Civil

Engineering in

DKIT DK ECIVIL8

Course Details

Name: BSc (Honours) in Civil Engineering.

Code: DK ECIVIL8

Duration: 1 years

Level: 8

Building a better future

“Engineering is not a science. It is more closely

related to art or craft. “

- Ove Arup

Minimum Entry Requirements:

Applicants to this programme should have

successfully completed a Level 7, Bachelor of

Engineering (ordinary) in Civil Engineering,

Building Structural Engineering, or equivalent

with an overall pass and a minimum overall

average of 50%.

There are 20 places available on this course

Progression Opportunities:

Masters programmes in some IT’s and

Universities in the Republic of Ireland and

the United Kingdom

Graduates may work in structural, water,

public health, renewables, transportation

and geotechnical branches of the civil engi-

neering industry. As well as developing

knowledge in structural, geotechnical, and

environmental engineering, it will improve

management and employability skills or

enhance your posi-

tion if currently

employed in the

public service or

private industry. In

contrast with the

more mathematical

BEng Civil Engineer-

ing elsewhere, this

course places more

emphasis on civil

engineering design

Want to find out more about

Built Environment Programmes?

Email: Noel.McKenna@dkit.ie

(Department of the Built Environment)

or visit our website:

www.dkit.ie/built-environment

Dundalk Institute of Technology

Dublin Rd., Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Tel: +353 (0)42 937 0200 Fax: +353 (0)42 9370201

The job of a civil engineer is creative, challenging and

dynamic, and brings a high level of job satisfaction. Civil

Engineers are involved in a vast range of projects from

simple housing

construction to

major infrastruc-

ture develop-

ments with global

impact.

The profession of

Civil Engineering is focused on achieving the most efficient

and effective design possible from the resources available.

The scope of engineering projects and the range of tech-

nologies employed in Civil Engineering projects are chang-

ing rapidly with the evolution of renewable energy indus-

tries, waste management processes and infrastructure

changes.

Civil Engineers apply

their knowledge of

nature, materials,

forces and technology

to the solution of

problems and the

creation of reality

from the concepts of

others.

What are you capable of

achieving?

This programme aims to produce

practically minded and capable Civil

Engineers, and to that end theoretical

subjects are supplemented with

practical lab sessions and real life

examples of structural design and

analysis, flood modeling, traffic engi-

neering, geotechnical design, off

shore wind turbine design to name

but a few. These projects utilize all the processes and applications found in a

modern civil engineering practice.

INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH PROJECT

Students’ skills in research methodology, analysis and standard referencing

systems are developed The students

then carry out research into a speci-

fied aspect of civil engineering and

produce a report on their findings.

Our preference is for applied experi-

mental projects. This module ex-

tends over both semesters.

RENEWABLE ENERGY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS

The students study the current

development and application of

technology for extracting power

from renewable sources includ-

ing wind, wave and tidal stream.

This module extends over the

two semesters.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING Students who have completed the

geotechnical engineering module will

have gained an understanding of the

behaviour of soil, the design of founda-

tions and the design of engineered soil

structures.

ADVANCED MATHEMATICS

This module expands upon the stu-

dent’s existing mathematical knowledge and develops analytical skills using

complex numbers, calculus and matrices.

STRUCTURAL DESIGN

Structural Design extends the student’s knowledge and understanding of

steel and concrete structural design and the analysis and assessment of struc-

tural form.

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

The purpose of this module is to

increase student's confidence

and competence in carrying out

appropriate analysis of structural

elements/systems by both manu-

al and PC based calculations.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

This module has an emphasis on the

operation of wastewater treatment

plants, hydraulic design, catchment

analysis and pollution evaluation

GROUP DESIGN PROJECT

The students collaborate on the

design of a civil engineering project,

including feasibility study, site selec-

tion, environmental impact, design method, project management,

costing and specification.

TRANSPORTATION

ENGINEERING

The aim of this module is

to introduce students to

the planning, design, and

operation of different land

transportation systems.

INFRASTRUCTURAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

The purpose of this module is to provide the student with knowledge of the

role of an Engineer during the life cycle of an infrastructural project with a

focus on the main stages of pre-construction.