The course is for students seeking an HND award leading to a recognised professional qualification in Civil Engineering. The award has a well established reputation amongst employers in its own right but appropriate HND students may transfer to a course of study leading to the related degrees in Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering. In such cases students already holding the HND would normally be admitted directly to the second year of the degrees. The Department of Civil Engineering is committed to providing opportunities for students to realise their full academic potential and has an excellent track record in that respect. The course, which is unitised, consists of two academic years with each year divided into two semesters.
Credit is given for each unit achieved.
This course may also be undertaken as a thick sandwich course, the 'sandwich' year of approved industrial training being undertaken between the first and second years of study. Exemption may be granted from parts of the course on the basis of previous study or experience. Assessment Students are assessed in each individual unit by either coursework or examination or by a weighted combination of both. Assessment takes place within each semester and student results are published after the end of each semester. An important aspect of course assessment is to identify candidates with the potential to continue their studies to degree level through transfer after completing the HND programme.