Civil engineering isn’t simply a matter of great design. It’s vital to create, improve and keep our environment safe including our roads, railways, airports, water-supplies, dams, power-stations, coastal defences, sports stadia, bridges, tunnels and cities.
Science and mathematics are the two subjects that you need to study in order to be a civil engineer. With a good grasp of science and mathematics, you will be able to build:
- Roads to get to school
- Stadiums to watch a football game
- Water pipes to transport clean water
- Wind farms to give us renewable energy
GCSEs
If you’re still at school and wondering which GCSEs to take, you should always try to take double or triple award science or single science subjects like physics and chemistry and mathematics. Studying science and mathematics is the foundation for becoming a civil engineer.
AS and A-levels
When you’re choosing A-levels for your sixth form studies, you should take Mathematics and Physics to gain entry to a civil engineering degree at university. For your third or fourth A-level subjects, there’s more choice. Typical choices include:
- Chemistry
- Geography
- Design Technology
- Further Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Language
Choosing a language for example, could lead to the opportunity to spend a year abroad as part of your university course.