Program Overview

About our foundation years

Our Foundation Year courses are perfect for you if you...

• are returning to education after a long time, or you don't have the qualifications for direct entry into our degree programmes
• are thinking of re-training and would like an introduction to the area
• are an international student wanting an additional year to adapt to the UK academic system
• are still evaluating which degree pathway at UEL is the right one for you

Please note: Foundation years can only be studied full-time. However, you can transfer to part-time delivery once you have completed your foundation year. Please apply to the full-time option if you wish to study in this way.

Civil Engineering and Construction Management FdSc

Overview

FdSc Civil Engineering and Construction Management is a practical, industry-led course. It's suitable for both civil engineering and construction industry professionals and new students interested in building construction and civil engineering. Choose between civil engineering or construction management routes and, upon successful completion, progress to obtain a BSc degree in either field.

Course options

• Start date: September 2025
• Degree: UCAS code: HK2272 UCAS points

Entry Requirements

• Academic requirements:
  • 72 UCAS points from an equivalent Level 3 qualification listed on the UCAS tariff calculator, including:
    • A Levels in at least two subjects
    • BTEC Extended Diploma – MMP
    • BTEC Diploma – DM
    • Access to HE Diploma
    • T Levels
    • International Baccalaureate – 24 points including a minimum of 15 points at Higher Level
• International Qualifications:
  • We accept a wide range of European and international qualifications in addition to A-levels, the International Baccalaureate and BTEC qualifications.
• English Language requirements:
  • IELTS 5.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking (or recognised equivalent).

Fees, funding and additional costs

• Fees:
  • UK/Home students: £9,535 per year
  • International students: £15,560 per year
• Funding:
  • UK fee status holders: Government funding, UEL funding, External funding
  • International fee status holders: UEL scholarships, Ways to pay
• Additional costs:
  • Textbooks
  • Computer equipment
  • Printing
  • Travel

Course modules

• Year 1:
  • Mental Wealth: Professional Life Core Module
  • The Built Environment Core Module
  • Construction Technology Core Module
  • Land and Construction Surveying Core Module
  • Analytical Skills in Built Environment Core Module
  • Building Science and Materials Core Module
  • Engineering Mechanics Core Module
• Year 2:
  • Mental Wealth: Professional Life Core Module
  • Contract Procedures Core Module
  • Construction Planning and Production Core Module
  • Introduction to Building Measurement Core Module
  • Advanced Sustainable Technology Core Module
  • Tendering, Estimating and Cost Control Core Module
  • Engineering Surveying Core Module
  • Ground Engineering Core Module
  • 3D Data Modelling and Analysis Core Module
  • Structural Analysis and Element Design Core Module
  • Employment Internship Core Module

Your future career

• Industry links:
  • Each year we're visited by around 20 local industry professionals (including Atkins, Thames Water, P.J Carey's, L&Q and Morgan Sindall) - known as the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) – who update us on the changing requirements for graduates.
• Graduate employers:
  • In recent years, many of our students have been offered full-time jobs in the company where they undertook a work placement as part of the course.
• Job roles:
  • As a construction manager, you may be responsible for logistics, plant, materials and people.
  • As a trainee engineer, you'll be designing the structural frame of a building or setting out its position ready to be built.

How we support your career ambitions

• Career Zone:
  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services
  • Careers workshops and employer events
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight
• Mental Wealth programme:
  • Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered.
• We are careers first:
  • Work-based projects in civil engineering and construction
  • Networking and visits to leading construction and civil engineering organisations
  • Support in starting a new construction or civil engineering business
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

• Guided independent study:
  • This is a practical course for a practical profession, so if you're on the full-time course you'll have regular construction site visits to put the theory you learn into practice.
• Academic support:
  • As well as lab-based, practical work, you'll learn through formal lectures, tutorials and workshops, including talks from leading companies and industrialists in civil engineering and construction.
• Dedicated personal tutor:
  • If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths, or statistics, academic tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions, and one-to-one appointments to help you achieve your potential in your construction and civil engineering course.

Campus and facilities

• Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD:
  • Our waterfront campus in the historic Royal Docks provides a modern, well-equipped learning environment.
  • Features include our 24/7 Docklands library, our £21m SportsDock centre, a campus shop and bookstore, the Children's Garden Nursery, cafés, eateries, a late bar, plus Student Union facilities, including a student lounge.

Who teaches this course

• This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering
• The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers.