The School of Civil Engineering at Queen's is one of the oldest in the British Isles, carries a high research grading and is recognised as a centre of teaching excellence. The course contains elements of both a theoretical and practical nature and is designed to provide students with a good basis for a professional career. Emphasis is placed on the application of theory to the practical situation through design, laboratory and field courses. The course contains elements of modular choice but all students are required to take modules on all aspects of engineering practice. Students are encouraged to obtain professional experience during the course via an optional structured vacation training scheme or sandwich course placement.
All students take an individual project.
All major building schemes require both architectural and structural input to their design. Structural engineers have a pivotal role in these multidisciplinary design teams. Graduates from the structural engineering with architecture degree course are ideally suited to this role. They can expect to find employment in both structural design and project management.