Civil engineers design, construction, and maintenance features of the natural and built environment. A civil engineering career will engage you in the process of solving the problems that confront communities today as well as those that will confront us all in the future. To help you fulfil that role, the Brunel team have designed a programme that will engage your creative spirit. Our programme is designed to support your development as an effective learner, and also to equip you with the skills needed to function effectively in multidisciplinary engineering team environments. From week one of our programme, you will be immersed in our unique interdisciplinary approach to learning. In Year 1 you will study alongside students from many other engineering disciplines, on our common Engineering programme. In Year 2 we will develop your core knowledge of civil engineering subjects, like: material science, structural analysis, hydraulics, surveying and more. In Year 3 you have options. You can choose to stay on the specialist ''Flood and Coastal Engineering'' pathway, swap to our other specialist pathway in ''Environmental Engineering'' or change to core Civil Engineering programme. Year 4 of the programme includes advanced level study in subjects related to your chosen pathway. Between Year 2 and Year 3 of our programme, we have included the option to undertake a placement year. The placement year is a great opportunity to prepare yourself for the world of work. If you decide to undertake a placement, you could find yourself working in an office, design projects, or working outdoors, on construction sites. We highly recommend taking a placement as it can improve your prospects of getting the job you most desire after graduating.Careers and your futureGraduates from our Civil Engineering programmes will be capable of addressing the needs of society and business able to deploy appropriate engineering methods and technologies skilled in solving complex engineering challenges competent to work with the environment in a sustainable manner effective in mitigating climate change impacts on infrastructure and human society.This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM), comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council as fully meeting the educational base required for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially meeting educational base required for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).