Undergraduate Course: Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 (CIVE08029)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | All engineers make use of fundamental scientific principles to design and construct the future. They work in teams to solve complex problems within the ever-changing environmental, societal and policy landscape. In this context, Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 aims to develop the skills of analysis, synthesis and communication used every day by professional engineers. The course will provide the fundamentals needed to allow student to begin to develop an understanding of technical topics that are specific to Civil and Environmental Engineering and apply this understanding to solving practical problems. Civil and Environmental Engineering 1 will be delivered as a combination of in-person lectures and seminar sessions, in-person workshops supported by lectures, and classroom based practical sessions. |
| Course description |
Students will be introduced to a combination of technical topics (20 hours of lectures) and engineering skills (10 hours of lecture). The material will be supported by: tutorial exercises (10 hours) which will focus primarily on the technical topics; and workshops which will allow the engineering skills to be practiced in the context the technical topics. In addition, there will be a revision session (2 hours).
The skills aspects of the course will focus on deepening knowledge and understanding of core skills that are relevant for all engineers (and other professionals) with Civil and Environmental Engineering specific exercises.
This will include:
1. Engineering design iteration including visual representation;
2. Data analysis and interpretation using relevant civil engineering tools including use of uncertainties and error analysis;
3. Technical writing including use of collecting information, information management, and data presentation.
The technical content will be covered in five core areas:
1. Statics and equilibrium (including free body diagrams and hydrostatic pressure);
2. Water and Environmental Engineering (including catchment dynamics, open channel flow, and BOD);
3. Solids and Civil Engineering materials including (pedogenisis and two-phase materials, concrete, steel and timber);
4. Civil Engineering structural solutions (including trusses, bridges, resisting moments, and catenaries).
5. Civil Engineering failures and Institutions (including disaster case studies, and professional codes of conduct).
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Numerate to same standard as students entering 1st year of Engineering degree programmes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 30,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Formative Assessment Hours 10,
Summative Assessment Hours 20,
Revision Session Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
104 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
50 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written Exam %: 50
Practical Exam %: 0
Coursework %: 50 |
| Feedback |
Formative feedback integrated into the workshop activities and exam revision session towards the end of the course. Summative feedback on coursework submissions and script viewing offered for degree exam. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Communicate engineering ideas, analyses, and findings in an appropriate written format;
- Demonstrate knowledge of how to find information independently without direction from an academic or supervisor;
- Demonstrate core understanding across a range of civil engineering topics that draw on knowledge relevant to civil engineers; and
- Analyse and present data gathered from practical activities using appropriate visual presentation styles.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Civil Engineering |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Angus Law
Tel: (0131 6)51 7247
Email: angus.law@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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