Civil Engineering (Honours) South East Technological University

Overview

Throughout the Civil Engineering (Honours) programme from South East Technological University  you will be able to work on major civil engineering projects for Design Consultants, Contractors, Developers, Local Authorities and Utility Companies such as Irish Water and the ESB. 

Civil Engineers design, construct and maintain the Built Environment on which our modern societies depend. Civil Engineering includes our Roads, the Supply of Safe Water, Sewage and Wastewater treatment, our Buildings and our Bridges, our Railways, our Airports and Electricity Generation. Ensuring that we Protect our Natural Environment while maintaining this critical infrastructure in a Sustainable manner is an increasingly important part of what Civil Engineers do.

Career opportunities

Civil engineers can be found working in industries as varied as aerospace, ship building, energy, environment and many more where constructed facilities are involved. Graduates of this programme will be qualified to:

• Work independently with contractors, consultants and local authorities in the areas of design and construction
• Identify problems in the field of civil engineering and provide viable solutions to those problems
• Collect, analyse and interpret relevant data
• Work in multi-disciplinary team situations
• Understand the need for the highest ethical standards in the practice of engineering profession.