FDEng Civil and Environmental Engineering Foundation degree at West London

On this module, you will advance your knowledge on the use of concrete as a building material including its properties, application in different environments and safety precautions.

This module covers a core subject of civil and structural engineering courses. It will help you to understand the fundamental principles that determine how structures are analysed. You will learn to analyse the forces and stresses that normally act on the parts of structures.

The module aims to give you a clear appreciation of the physical reality of civil and environmental engineering, so that your designs and proposals can be constructed as efficiently and safely as possible.

This module will give you an overview of the principal materials used by the construction industry. By studying various materials' engineering performance characteristics, their impact on users and their sustainability factors, you will learn how the most appropriate materials are chosen.

On this module, you will gain the practical experience and skills for drawing of civil engineering maps by using sketches and the most relevant computer software tool known as CAD. This will enable you to produce executive plans used for various sections of construction such as structure and architecture.

In this module, you will gain both theoretical understanding and practical skills through hands-on land surveying exercises. The curriculum focuses on mastering key surveying techniques, using essential equipment such as level and theodolite instruments. Regular practice will help you develop core competencies, preparing you for real-world surveying challenges.

On this module you will gain the mathematical background you need to study engineering. You will work with algebra and trigonometry principles, specifically matrix algebra, the essential principles and applications of differential calculus and the use of associated functions. In addition, you will learn how to apply mathematics to engineering problems involving vectors and statistics.

On this module you will study the mathematical background needed for undergraduate engineering studies. Topics include integration, separation of variables to solve first order differential equations, applications of calculus in areas such as maxima and minima, velocity and acceleration, centroids, volumes and solids of revolution, root mean square and average values. An introduction to statistics and probability will cover studies of measures of central tendency, mean, median and mode, measures

This module introduces you to the civil engineering industry through your workplace, focusing on organisational structure, professional roles, and how workplace practice relates to core civil engineering principles.

On this module, you will gain the understanding of fluid in civil engineering structures such as pipelines, reservoirs, rivers and channels. This module will improve your technical knowledge and analytical skills to calculate forces and pressures in hydraulic structures, based on a few well-known relations (such as the Archimedes Principle and energy equations). You will be able to calculate hydrostatic forces on hydraulic structures such as weirs, dams and calculate the pressure and velocity of

This module enables you to enhance your knowledge of structural analysis and structural design to determine loads and material properties on structural elements, apply hand calculation methods for the analysis and distribution of loads, apply the code requirement for design of structural elements, and develop skills in modelling engineering problems.

On this module, you will gain knowledge and understanding of traffic control systems and analysis, as well as the processes for designing and evaluating roads and road junctions. The module also covers the principles and practice of highway engineering.

This module will focus on the significance and influence of geological history on the formation and behaviour of soils. It should also enhance your understanding of the engineering properties and behaviour of soil as an engineering material.

This module will help you gain a basic understanding of soil engineering and the behaviour of soil as an engineering material. Through practical laboratory work, you will develop your knowledge of basic soil mechanics tests, as well as the basic concepts and theories of soil mechanics and associated experimental tests.

On this module, you will investigate and examine various material and structural properties, along with human comfort factors. You will do this through a series of laboratory experiments.

This module enables you to understand and analyse how structures behave under load and why they fail, apply design standards and codes to reinforced concrete, and make judgements on the choice of materials and their engineering properties as well as the effect of environmental conditions.

In this module, you will study how civil engineering projects have been designed and built in response to sustainability objectives.

You will have the opportunity to develop your research and analysis skills, while investigating your own company's organisation and project profiles. Furthermore, you will be taught new subject-specific and generic skills and develop them through practical use and reflection on results.