The Level 5 HND in Civil Engineering is designed to develop your knowledge and skills in civil engineering and construction disciplines which are crucial to organisation in this dynamic sector. The course also provides you with key transferable skills which employers are looking for.

Our expert tutors will guide you throughout your course and help you gain practical, professional and subject specific skills. Your course will cover the key knowledge required for a career in construction and the built environment and cover construction technology, science and materials, and construction practice and management. You'll be able to take specialist and optional units that concentrate on developing your understanding and skills in essential areas of civil engineering and mathematics for construction.

We'll help you learn important principles surrounding civil engineering covering essential areas such as  computer applications for civil engineering, fluid mechanics and technology, structural analysis, construction technical communication skills, and health and safety. 

You'll also complete an individual project and a group project, where you'll develop and apply your knowledge of the subject, demonstrating practical ability. 

Course Highlights

• Our Civil Engineering course provides you with the opportunity to make progress towards achieving internationally recognised professional status with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), the Chartered Institution of Highways or Transportation (CIHT) and the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE).
• We recommend and encourage you to take on a work placement during the summer holidays.
• Upon completion of this programme, you'll be awarded the Pearson BTEC Level 5 Higher National Diploma in Construction and The Built Environment (Civil Engineering).
• Bolton College scores highly in student satisfaction surveys for our HE provision, and we take pride in being able to offer you the opportunity to learn from industry-experienced staff.

Key Features

• This course offers essential subject knowledge to help you progress into the world of work or onto further study.
• Our teaching approach is 'student-centred'. We'll work with you on an individual basis, providing tailored help and support throughout your studies.
• You’ll have the opportunity to develop and enhance crucial skills such as communication, teamwork, organising and planning, numeracy, problem solving, flexibility and adaptability, action planning, self-awareness, initiative, personal impact and confidence, environmental sustainability, and social, public and ethical responsibility.
• You'll be able to take part in trips to various projects within Civil Engineering so you can gain first hand industry knowledge and insights from guest speakers during your class time.

• Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3
• 5 GCSEs at grade C or above / 4 to 9 (or equivalent) including English and maths
• Entry is also available to those who have extensive relevant work experience within the construction/civil engineering sector - if you don't have the academic qualifications required but have extensive appropriate work experience, we'll consider your application
• If English isn't your first language you'll need IELTS 6.0 with no less than 5.5 in any band (or equivalent). We also accept a range of other English language qualifications - click here to find out more.
• If you want to progress on to a top-up degree course at a university after completing this HND, you will usually need GCSE English and maths at grade c/4 or above (or equivalent). If you have not already achieved this, please speak to the course leader about taking GCSE English and/or maths while completing this course.

You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of your work.

Due to the HND programme being so varied, we use a range of teaching and learning methods, combining timetables classes with student-centred and independent learning. You'll be attending lectures, practical sessions, workshops, tutorials and informal group study sessions. There'll be opportunities to go on site visits and learn from guest speakers who work in a range of key industrial sectors and roles.

You'll have plenty opportunity to spend time with your tutors and technicians however, you'll still be expected to devote a significant amount of time to personal study i.e. this time might be spend engaging in general background reading, revisiting practical work or working on assignments.

We use a range of assessment methods, depending on your learning outcomes and the type of module content being assessed. You'll be able to test your understanding of the modules informally before completing the formal assessments that count towards your final mark or grade. Each module/unit will contain at least one piece of practice or 'formative' assessment for which you'll receive feedback from your tutor. Practice assessments are developmental and any grades/marks you receive for them do not count towards your module/unit mark or grade.

here is a formal or ‘summative’ assessment at the end of each module/unit. Methods include a range of assessment such as exams, essays, reports, portfolios, presentations, and final year major project. The grades from the formal assessments count towards your module/unit mark or grade.

Disclaimer

We will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up to date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

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