Civil Engineering (Honours) Munster Technological University

Overview

The new Civil Engineering (Honours) course at Munster Technological University includes both technical and management skills and builds on the existing and very successful level 7 Civil and Environmental Engineering course. In developing the course, we have been very careful to maintain the correct balance between theory & practical skills, to emphasise team working & professionalism and to incorporate industry standard information technology. Graduates should be creative problem solvers who can help to shape the future.

During the first three years of the course there are a broad range of modules in topics such as environmental engineering (water resources, waste management and coastal protection), structural engineering (analysis, design & computer detailing) and infrastructural development (transport and roads). The aim is to provide a good technical knowledge with fundamental engineering principles. Practical skills are developed in land surveying, drawing and the use of software. However civil engineers need more than just technical skills, and the professional, ethical, social, legal and financial aspects of engineering are explored, as well as opportunities to gain research and communication skills.

What are my career opportunities

Civil engineering offers challenging and varied employment, with opportunities to travel. The course at MTU provides a broad range of marketable, practical & professional skills such as site surveying, engineering design and detailing (3D CAD), design office and site administration, laboratory testing, project management and health & safety.

Civil engineering graduate engineers are employed, both in Ireland and abroad, by contractors, subcontractors, consultants, state and semi-state bodies, local authorities and suppliers of civil engineering products and equipment.