have completed a level 3 or 4 Apprenticeship within this field or a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or Diploma (HND) in Civil Engineering, Construction, or Physical and Mathematical sciences

End-point assessment:

Delivered by ICE ( Institution of Civil Engineers)

On programme learning:

  • BSc or BEng Civil Engineering Degree

Progression:

Career within Civil Engineering, or possible higher education.

Course Summary:

Civil Engineers provide technical and management input to develop design solutions for complex civil engineering problems. They will work as part of a team of engineers and other construction professionals through all lifecycle stages of development, design, construction, commissioning, operation, maintenance, and decommissioning of civil engineering infrastructure. This includes the planning, design, construction, management, maintenance or dismantling of:

  • The built environment: for example, buildings, structures, parks and public spaces, schools, offices, museums, hospitals,
  • Infrastructure: for example, transportation (road, rail, bridges, tunnels, ports and airports),
  • Water and waste management, marine and coastal engineering: for example, irrigation systems, sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), flood, river and coastal defences,
  • Energy supplies: for example, utilities, hydropower, power stations, nuclear plants, on and offshore wind farms.

They might work in public and private sector organisations including local authorities, central government departments and agencies, engineering consultancy practices, contracting firms and research and development organisations.

Institute for Apprenticeships

Accreditation
This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

See jbm.org.uk for further information.

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