Bachelor/Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering Careers
Employability skills from this degree
- Solving problems in an analytical, logical way
- Working in teams
- Conducting research
- Making decisions
- Being flexible in dealing with unexpected situations
- Numeracy, design and drawing
- IT skills (e.g. CAD)
- Project management
- Self-reflection and continued professional development
- Written and verbal communication
Further study options
- MSc in Financial Services
- MSc in Project Management
- Structured PhD in Civil Engineering and Materials Science
- Structured PhD in Civil Engineering
Job titles for graduates with this degree
Graduates progressing directly into employment take up a wide variety of roles. The following provides a sample of initial roles listed on the Graduate Outcomes Survey by graduates approximately one year after graduation:
- Assistant Engineer
- Builder
- Civil Engineer
- Design Engineer
- Engineer
- Estimator
- Facade Designer
- Graduate Engineer
- Graduate Geotechnical Engineer
- Junior Project Manager
- Project Coordinator
- Site Engineer
- Site Manager/Project Manager
- Technician
Student profiles
Robert O'Callaghan
After completing my undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering at UL, I undertook a Masters in Structural Engineering at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York. Along with lectures, I have been working in a team of 20 students on the structural design of a 250m tall building in Seoul, South Korea. This project was designed to be completed in the same manner as one would progress any such project in a design engineer’s office.
For the first semester I was chosen as overall team leader, and have no doubt that the skills and confidence I learned through UL's Problem Based Learning approach aided me greatly. Trying to coordinate and organise our team of 20 students with diverse backgrounds was one of our greatest challenges. My course in UL gave me great experience of working within a team in a professional and self-organised manner. Such skills proved invaluable to me during this project, meaning that I was confident to seek out and utilise new information on my own. I feel that my innovative education in Civil Engineering at U.L. prepared me for my graduate education like no other.
James Long
As a child I was fascinated by buildings and bridges and I loved Engineering, Maths and Physics in school so Civil Engineering seemed like a perfect choice for me.
For anyone studying Engineering UL is a great place to be and the campus is home to some amazing works of engineering, including the award winning “Living Bridge” – the longest pedestrian bridge in Ireland.
The course itself is fantastic; like anything worth doing its hard work sometimes, but we’re constantly starting new and different projects. For instance we recently completed a design and build of a 6m tall timber siege tower. We used the siege platforms to re-inact The Siege of Limerick at King John’s castle. What better way of learning about timber design can there be?
