Overview

Civil Engineering is primarily concerned with the design, construction and maintenance of works such as buildings, bridges, harbours, canals, railways, airports, dams, power projects, highways, water supply systems and sewage treatment works. Transportation systems, traffic engineering, hydraulic engineering including river training, materials engineering, environmental engineering, project management, construction planning and supervision, municipal or urban engineering and surveying are also important areas of civil engineering. This branch of engineering is therefore concerned with the provision of many of the basic services required for the development of modern society.

The BSc programme in Civil Engineering has been adopted from the UWI Faculty of Engineering at the St. Augustine Campus. It provides core competence in the essential engineering sub-disciplines and project management, and offers a wide choice of specialization within any of the five sub-disciplines in the final year of the programme. These sub-disciplines are highways, soils, structures, concrete and environment. Two coursework-based one-year courses are assigned at level two in structural design and civil engineering design. There is a capstone 1-year project during the final year, coupled with a special investigative project.

For more information on the B.Sc. in Civil Engineering view the programme booklet, here.