Civil Engineering (Integrated Master's) - H290 - Newcastle University

Modules and learning

Modules

The information below is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Most degrees are divided into stages. Each stage lasts for one academic year, and you'll complete modules totalling 120 credits by the end of each stage.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content may change periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Optional module availabilityStudent demand for optional modules may affect availability.Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.To find out more please see our terms and conditions

Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You will gain an understanding of design processes in a multi-disciplinary context. This will develop your professional skills.

You will also focus on engineering materials, mechanics , and electrical and electronic engineering.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Engineering Mathematics I	20
Electrical and Magnetic Systems	15
Electronics and Sensors	10
Thermofluid Mechanics	15
Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials	15
Mechanics I	15
Introduction to Programming Languages (C, Matlab and Python)	15
Sustainable Design, Creativity and Professionalism	15

In Stage 2 you'll delve further into key topics, with modules such as design of sustainable engineering systems, structural analysis, and hydraulics.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Statistics and Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers	10
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2	20
Construction Management	10
Water Treatment Engineering for the 21st Century	10
Environmental Systems and Quantification	10
Geotechnics	10
Design of Building Elements	10
Land Traffic and Highways	10
Hydraulics	10
Engineering Surveying	10
Engineering Mechanics: Statics	10

Stage 3 covers topics such as spatial data modelling, geotechnical design, and engineering ethics and sustainability.

You'll also complete a sustainable engineering systems design project, allowing you to experience a major multidisciplinary design project.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3	20
Engineering Ethics and Sustainability	10
Sustainable Engineering Systems Design Project	20
The Data-Centric Urban Environment	10
Foundation Design	10
Exploring the Ground: Investigating and improving our terrestrial environment	10
Design of Building Systems	10
Decarbonised, Adaptable and Resilient Transport Infrastructures	10
Hydrosystems Engineering	10
Spatial Data Engineering and BIM	10

During Stage 4 you'll develop your skills further through an investigative research project, specialising in environmental, geotechnical, transport, or water resource engineering.

You'll also have the opportunity to choose from modules such as Global Engineering, Bridge to Industry, and Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Science and Engineering.

Modules

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Public Policy: Infrastructure and Climate Change	10
Digital Engineering and Analytics	10
Construction Project Management	10
Investigative Research Project	30

Optional Modules	Credits
Global Engineering	20
Bridge to Industry	20
Solid Waste and Resource Management	10
Environmental Engineering in Low and Middle Income Countries	10
Air Pollution	10
Remediation Technologies for Contaminated Environments	10
Geotechnical investigation, modelling and design	20
Structural and Geotechnical Finite Element Analysis	20
Traffic Flow and Control	10
Connected, Automated & Intelligent Transport Systems	10
Technologies for Future Mobility	10
Human Systems Engineering for Transport	10
Climate Change: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation	10
State of the Art Modelling in Hydraulics	10
Modelling and Forecasting of Floods	10
Hydrosystems Modelling and Management	20
Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Science and Engineering	20

Information about these graphs

We base these figures and graphs on the most up-to-date information available to us. They are based on the modules chosen by our students in 2024-25.

Teaching time is made up of:

• scheduled learning and teaching activities. These are timetabled activities with a member of staff present.
• structured guided learning. These are activities developed by staff to support engagement with module learning. Students or groups of students undertake these activities without direct staff participation or supervision

Teaching and assessment

Teaching methods

You'll learn through:

• lectures
• practical work
• site visits
• individual study
• group work

In your final stage, you'll work full time on a unit of study for one week, followed by a week of independent study.

Assessment methods

You'll be assessed through a combination of:

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  Assessments

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  Assignments – written or fieldwork

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  Case studies

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  Coursework

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  Dissertation or research project

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  Group work

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  Practical sessions

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  Presentations

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  Projects

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  Reports

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  Seminar tasks/exercises

Skills and experience

Practical skills

You'll carry out practical work in our specialist labs. You'll test your design decisions, learn how different materials behave, and carry out experimental work in the structures labs.

You'll also have access to our new multidisciplinary environmental lab, as well as full-scale field facilities off campus, including flood defence schemes, electric vehicles, and an engineering embankment.

Business skills

Real business skills are embedded throughout the course through design-focused modules.

In your final stage, you'll also have the option to study Global Engineering, a unique international design and build challenge, Design, Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Science and Engineering where you'll learn how to set up and operate a business in the construction sector, or Bridge to Industry including a work placement.

Research skills

You'll be exposed to cutting-edge research and be taught by some of the leading researchers in the field.

You'll also undertake independent projects based around the latest industry developments, conducting your own research.