Civil Engineering Programme copy

BEng (Hons)

School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Overview :

This professionally accredited degree provides the fundamental knowledge and practical skills required to design, construct, and maintain the critical infrastructure that shapes our modern world. Through the pathway at Capital Universities Foundation in Egypt, students will engage with the core principles of structural analysis, geotechnics, materials, and hydraulics. The programme combines rigorous theoretical learning with project-based applications and laboratory work, preparing graduates to tackle global challenges such as sustainable development, climate resilience, and urbanisation as skilled and innovative civil engineers.

Academic Themes

Structural Analysis and Design

Analysing forces and stresses within structures and designing safe, efficient, and sustainable buildings, bridges, and other infrastructures using materials like steel, concrete, and timber.

Geotechnical Engineering

Understanding the properties of soil and rock to design safe foundations, earthworks, slopes, and tunnelling projects, ensuring stability and managing geological risks.

Water Engineering and Hydraulics

Managing water resources through the design of sustainable drainage systems (SuDS), water supply networks, flood defences, and wastewater treatment solutions.

Construction Materials and Project Management

Evaluating the behaviour and application of construction materials and learning the principles of project planning, budgeting, and site management to deliver projects on time and within budget.

Transportation & Railway Engineering

Understanding the principles of design for roads and railways, considering the environmental impact and ethical issues associated with both of them.

Programme Structure

Trimester OneSCQF credit value:
Civil Engineering Materials     20.00
Construction Engineering20.00
Foundation Mathematics20.00
Trimester OneSCQF credit value:
Principles of Civil Engineering20.00
Engineering Communication20.00
Engineering Surveying20.00
Trimester OneSCQF credit value:
Fluid Mechanics20.00
Structural Analysis and Design                    20.00
Project Management20.00
Trimester TwoSCQF credit value:
Civil Engineering Principles and Materials 220.00
Soil Mechanics20.00
Intermediate Mathematics A20.00
Trimester OneSCQF credit value:
Transport Engineering20.00
Construction Methods20.00
Foundation Analysis and Design20.00
Trimester TwoSCQF credit value:
Water Resources Engineering     20.00
Structural Engineering 120.00
Advanced Mathematics20.00
Trimester OneSCQF credit value:
Railway Engineering40.00
Transportation Geotechnics and Geoenvironmental Engineering40.00
Trimester TwoSCQF credit value:
Structural Engineering 220.00
Integrated Engineering Design 1                                                    20.00

Career Opportunities

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

TRANSPORT AND URBAN PLANNING

WATER ENGINEERING

AND FLUID MECHANICS

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

SITE ENGINEER

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Ranking & Accreditation

No Foundation Year

Students enroll directly into their 4-year specialized degree programmes.

Top 10 UK

We are a top 10 UK modern university for Civil Engineering. (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024).

Edinburgh Napier

Edinburgh Napier is Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE).

Global Standards

Global Standards – Complies with ISO 19650 (BIM) and UK QAA benchmarks.

Edinburgh Napier degree

is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.