Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering] From Trinity College Dublin

Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering is a very diverse and broad discipline. It offers graduates the chance to work in many different areas, including designing transport systems, looking after the environment, designing foundations for homes and buildings and designing many kinds of structures. Therefore, civil engineers are involved in every aspect of our lives. The skills needed to be a good civil engineer are a mathematical mind, a logical approach and good problem-solving abilities. In addition to these skills a civil engineer needs to be imaginative and inquisitive.

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Environmental engineers design the systems that provide us with water for all purposes, manage our waste and deal with pollution in air, land or water. Environmental engineers also design ways of producing power from renewable resources and ensure that development happens in a sustainable way.

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Structural engineering is a branch of engineering that might involve designing a tower, a building, a bridge, a stadium or a mooring system for an offshore structure. Structural engineers have to ensure that a building is safe for the area that it is built in and for the purpose for which it is intended. It must also be economical and have a minimum impact on the environment.

TRANSPORTATION

The planning and monitoring of our various transport systems, from cycling to high-speed railways, all come under the brief of the transport engineer. Not only does traffic have to be controlled; understanding the decisions that travellers make, enables the engineer to influence users to make better choices for the environment and for each other.