Built Environments Undergraduate Courses

Built Environments - your questions answered

In the below video, Programme Leader for Civil Engineering, Derek Spalton, answers some of the most frequently asked questions about Built Environments at the University of Derby. 

"Studying at Derby isn't just about learning it's also about developing as a character"

"The University of Derby has got some excellent civil engineering and construction industry links and the labs are brilliant, there’s all top of the range equipment for us to use. Various local construction companies invite the students to look around their current projects with in Derby. It’s great to see the construction processes and hear from construction professionals on site. We get guest lecturers come in from the ICE and we often get invited to their meetings." Watch Ben's full interview.

Ben Irwin, BEng (Hons) Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

• Our STEM Centre houses a range of state-of-the-art equipment, including a 10m flume, robotic total stations and a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) with survey and thermal imaging capabilities
• Our professionally accredited courses mean you’ll have the recognised qualifications employers are looking for
• Optional work placements help to develop skills and knowledge employers are looking
• Learn from the experts – our teaching team have extensive experience in the construction and civil engineering industry with management expertise
• There are regular field trips so you'll gain experience out in the field, plus opportunities to work on projects and research with the teaching team

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What our Built Environments graduates do

Career opportunities open to graduates include:

• asset management
• construction management
• consulting
• contracting
• design
• facilities management
• maintenance
• planning
• quantity surveying
• teaching

Graduates have gone on to work for:

• Tomlinson
• Severn Trent
• Balfour Beatty
• Bowmer & Kirkland
• Jacobs