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1 BSc (Hns) Civil Engineering Part-time Curse cntent This part-time degree curses expses yu further t this exciting and expanding wrld f cnstructin, with a blending f thery, design wrk, prject planning and management f large cnstructin prjects. As a graduate, yu ll be part f an industry develping and maintaining the infrastructure required by the wrld at large. Years One and Tw are equivalent f the secnd year f the full-time curse. Years Three and Fur are equivalent f the final year f the full-time curse. Yur typical day will run frm 9 am thrugh t 7.30 pm and nrmally three subject areas are taught each day. In Year Fur the frmal cntact hurs are reduced t allw time t fcus n yur Individual Prject. Year One and Tw Year One and Tw (Level Tw) mdules Intrductin t Structural Engineering (20 credits) This mdule aims t prvide yu with revisin in relevant statics and a quantitative and qualitative appreciatin f the behaviur and design f beams and triangulated framewrks. The mdule cvers the fllwing areas: Statics Pin-jinted framewrks Beam structures and ladings Sectin analysis Cmbined axial and bending elastic stresses Intrductry timber design A grup prject invlving the interpretatin f a design brief, analysis, design, cnstructin and testing f a structural mdel The mdule is delivered thrugh a series f lectures, supprt seminars, labs and a design, make and break prject week. 60% f yur final mdule mark will be assessed by a frmal 3-hur exam. The remaining 40% will be assessed by lab/cmputing reprts, mdel cnstructin and testing, cursewrk assignments and shrt tests. Structural Engineering (20 credits) This mdule aims t prvide yu with an intrductin t the structural behaviur f elements in reinfrced cncrete and steelwrk. Yu will lk at factrs influencing the design f reinfrced cncrete structural elements. Yu will examine the behaviur f reinfrced cncrete beams in flexure and shear, and the behaviur f shrt-braced reinfrced cncrete clumns. The mdule will intrduce yu t cncrete detailing and the factrs affecting the design f structural elements in steelwrk t limit state criteria. Created

2 The mdule is delivered thrugh a series f lectures, seminars, labs and design studi activities. 60% f yur final mark fr this mdule will be assessed by a 2-hur frmal exam. The remaining 40% will be assessed by cursewrk including design exercises and the identificatin f structural frms during labratry sessins. Engineering Skills (20 credits) This mdule will further develp yur ICT skills and cnslidate yur skills in the use f surveying instrumentatin as well as assciated field and ffice prcedures. During the ICT cmpnent yu will cver: Advanced spreadsheet applicatins Databases Prductin f frmal technical reprts 2D and 3D CAD visualisatin develpment Intrductin t BIM During the Engineering surveying cmpnent yu will cver: Further practical engineering surveying skills Applicatin f new technlgies fr civil engineering setting ut and cntrl purpses Recgnising nn-flat earth issues in relatin t engineering surveying Reading and interpretatin f cntract drawings The ICT cmpnent is delivered thrugh weekly lectures and cmputer wrkshps. The Engineering Surveying cmpnent is delivered thrugh a series f practical sessins with supprting lectures and seminars. Emerging and develping technlgies will be intrduced thrugh cntacts with industry. Yu will be assessed thrugh a range f cursewrk and practical wrk. Building Technlgy applied t Civil Engineering (20 credits) This mdule will primarily intrduce yu t the principles underlying the cnstructin f the superstructure f buildings fr cmmercial, industrial and institutinal use. It will als examine the technlgical and legislative influences upn building design and cnstructin methds. Additinally yu will lk at envirnmental sustainability and influences n multi-strey cnstructin. The mdule is based arund a series f frmal lectures supprted by seminars and critiques. Assessment is 100% based n yur design prtfli. Further Engineering Mathematics (20 credits) This mdule will develp yur mathematical and statistical skills apprpriate fr Civil Engineering at a higher level. It will imprve yur cnfidence in the applicatin f the fllwing areas: Mechanics Calculus Matrix algebra Created

3 Statistics This mdule is taught thrugh a cmbinatin f lectures and tutrials. Yu will be assessed by tw 2-hur exams. Grund Engineering (20 credits) The Grund Engineering mdule develps yur appreciatin f fundamental sil and gelgical prperties, their measurement and testing. The mdule allws yu t recgnise and investigate grund related prblems and hazards. The mdule is delivered thrugh a series f lectures accmpanied by tutrials and lab sessins. 50% f yur final mark will be assessed by a 2-hur written exam. The remaining 50% is assessed by lab wrk and mini prject assignments. Created

4 Year Three (Level Three): Year Three (Level Three) mdules Further Structural Engineering (20 credits) This mdule will braden yur knwledge f the cnceptual design f structural elements. It will als give yu an intrductin t the factrs that affect the stability f framed building structures and the cmmn methds used t ensure their rbustness. Yu will als be intrduced t Eurcdes fr the design f structural elements in reinfrced cncrete and structural steelwrk. Assessment and delivery This mdule will be delivered thrugh a cmbinatin f lectures, seminars and design studi activities. 60% f yur final mark will be assessed by a 3-hur exam. The remaining 40% f yur mark will be assessed by design prject wrk. Grund Engineering, Water Resurces and the Envirnment (20 credits) Within this mdule yu will study the thery and applicatin f getechnical, envirnmental and water resurce issues within civil engineering. Yu will learn t analyse sme typical engineering prblems invlved in the management f fundatins, getechnical structures, water supplies and assciated fluid principles. Assessment and delivery This mdule will be delivered thrugh a series f lectures supprted by seminars, labs and site-visits. 60% f yur final mark fr the mdule will be assessed by a 3-hur exam. The remaining 40% will be assessed by a series f cursewrk and lab reprts. Management and Transprtatin Studies (20 credits) The tw themes f this mdule aim t braden yur experience within the civil engineering discipline. Management studies intrduces and develps aspects f management thery and practice within the cnstructin industry and business in general. Yu will examine the plitical, ecnmic, scial and envirnmental cntext fr civil engineering and ther cnstructin wrk and cnsider stakehlder perspectives. The fllwing areas will als be addressed: Marketing Pitching and tendering fr wrk Business audits Scenari planning Innvatin Managing risk Prject funding and accunting Prcurement Cntract administratin Prject management Human and facilities resurce management Created

5 Transprtatin studies develps an understanding f hw transprt plicy in frmulated. It will intrduce yu t a variety f techniques fr traffic management and cntrl and prvide yu with a framewrk t evaluate plicies fr a given situatin. This mdule will be delivered thrugh lectures and seminars invlving grup activities. Yu will be assessed by tw equally weighted cursewrk assignments. Created

6 Year Fur (Level Three) Individual with Grup Prject (40 credits) This mdule aims t develp yur ability t interpret and develp prject briefs and analyse the cncepts and slutins related t the brief. It allws yu t demnstrate initiative, creativity and innvatin in the develpment f slutins t civil engineering related prblems. The individual prject is a bdy f wrk prviding yu with the pprtunity t independently research an agreed area f interest within the cnstructin industry. During the grup prject yu will develp a civil engineering related scheme in respnse t an initial design brief. As part f a grup yu will plan, participate in and reprt yur slutin, develping yur cmmunicatin skills, teamwrk and time management. The individual prject will be supprted by lectures, presentatin sessins and individual supervisin meetings. The grup prject will be intrduced thrugh lectures, seminars and ptential site visits. Yu will then wrk in grups t research, develp and present yur scheme design t an external jury. 75% f yur final mark fr this mdule will be assessed n yur individual prject thesis and assciated presentatins. The remaining 25% f yur mark will be based n the grup prject and its assciated individual cmpnents. Prfessinal Respnsibilities and Develpment in Civil Engineering (20 credits) This mdule is based arund fur themes: Health, safety and welfare The prfessin and wider sciety Clients, stakehlders, cmmunities and gvernment Sustainability Within the health, safety and welfare strand yu will examine the develpment f current UK and EU legislatin and lk at the relevant aspects f civil and criminal law. Yu will cnsider the identificatin, assessment, adaptatin and management f hazards and risks and lk at the rle and respnsibilities f the Health and Safety Executive and the duty f care f clients, cnsultants and cntractrs. The prfessins and wider sciety theme will lk at the develpment and future prspects f civil engineering. Other build envirnment rganisatin and prfessins will be cnsidered alng with ethics and values. When lking at the theme f clients, stakehlder, cmmunities and gvernment yu will cnsider business gals and values, marketing, quality, csts and value, gvernment law, plicies and cntrls, prcurements, cntract strategy, administratin (including PFI and PPP). Created

7 The sustainability strand examines the develpment f relevant plicies and legislatin, including the Natinal Planning Plicy Framewrk. Yu will als lk at sustainability in practice, climate change, public cncerns and the rle f the civil engineer. Assessment and delivery This mdule will be delivered thrugh a cmbinatin f lectures, debates, seminars and peer presentatins. 60% f yur final mark will be assessed by a 2- hur exam. The remaining 40% f yur mark will be assessed thrugh a variety f cursewrk tasks. Created