MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Integrated Master's degree at the University of Leeds

Learn the history, theories and cultural context of the built environment and architecture, and its impact on people, society and the environment. There's a focus on the sustainability and environmental impact of projects and infrastructure, especially in the context of climate change.

You'll be introduced to construction processes and will highlight applicable codes of practice and industry standards. The module covers some aspects of management, particularly those associated with a construction project. There's a focus on surveying techniques including the use of commonly used industry equipment and technologies along with how these can be used to produce survey plans and set out structures.

In this module, you'll learn about the fundamental principles of structural analysis and design, which are used to determine and describe the behaviour of a variety of structural and architectural forms. On completion, you'll have the basic skills in structural and stress analysis and design to study more advanced courses in years 2 and 3.

You'll get to grips with understanding the fundamentals of the behaviour of water, soil, steel and other key materials, and understand the relevance of this in relation to the design of structural elements. Additional topics covered include the application of fundamental mechanics principles to fluids, the design and analysis of simple hydraulic structures and the geological processes that result in the formation of engineering soils.

Develop an understanding of the principles of general basic mathematical techniques relating to civil engineering. This will give you sufficient mathematical competence to manage the compulsory content of your degree.

Learn how to prepare and present building design projects in response to a brief. You'll also learn about the constructional and structural systems, the environmental strategies, and the regulatory requirements that apply to a comprehensive design project.

Build on the knowledge you'll gain in year 1 in geotechnics and water engineering. You'll address ultimate load problems, discuss the concepts of fluid friction in pipes and understand the demand and requirements for water.

Throughout the course of this module, you'll build on mathematical techniques learnt in year 1 to further your understanding of how mathematical models can be applied to real-life civil engineering problems. You'll develop confidence in your mathematical abilities so that when mathematics arise in the solution of an engineering problem, you're able to understand, rather than merely accept – the results.

On completion of this module, you'll have increased your knowledge and understanding of the engineering design process. You'll attain an understanding of Building Information Modelling (CAD) and a practical ability to use this type of application software.

This module covers the behaviour of structures and how their design is influenced by the characteristics of structural materials. You'll gain an understanding of cement, concrete, and steel, with a focus on their relevance to buildings and civil engineering structures, the elastic analysis of statically indeterminate structures, and the design of structures in steel and reinforced concrete. You'll learn to determine force actions in structures and how to measure and compute the solutions to comp

Learn the highway engineering process including planning and route location, geometric design and structural design, construction, condition monitoring, and maintenance.

You'll cover the principles for water engineering and geotechnics gained in years 1 and 2. You'll develop the concepts of integrated river management and examine the use of numerical methods in open channel flow. In respect to geotechnics, this module will build on the understanding of soil to cover the range of foundations available for structures, including shallow foundations such as strip, pad and raft foundations, deep foundations such as caissons, shafts and piles; and composite foundation

Build the knowledge acquired in the first two years to develop a more profound understanding of steel and concrete structures complemented by an introduction to more complex structural analysis methods (stiffness matrix method, plastic analysis, finite element analysis). You'll learn to design multi-storey buildings, considering advanced aspects such as progressive collapse, sway stability, bracing, and connections. In relation to concrete, this module covers the technological principles and the

On completion of this module, you should be able to undertake a feasibility study of a civil engineering project considering various aspects, resulting in a recommended general scheme, followed by an element of detailed design, demonstrating that the proposal is practicable. This module includes further CAD-thread teaching, providing you with an understanding of the software used in route alignments, and a practical ability to use this and other software in drawing production.

This module requires you to choose one aspect of civil engineering and develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of it. This will include the underlying principles and an awareness of current and future developments within a chosen field of research. You'll hone independent learning and research skills, critical analysis, self-direction and decision-making.

The main objectives of this module are to understand the design and operational concepts behind wastewater treatment and the collection of sewage and to understand the options available for the treatment and disposal of sewage sludge.