About Beng In Civil Engineering in Dundalk Institute of Technology

This three-year degree course aims to provide each student with the education and training necessary for entry into the civil engineering profession or into industry at civil engineering technologist level. In particular, the programme aims to develop each student’s civil engineering knowledge, know-how and skill and competence and the confidence to begin, in practice, to effectively take responsibility for the making of those judgments and decisions commensurate with the role of the civil engineering technologist.

Course Description

The principal aim of this course is to provide each student with the education and training necessary for entry into the civil engineering profession/industry at civil engineering technologist level. In particular, the course aims to develop each student’s civil engineering knowledge, know-how and skill and competence and the confidence to begin, in practice, to effectively take responsibility for the making of those judgments and decisions commensurate with the role of the civil engineering technologist.

Civil Engineers are involved in the assessment, planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of physical resources such as road and rail systems, bridges and tunnels, docks, harbours, sea defences, airports, dams and reservoirs, water supply systems, pollution control systems, mines, and structures associated with energy supply. In addition, they are involved in ensuring the strength, stability and serviceability of building structures.

This course is designed to develop your ability to apply engineering principles and technologies to the solution of problems arising in the investigation, planning, design, construction, operation and maintenance of civil engineering works.

The coursee considers:

• The analysis, design, construction and maintenance of road and other transportation systems
• The occurrence and regulation of water and water flow
• The provision and maintenance of water supplies and sanitary services including environmental pollution control
• The analysis, design, construction and maintenance of civil engineering and building structures, including bridges and their foundations
• The financial and managerial topics common to all civil engineering courses

As a student on this course you will acquire skills in the following areas:

• Civil engineering drawing and detailing (manual and computer-aided)
• Materials specification and testing
• Surveying and setting out; Measurement and costing of civil engineering work
• Civil engineering work organisation
• Document preparation and interpretation
• Computer-aided analysis, design and draughting 

Career Options

Graduates may work in structural, water, public health and geotechnical branches of the Civil Engineering industry. As well as developing knowledge in geotechnical, environmental and structural engineering the course is focused on improving employability and self management skills.

Compared to the more mathematical BEng (Hons) courses this course places more emphasis on civil engineering design and practice.

Graduates of the course are currently working in Site Investigation, Project Management, Contracting and Design. The Project based approach of the course develops graduates with a demonstrated capacity to instantly become productive members of any working environment.

The porfolio of work produced during the course allows graduates to show prospective employers their capabilities and scope of knowledge.

Progression Options

Progression to B.Sc in Civil Engineering in DkIT as well as other Civil Engineering Honours Degree Courses in other Institutes of Technology or Universities in Ireland and abroad.

Minimum of 60% average in your Standard 12.

We may also check your standard 10 results in English and Maths

If English is not your first language, you will be required to provide an IELTS certificate, or equivalent.

Our undergraduate IELTS requirements are: 

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent when you start the course is essential.