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EG-000
Fundamentals of Engineering Design
This module provides the essential skills required for future design modules and project tasks by providing a firm grounding for teamwork and emphasizing the need for professional standards and strong communication skills within engineering.
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EG-121
Surveying and Introductory Highways Design
This module introduces construction and geometric design of highways, such as the hierarchy of roads, design speed selection and the horizontal and vertical alignment of such roads. The module also covers most aspects of land surveying, from basic methods to those involving modern technologies, with a particular focus on how that relates to road design and construction. Aspects of sustainability in highway design and health and safety consideration in surveying activities will be covered. This module includes a field trip to be held in May 2026.
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EG-133
Engineering for People Hackathon
Engineering is more than understanding technical design, it is often the social, environmental and economic context underpinning engineering solutions that determine success or failure,
This has never been more relevant since the world is currently planning a radical transition to a low carbon economy while facing increased risks due to climate crisis which will bring with it unprecedented change to the world. Engineers will be at the forefront of this, and need to be equipped to tackle open-ended, unstructured and complex problems in collaboration with others.
The module will allow students to explore these issues within their chosen discipline with the following structure:
Each week there will be one or two 1-hour lectures, introducing engineering thinking and contemporary issues in global engineering design. Most activity will then take place in group-work sessions (2 hours per week), where groups of around 6 students will work in a facilitated way to identify and investigate a societal challenge (e.g. access to water / off-grid energy / sustainable transport) and then consider how Engineering design solutions could help to solve this.
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EG-154
Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice
This 30 credit module spans TB1 and TB2 and addresses the topic of Conceptual Design and Analysis in the context of Civil Engineering. Teaching will combine conventional lecture sessions, computer lab work, example classes and practical design, build and test, groupwork and presentation. The module brings together the principals and practice of graphical communication (hand sketching, engineering drawing and computer modelling), civil engineering concept development, structural analysis, an understanding of the use of key civil engineering materials (eg Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry) and the preliminary sizing of structural elements in accordance with Eurocodes as part of the Conceptual Design development process.
We link to learning from modules Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, reinforcing understanding of structural analysis and building skills in sketching internal force diagrams without going through step-by-step calculations. The axial force in truss structures, as well as the shear force and bending moment diagrams in continuous beams and frames, are the principal structural analysis skills developed here. We also develop further engineering knowledge of key skills, such as the analysis of statically determinate structures in Civil Engineering.
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EG-157
Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice 1
This module is the first of two Civil Engineering design modules in first year, and addresses fundamental concepts within the topic of conceptual Design and analysis in the context of Civil Engineering. Teaching will combine conventional lecture sessions, computer lab work, and example classes. The module brings together the principals and practice of graphical communication (hand sketching, engineering drawing and computer modelling), civil engineering concept development, structural analysis, an understanding of the use of key civil engineering materials and structural elements (e.g. Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry), and calculation of forces on structures as part of the conceptual design development process.
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EG-159
Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice 2
This module is the second of two Civil Engineering design modules in first year, and addresses further fundamental concepts within the topic of conceptual Design and analysis in the context of Civil Engineering. Teaching will combine conventional lecture sessions, computer lab work, and example classes. The module continues to combine the practice of graphical communication, civil engineering design and structural analysis, with a focus on how to carry out the preliminary design of truss and frame structures using project based learning.
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EG-3087
Civil Engineering Design Practice & Management
Civil Engineering projects are amongst the most complex projects you can find in any sphere of work. An understanding of the different elements of a project from conceptual design through to construction requires consideration of design efficiency, buildability and effective risk management. This module will cover a number of design elements such as civils, superstructure and foundation design, together with consideration of the practicality of project delivery. The design teaching develops on existing knowledge of design, promoting the use of industry standard analysis packages as well as methods of sustainability assessment and approaches to net zero carbon. The design work is also linked with typical construction activities such as programming, method and site logistics to provide students with realistic experiences of the whole project.
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EG-M52
Strategic Engineering Management
Module Aims:
This module will set out the framework of the construction industry and go some way to prepare students for what they are likely to face when they work with a contractor/consultant after leaving university. It will give them an insight of the modern construction industry and the direction of travel of the industry.
They will learn what is behind the full project process, including how to identify risk, follow a brief, price work, programme work, and general good practice for effective project management. The module will allow them to see how a project is structured, as well as identifying the essential skills that are required in the workplace to become a valuable employee and project team member.
The students will consider the future direction of the construction industry, including investigating the development of information management and sustainability. They will also consider the required continual personal development to keep pace with the changes.
The programme consists a series of lecture/tutorial classes, group/individual work, and presentation with feedback.
