Year one
Civil Engineering Construction Technology
Civil Engineering Materials and Mechanics
Mathematics.
Year two
Structural Analysis and Design
Civil Engineering
Surveying
Geotechnics.
Teaching, learning and assessment
The course is taught using lectures, tutorials and practical elements, such as laboratory work, surveying exercises and an assessed field visit to the Isle of Wight. There is also group work, designed to provide experience of working in all disciplines within the construction industry.
Work experience
As a part-time student you are generally expected to already be employed within the construction industry.
Study trip
During a day-long assessed field exercise on the Isle of Wight, you will investigate the engineering characteristics of rock and soil, and the scale and type of slope instability encountered in this area.
Assessment
Units are assessed using a combination of assignment work and formal end of year examinations.
Attendance (to be confirmed)
HNC Year 1: Tuesdays 9am to 5pm
HNC Year 2: Thursdays 9am to 5pm
Our facilities
The course is supported by two construction specific laboratories and a design studio.