Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering)
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About this course
The purpose of BTEC Higher National Diploma in Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering) is to develop you as professional, self-reflecting individual able to meet the demands of employers in the civil engineering and construction sector and adapt to a constantly changing world.
The objectives of the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Construction & Built Environment (Civil Engineering) are as follows:
● To equip you with construction and the built environment skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global construction and the built environment sector.
● To provide you with education and training for a range of careers in construction and the built environment, including civil engineering, building services engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, and architectural technology.
● To provide you with an understanding of the way technologies are transforming the industries of construction and the built environment and prepare them to work with these technologies.
● To support you to understand the local, regional and global context of construction and the built environment.
● To provide you with opportunities to address contemporary issues facing the industry, and society at large; with emphasis on sustainability and the environment, recognizing the role that construction and the built environment plays in addressing these issues.
● To provide you with the context in which to consider professional ethics and their relation to personal, professional and statutory responsibilities within the industry.
**Teaching and Learning**
● You will be taught through a combination of lectures, seminars, and tutorials. You will be taught by experienced lecturers whose knowledge and expertise are matched to the content of the modules on the course.
● You will be attending on weekdays and Saturdays.
Modules
YEAR 1: Construction Design Project; Civil Engineering Technology; Construction Technology; Principles of Structural Design; Science and Materials; Construction Environment; Digital Application for Construction Information; Mathematics for Construction.
YEAR 2 Group Project; Further Mathematics for Construction; Geotechnics and Soil Mechanics; Advanced Structural Design; Alternative Methods for Construction; Personal and Professional Development; Hydraulics.
Assessment methods
You will be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and practical laboratory sessions. Your studies will be supported by trips to trade exhibitions and guest speakers from the industry.
You will be assessed through projects, case studies, oral presentations, time-constrained and written assignments.
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London College
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