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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      BSc (Hons) Civil and Coastal Engineering
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      3 years (optional placement)
    • Award
      Bachelor of Science - BSc (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Marine Science and Engineering
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course H256
    • Location
      Plymouth
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What can I do with a degree in civil and coastal engineering?

The civil and coastal engineering degree title is unique to Plymouth

Course Highlights

An impressive 23 out of 24 points in the government's most recent independent assessment means that our civil engineering courses have the highest score of any university in England in this field. With an outstanding record of student achievement and employment, we provide the solid foundation of knowledge and practical skills required by today's employers.

With an unparalleled quality assessment in the country for civil engineering and a recognised strength in design and coastal engineering, this exciting course offers outstanding opportunities.

There is also the option to undertake a year's placement in paid, professional employment.
​Students really enjoy our unique professional diving and underwater technology module

"We take pride in producing some of the best civil and coastal engineering graduates in the UK and this commitment has resulted in our graduates being awarded national and regional prizes for academic excellence."

Professor Neil James

Head of the School of Marine Science and Engineering​

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Course Summary

Our accredited courses include topical subjects such as sustainable development, renewable energy and flood alleviation. Final-year options are structural engineering or coastal engineering.

Coastal engineering covers storms, climate change and coastal defence. The coastal engineering modules give this course a distinctive identity which makes it attractive to many students Some also take the unique, optional modules in diving and underwater technology. This can lead to a professional diving qualification and skills in underwater inspection, photography, construction, and boat handling.

   

Professional accreditation

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The degree is accredited as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).

 

The Institution of Structural Engineers logo​ Institution of Civil Engineers logo​
The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation logo​ Institute of Highway Engineers logo​

SUPERB NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR FIELDWORK

The shores and clear coastal waters of Devon and Cornwall provide an unrivalled resource for marine biologists. A diverse range of rich coastal habitats - estuaries, sandy beaches, and rocky shores - are readily accessible for field trips and your own projects. A recent World Wildlife Fund report highlights the south Devon coast as the area of highest marine biodiversity in the whole of the UK. We have rich rocky shores right on the waterfront of the city – five minutes from the campus and a range of coastal sites with varied ecology just a short drive from the city. Our fieldwork programme is constantly praised by external examiners who have commented that “ … few other universities offering degrees in marine biology have such good facilities.” An optional diving module is available in the second year. We are the only UK university to offer a professional diving course as part of a degree. Find out more about the diving and marine centre.
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The Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece – the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge
Year 2 options include water management or diving / underwater technology