Educational goals

This degree course aims to train professionals who are capable of working in the fields of civil and environmental engineering at design, construction and management levels. The course of studies provides a solid foundation in the physical, mathematical and engineering sciences, equipping graduates with the cultural background that is highly valued in the labour market. This background is suitable for both highly specialised professional roles and diverse project or management activities. The educational programme is structured so that, in addition to receiving training in the basic disciplines (mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science) and classical engineering subjects (technical physics, hydraulics, construction science and technology, and topography), students also develop the ability to work hands-on in the fields of civil, environmental and soil protection engineering at design, construction and management levels. For this reason, the ranges of credits attributable to the characterising subjects in the civil engineering and environmental and land protection engineering disciplinary areas are quite wide in the table section of the University Teaching Regulations. This allows the study plans to be defined with options that enable students to choose subjects geared towards civil engineering or environmental and/or land protection engineering. In the field of civil engineering, training focuses in particular on: - Design and management of structural engineering works; - Design and management of transport infrastructure systems; - Design and management of hydraulic networks for the supply and disposal of water. In the field of Environmental and Land Engineering, professional training focuses in particular on: - Analysis of pollution events and environmental quality control; - Design and management of hydraulic works (aqueducts, sewers, water treatment plants) relating to the water cycle in urban areas; - Design and management of waste disposal systems; - Design of hydraulic works for the development of river basins. The educational path includes courses in subjects related to economics and law. Upon request of the students, it can also include a final practical training at public authority offices or in companies or public or private enterprises operating in the civil and environmental engineering sector. Practical training, which begins in the second year and is underpinned by laboratory activities and practical exercises (some of which have a strong project focus), does not qualify as an activity merely geared towards the acquisition of professional expertise, thereby somehow competing with scientific training. Instead, it is an essential experiential learning phase that prepares students for subsequent in-depth studies. Based on a balanced integration of theoretical training and technical application, this approach ensures that student engineers will have acquired a well-established cultural foundation by the time they complete their Bachelor's degree. The most motivated students will then be able to build on this foundation by attending the following two-year specialisation course.

Career opportunities

Junior civil engineer, Junior environmental engineer. Depending on the path chosen, as set out in the study plan, employment opportunities in the civil sector include: - Freelance work — carried out individually or within engineering firms — in the field of planning, design, work supervision, testing of works and in the field of consultancy and monitoring activities; - Employment in companies operating nationally and internationally in the construction and maintenance of civil works, plants and infrastructure; - Employment in companies, entities, consortia and agencies for the management of works and services (city-owned firms, water consortia); - Employment in professional firms and engineering companies working in the field of design, work supervision and testing of works and in the assessment of impacts and environmental compatibility of plans and works; - Employment in public planning, design and management offices of urban and local area systems (municipalities, provinces, regions, ...); - Employment in environmental control and protection entities (Environmental Agencies, Basin Authorities, Local Health Authorities, ...). And in the environmental field: - Employment in companies, organisations, consortia and agencies for the management of works and services (city-owned firms, reclamation and irrigation consortia, aqueduct consortia, purification consortia); - Employment in professional and engineering firms engaging in the assessment of environmental impacts and compatibility of plans and works; - Employment in public planning, design and management offices of urban and local area systems (municipalities, provinces, regions, ...); - Employment in environmental control and protection entities (Environmental Agencies, Basin Authorities, Local Health Authorities, ...).

Admission requirements

To be admitted to the degree course students must hold an upper secondary school diploma as under the current regulations, or an equivalent academic qualification obtained abroad that has been recognised as eligible by the University's relevant bodies. From a student's background perspective, specific knowledge of mathematics and the ability to use the English language adequately are considered indispensable, as is a good basic knowledge of physics and chemistry. The Faculty allows students who wish to enrol to take an admissions test to certify their overall competence in the above-mentioned areas. For Mathematics and English Language only, any additional learning requirements that the students must meet will be inferred from the outcome of the test, which can be retaken after enrolment. For students that must meet additional learning requirements, the Faculty will organise remedial courses with related tests and will provide study and self-study tools, including language-related resources. The procedures for dealing with any gaps or deficits in a student's education, which must be addressed within the first year of study, are set out in the Teaching Regulations of the Bachelor's degree course.