BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons), University of Nottingham Ningbo China

China

Study options for this course

The award	How you will study	Study duration	Course start	Domestic course fees	International course fees
BEng (Hons)	Full-time	3 - 4 years	September	CNY 100000 per year	CNY 120000 per year

About BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering, BEng (Hons) - at University of Nottingham Ningbo China

Civil engineering is concerned with the techniques and procedures by which dams and reservoirs, water supply and sewage disposal systems, power stations, ports, offshore works, transport systems, bridges, tall buildings and other structures are planned, designed, built, surveyed, tested, operated, maintained and decommissioned. The course includes a broad range of activities including field courses, individual projects, design work and laboratory work.

This course will:

introduce the principles and context of civil engineering in a range of subject areas to enable students to specialise
develop students' understanding and critical judgement
improve students' abilities in communication and other transferable skills

Special features

We have developed excellent facilities with dedicated laboratories for structures, geotechnics and fluid mechanics. We also have an extensive range of surveying equipment; all of which are used for both research and teaching purposes at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. With plans for a new strong floor facility for major structural testing, our research will cover a wide range of experimental investigations and predictive numerical modelling studies, supported by the latest in computing and laboratory facilities.

Entry requirements

Depending on your academic and English language qualifications, you may be eligible for a traditional three-year degree programme, or a four-year programme with a preliminary year. The preliminary year enables you to gain the subject-specific knowledge and skills required to embark on degree-level studies.

Please find the entry requirement relevant to your country of origin here. If your country is not listed, please email [email protected].

If you are a mainland Chinese student, your Gaokao score should be in the first division as a minimum requirement, and your English test score should be no less than 115/150. For more details, please check the Chinese prospectus.

English language requirements

If your first language is not English, you are required to provide evidence of your proficiency in English. The minimum requirements for our preliminary year entry are listed below:

IELTS 5.5 with no less than 5.0 in any element
PTE Academic 59 (minimum 53)
TOEFL iBT 80 (minimum 17 in Writing and Listening, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking)

The minimum requirements for our qualifying year entry are listed below: