BSc (Hons) Civil and Coastal Engineering - Course overview
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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

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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 (limited places and additional costs involved).

   

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​

"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​

​Diving & Marine centre

Parts of the HSE course are taken in Year 1 and during vacations (note that completion of the HSE course is subject to medical and aptitude conditions with limited places; additional costs must be met by the student).
The Rion-Antirion Bridge in Greece – the world’s longest cable-stayed bridge
Year 2 options include water management or diving / underwater technology

​Civil and coastal engineering at Plymouth University