Civil engineering students may also select these options or may take other subjects such as building engineering, environmental control and public health, or selected subjects from other departments. Teaching and assessment You will be taught by a combination of lectures, coursework and projects. Practising engineers act as advisers and also contribute to the lecture courses. Assessment is by means of coursework, project work and examinations held at the end of each year. Continuous assessment of course and practical work accounts for roughly 30 per cent of the marks each year.
All years contribute to the final degree classification with increasing weight up to the final year.
The BEng and MEng degree courses are accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers and so provide an academic basis to become a Chartered Engineer. Professional placement years give partial exemption from the requirements of these institutions for practical training. The Civil Engineering with Surveying degrees are also recognised by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors for exemption from the examinations of the Land and Hydrographic Division. Students taking the Civil Engineering course may also achieve this exemption by studying appropriate options in the final year of the BEng course or in the last two years of the MEng course. City University's civil engineering programme is one of only two in the country offering RICS exemption.