PEARSON BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Construction and Built Environment (Civil Engineering)

Includes planning, designing, construction, maintenance and operation of the infrastructure that surrounds us and underpinning of our society. Civil engineering discipline deals with infrastructure includes buildings, roads, airports railroads, bridges, dams, water and waste water treatment plants, sewers, drainage,  water supply, landfills and many other facilities.

 

Course Type

Full Time

Course Commencement Dates

October

Duration

2 Years

Course Modules

Semester 1

1

Construction Technology

2

Science & Materials

3

Construction Practice and Management

4

Mathematics for Construction

5

Individual Project (Pearson-set)
Semester 2

1

Construction Information (Drawing, Detailing, Specification)

2

Principles of Structural Design

3

Surveying, Measuring & Setting Out

4

Geotechnics & Soil Mechanics

5

Hydraulics
Semester 3

1

Group Project (Pearson-set)

2

Further Mathematics for Construction)

3

Advanced Structural Design

4

Highway Engineering

5

Alternative Methods of Construction

Entry Requirements

  • GCE  (A/L) Sri Lanka/London, minimum of two passes in Mathematics, Biology or Technology Stream

Job Opportunities

Construction and the Built Environment diplomates are well prepared to join the construction industry, with a wide range of career options, starting with supervisory level careers going up to engineering grade positions with experience.

* Three academic semesters will be followed by a six-month industrial training, which is compulsory for graduation of all BTEC HNDs.