Bachelor Of Engineering In Civil Engineering in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland

Bachelor Of Engineering In Civil Engineering in Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

Have you ever wondered how clean water gets to the tap? Or how 15-storey buildings and 3 km long suspension bridges stay standing? Or What caused the Tower of Pisa to lean?

If you like variety, civil engineering offers a huge range of projects on which you could be employed: roads, bridges, pipelines, buildings, sewage treatment plants, dams, jetties, etc.

If you like the idea of having a variety of duties on a day-to-day basis:

• Supervising tradesmen on site
• Attending meetings with Architects
• Quantity surveyors
• Building managers
• Surveying a field to assess its suitability as a building site
• Using computer software to carry out engineering calculations and produce drawings, etc.

then a career in civil engineering offers all this and a lot more.

Career Opportunities

Graduates will have the ability to take responsibility at a higher technician/middle management level with engineering projects either in a design office or on a construction site. The most common areas of employment are with civil engineering consultancies and local authorities where most of the work is office-based but with opportunities to spend time on site as well, and with civil and building contractors, where most of the work is site-based.

Follow-on Studies: 

Graduates can progress to the Level 8 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Degree in Civil Engineering at GMIT.

Essential Information: 

Recognition by Professional Bodies
The programme has been accredited by Engineers Ireland to enable graduates to apply for associate member grade and gain the title of 'Associate Engineer'.

Work Placement
Students will carry out a 6-week industrial placement in the third year.

Number of Places
*This figure represents the combined number of places for Level 7 and 8 students.

Materials Fee
Students will be liable for an additional materials fee of €100 per year for certain full time programmes. This fee is not covered by Granting Authorities. Material Fees are not applicable to either Erasmus, Part-Time or Full time Non-EU students.