University of Bradford

School of Engineering, Design and Technology

Awarding and teaching institution: / University of Bradford
Final award: / BSc (Honours) [National Qualifications Framework level H]
Programme title: / Water and Land Management
Programme accredited by: / ICE/IStructE/IHT/IHIE
Duration: / 3 years full time; 4 years sandwich
UCAS code:
Subject benchmark statement: / Engineering
Date produced: / Original: 1 March 2002; updated: July 2008

Engineering and technology are fundamental to the economic and social prosperity of the UK. They are “people serving” professions whose activities not only manage humankind’s environment but also create that environment itself. It requires well-qualified students but not just those with a traditional mathematics background – we have courses for students with a wide range of backgrounds. Your studies at Bradford will be a foundation for life aimed at developing an appreciation of technical principles and competence in their application using a wide range of personal and professional skills. Our commitment to this integration is such that we strongly encourage you to undertake a 12-month industrial placement as an integral part of your degree studies. Upon graduation you will have the capacity for professional growth, which is likely to include seeking Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status. The BSc (Hons) Water & Land Management specialises in the sustainable use of these resources and will permit you to seek employment within companies of specialist consulting engineers, public bodies, property developers etc. Your ability to think clearly and logically will be widely appreciated by many other professions and your studies may well be a stepping-stone to an alternative career in accountancy, teaching, law etc – a real foundation for life.

The School places emphasis on both teaching and research, believing them to be mutually dependent. We have particular research strengths in environmental water engineering, environmental acoustics, underground technologies, geotechnics and structural engineering. The School aims to produce graduates who aspire to challenging careers in industry and the public sector, and who will be able to move directly into responsible roles in employment with a minimum of additional training. It achieves this aim by:

·  Delivering a range of programmes of study with a degree of commonality of core material, but with the flexibility to allow specialization. The course has been designed with a degree of choice, which allows you to follow your own interests as they develop;

·  Providing a supportive, structured environment in which students are encouraged to develop independent learning skills;

·  Developing subject knowledge and understanding, developing discipline skills and developing personal transferable skills, to enable graduates to pursue programmes of further study, or to move directly into responsible employment;

·  Promoting educational opportunities for ethnic minority, women, mature and alternatively qualified students, as well as for school-leavers and traditionally qualified students.

Aims of the Course

To help graduates to develop the engineering, design, management and personal skills required to become professional Civil Engineers working in the broad field of water and environmental engineering, and in doing so, also equip them for careers in other professions.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

Knowledge and Understanding

·  Use their knowledge and understanding of the engineering and scientific principles underpinning water engineering, soil behaviour, environmental management and materials within the context of the environmental engineering industry.

·  Apply their knowledge of the basic principles of organisation, project management and health and safety within the context of the environmental engineering industry.

·  Demonstrate an appreciation of the context in which water and environmental engineering are practised and managed, particularly and awareness of the management of quality and health and safety systems and environmental and sustainability issues.

·  Demonstrate a professional attitude towards their responsibilities to society.

Intellectual Abilities

·  Demonstrate and use a high level of problem solving and modelling skills as the basis for personal and professional development so that they may provide leadership, breadth of vision and resources to be creative and promote change within the engineering profession.

·  Develop the know-how necessary to apply technology to engineering problems and processes, and to maintain and manage current technology at peak efficiency.

·  Apply engineering principles to design products, systems and processes to meet defined needs.

Practical Skills

·  Select appropriate experimental procedures and be able to evaluate and apply the information gained to the solution of problems.

·  Accurately undertake survey work based on the use of instruments and visual observation.

·  Use skills in information technology as applied to water and environmental engineering.

General Transferable Skills

·  Work effectively as a member of a team.

·  Have a high level of competence in oral and written communication to other professionals.

·  Practise strategies for identifying and satisfying your own learning needs.

The curriculum

This course is no longer recruiting; hence only the transitional arrangements for existing students to complete their degree are shown. The map of your studies is detailed below showing core (C) and optional (O) modules. Each year, or stage, of an Honours course comprises 2 semesters with 60 credits being studied in each of them. For 10 credit modules all of the teaching and assessment is undertaken in the same semester. Some of the 20 credit modules have teaching and assessment, which occurs in both semesters.

Although the University does not recruit directly to Ordinary degrees this route is available to students for whom a less intense course of study is appropriate. Ordinary degrees comprise 80 credits at stages 2 and 3. You will be able to determine your own route through the Honours curriculum shown here so that you can follow your own interests. Of course, the Director of Studies will give you advice to help you. Graduates who follow the Ordinary degree can, at a later date, take extra credits to convert their degree to Honours.

Unit Code / Credit / Stage / Sem / Level /

Module Title

/ Hons / Ord
ENG3042J / 30 / 3 / 1, 2 / 3 / Project / C / C
EN-3203L / 20 / 3 / 1, 2 / 3 / Reclamation Ecology / C / C
ENG3009M / 10 / 3 / 1 / 3 / Project Management / C / O
ENG3002M / 10 / 3 / 1 / 3 / Soil Mechanics 2 / C / -
ENG3048M / 10 / 3 / 1 / 3 / Six Sigma for Business Excellence / C / O
EN-3002M / 10 / 3 / 1 / 3 / Environmental Law & Policy / C / O
ENG3039M / 10 / 3 / 2 / 3 / Water & Wastewater Systems / C / C
ENG3000M / 10 / 3 / 2 / 3 / Environmental Noise Control / O / -
AR-xxxxD / 20 / 3 / 2 / 3 / Reconstructing Past Environments / O / -
ENG2013M / 10 / 3 / 2 / 2 / Financial Management / O / -
ENG3011M / 10 / 3 / 2 / 3 / Corporate Strategy & Engineering Management / O / -
Credit rating of options to be selected / Stage 2 Semester 1 / 10 / -
Stage 2 Semester 2 / 20 / -
Stage 3 Semester 1 / - / 20
Stage 3 Semester 2 / 20 / -

C – Core; O – Option

Assessment regulations: a summary (the text of the progression regulations is maintained on the web at; http://www.brad.ac.uk/admin/acsec/QA_Hbk/Undergrad_Regs_.html

The class and division of the Honours degree that you are awarded is based on the overall weighted marks that you receive for each stage; Stage 2 contributes 30% and Stage 3, 70% and is awarded on the basis of the following final overall weighted average marks (the Board of Examiners has a discretion of ± 2%):

70.0% or above: / First Class Honours
60.0% or above: / Second Class Honours – First Division
50.0% or above: / Second Class Honours – Second Division
otherwise: / Third Class Honours

The progression and award regulations for Ordinary courses are similar to those for the Honours courses except 40% must be achieved in 60 credits at Stages 2 and 3.

In order to graduate with a degree which is accredited by (the relevant PEI) you are permitted to undertake supplementary assessment in no more than 30 Credits at Stage 3, with the exception of the Project which must be passed at first attempt. Should you require more than 30 Credits of supplementary assessment at Stage 3, or need to re-submit your Project, in order to graduate you must make a personal application to any Professional Institution to which you are seeking membership.

Teaching, learning and assessment strategies

You will experience a wide range of teaching and learning environments. Concepts, principles and theories are generally explored in formal lectures, practised in associated tutorials and demonstrated in laboratory classes. Practical skills are developed in laboratory, drawing office, design studio or fieldwork sessions. Professional and personal skills are developed in more open-ended problem solving and design exercises, often tackled by working in small groups supported by members of academic staff. Project work is used to bring various aspects of your course together.

Typically, each module at stage 2 will involve you in 36 hours of organised teaching. However, this is reduced to 24 hours at stage 3 as you are encouraged to become more self-supporting and independent in your approach to learning.

Methods of Assessment are similarly varied and your progress will be assessed using a mix of formal examinations, various technical reports, laboratory portfolios, essays, oral presentations and a dissertation. The appropriate method is chosen so that you may demonstrate the particular learning outcomes of each module.

Student support and guidance

This is provided both by the University and the Course Team. You will be allocated a personal tutor who is someone with whom you will be able to talk about any academic or personal concerns. However, all members of staff are equally approachable so you will always be able to find a “friendly face” with whom you feel comfortable. The School has a system of handbooks, and formal staff-student liaison committees so that issues are rapidly dealt with. The University provides important facilities such as extended access to Library and Computing facilities, counselling and welfare services, careers advice and a Disabilities Office. The latter routinely arranges dyslexia assessments and appropriate additional time allocation for sitting examinations.

The School has a Women’s Engineering Society named FAIRER (Females Actively Involved in Rewarding Engineering Roles). It provides a social network support to all students in Engineering, Design and Technology, form Foundation Year to Postgraduate.

The contents of this Programme Specification may change, subject to the University's course and regulatory approval, monitoring and review procedures.

For further information, please check the University prospectus or contact the Admissions tutor.

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