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What is civil engineering?
Transport Health & Safety Environment What is civil engineering? Water Maritime Geospatial Engineering Energy Professional development Tunnelling
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What do civil engineers do?
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Support life
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Shelter people from harm and make us safe
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Help us to get from A to B The Heart of Love River Bridge in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Help us to make the best of our resources
Hoover Dam, Nevada, USA. Photographer: Victoria Rae
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Save our past and protect our future Highcliffe Castle, Dorset
The Gherkin building, London
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What about you? Could you rise to the challenge?
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How can I get into civil engineering?
Elena Rinaldi, ICE Membership development officer with students of the Imperial College, London
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An apprenticeship in civil engineering lets you
work and learn as you go Bethany Wilson, Transport Planning Technician, CH2M HILL
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Or do a course to study civil engineering – e.g. HNC, HND,
Foundation Degree, BEng, BSc, MEng or MSc
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What subjects do I need?
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For an apprenticeship subjects vary but GCSE Maths, Science,
D&T and English would be a good base
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For a degree You’ll need A level Maths and Physics or a BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma in Civil Engineering
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Where could I study?
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There are lots of civil engineering courses and apprenticeships
in the UK and abroad
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Where could I work? Construction of Sydney harbour bridge, 1924
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Civil engineers work in design offices and on construction sites
Andrew O’Mahony, B&S Inspector, London Underground Railroad worker on the railway bridge
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As populations grow civil engineers help to build a better world for us all
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Natural disasters like earthquakes mean we need civil engineers for major international reconstruction projects Cancun Caribbean houses after hurricane
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Could I work abroad?
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UK civil engineers are in demand at home and abroad, in developed countries and in fast-growing developing countries China Central TV Headquarters © Arup
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Who else would I work with?
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Civil engineers work with architects, designers, conservationists, surveyors, planners and a range of other people
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What should I do next?
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Civil engineers – shaping the world
Find out more ice.org.uk/education tomorrowsengineers.org.uk Civil engineers – shaping the world
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