Civil Engineering

OBJECTIVES

The department of civil engineering offers an extremely broad program in the areas of geotechnics and civil engineering. This double competence opens up a large range of employment prospects for graduates in all areas of civil engineering, from the design of works to their realisation. Engineers from this program are capable of successfully carrying through the different construction phases, specifically the design, analysis, calculation and realisation of different civil engineering works. The program is constantly being adapted to the needs of companies by taking into account the evolution of techniques and methods.

PROGRAM

During semesters 5 and 6, the program focuses mainly on the fundamentals of civil engineering, earth sciences (geology, soil mechanics, underground hydraulics) and technical courses (site organisation, concrete, excavations…).

In semesters 7 and 8, the student broadens his/her knowledge of geotechnics and structural calculations, while also taking a course in site calculations (concrete structures, pre-stressed concrete, metallic constructions…).

In semesters 9 and 10, the student specializes in one of the following areas::

Urban engineering : regulations, renovation, roads and utilities and urban site works.

Design in civil engineering : planning, conception, urbanism and the environment.

The lifecycle of works : new materials in civil engineering, resistance and ageing of materials, detecting and repairing sites

Special works : underground works, seismic structures, supporting works and reinforcement.

These classes, which take the form of workshops, are given by professionals.

SECTORS OF ACTIVITY AND COMPANIES

Construction and public works companies (BOUYGUES, VINCI, EIFFAGE, RAMERY, RABOT DUTHILLEUL, SPIE-BATIGNOLLES, …),

Engineering, design offices (OTH, SOVEP, SOGREAH…),

Soil mechanics and geophysics offices (SIMECSOL, MENARD, …),

Control offices (SOCOTEC, APAVE, QUALICONSULT, VERITAS, …),

Para-public sector (BRGM, EDF, SNCF, …)

Local communities, administrations (LMCU, municipal technical departments, CETE, …),

Research and Development (TOTAL, ANDRA, …).

MAIN PROFESSIONS OPEN TO NEW GRADUATES

The range of employment perspectives open to graduates is extremely large. An engineer from this program can intervene in any stage of the construction process, from the study of the soil to the completion of the project:

Soil study, calculation of foundations,

Design of the site (calculations, methods, examination of the costs),

Implementation of works (conception of the shell, finishings, interacting with trade associations, specialized works),

Technical control, QSE (Qualité Sécurité Environnement – Quality Security Environment), …

Project management (managing the project, contracting).

PROJECTS LINKED TO COMPANIES OR LABORATORIES

Multidisciplinary projects in 3^rd year (50h),

Case studies in 4^th year, supervised by professionals, focusing on site organisation (75h) and the design and sizing of sites (75h),

Final-year project of between 4 and 6 months in a company.

LINKS WITH RESEARCH

The lecturers in this program mainly carry out their research in geomechanics, within the « Laboratoire de Mécanique de Lille « (LML) and the « Laboratoire Génie Civil et Géo-Environnement« (LGCGE). The areas studied are: the construction of tunnels on moveable ground, deep tunnels, foundations, soil reinforcement, petrol engineering, deep storage, THMC behaviour of rocks and concretes.

After training to be an engineer, the students can continue their studies via a PhD, often in collaboration with industry, or via a specialized advanced Masters in water engineering, in conjunction with an industrial partner.

CURRICULUM

Programme

Year 3

26h

UE 5.1 Upgrading courses and tutorial system

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211010	UE 5.1 Upgrading courses and tutorial system		26 h

211020

Mathematics or Civil Engineering Technology

26 h

80h

UE 5.2 Mechanical Engineering

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211100	UE 5.2 Mechanical Engineering	8	80 h

211110	Structural Design 1	5	54 h
211120	Continuum Mechanics	3	26 h

108h

UE 5.3 Computing and Mathematics

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211200	UE 5.3 Computing and Mathematics	8	108 h

211220	Computing	3.5	42 h
211230	Mathematics 1	3.5	46 h
211240	Computer-aided design	1	20 h

82h

UE 5.4 Geology for Engineers, Materials and building

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211300	UE 5.4 Geology for Engineers, Materials and building	7	82 h

211310	Geology for Engineers 1	3	38 h
211320	Materials 1	2.5	26 h
211340	Building Processes	2	18 h

60h

UE 5.5 Project and Soft Skills 1

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211400	UE 5.5 Project and Soft Skills 1	4	60 h

211410	Career Planning	0.75	10 h
211420	Multidisciplinary Project	0.75	10 h
211430	Sport	1	22 h
211440	Structural Project	1.5	18 h

44h

UE 5.6 Languages (English and a second language)

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
211500	UE 5.6 Languages (English and a second language)	3	44 h

211510	English	2	24 h
211520	A second language	1	20 h
211530	German		20 h
211540	Spanish		20 h
211550	French		20 h
211560	Remedial English TOIEC		15 h

117h

UE 6.1 Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212010	UE 6.1 Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics	8	117 h

212030	Multidisciplinary Project	4	54 h
212040	Numerical Structural Design	2.5	31 h
212050	Bridges	1.5	20 h
212060	New module name		12 h

87h

UE 6.2 Geology and Geotechnics

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212100	UE 6.2 Geology and Geotechnics	8	87 h

212110	Geology for Engineers 2	3.25	43 h
212130	Geotechnics 1	3.25	44 h

128h

UE 6.3 Materials and Structural Conception

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212200	UE 6.3 Materials and Structural Conception	9	128 h

212210	Materials 2	2	24 h
212220	Structural Design 2	2	28 h
212230	Structural conception	3.5	44 h
212240	Continuum mechanics 2	1.5	20 h
212250	Risk management - Robustness		12 h

32h

UE 6.4 Project and Soft skills

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212400	UE 6.4 Project and Soft skills	2	32 h

212430	Corporate Communication	1	10 h
212440	Sport	1	22 h

44h

UE 6.5 Languages (English and a second language)

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212500	UE 6.5 Languages (English and a second language)	3	44 h

212510	English	2	24 h
212520	A second language	1	20 h
212530	German		20 h
212540	Spanish		20 h
212550	French		20 h

Training period 1

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
212600	Training period 1

Year 4

48h

UE 7.1 Applied Computing

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
2131	UE 7.1 Applied Computing	5	48 h

213120	Numerical Analysis	2	28 h
213330	Fluid Mechanics	1.5	20 h

94h

UE 7.2 Concrete and Structures

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
213200	UE 7.2 Concrete and Structures	7	94 h

213210	Prestressed Concrete	2	24 h
213220	Reinforced Concrete	3	46 h
213230	Dynamics of Structures	2	24 h

94h

UE 7.3 Soil and Rock Science 1

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
213300	UE 7.3 Soil and Rock Science 1	6	94 h

213320	Geotechnics 2	2	24 h
214210	Topography		24 h
214230	Urban Hydrology		46 h

118h

UE 7.4 Management and Organisation of a Building Site

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
213400	UE 7.4 Management and Organisation of a Building Site	9	118 h

213410	Security and Coordination	1.5	24 h
213420	Communication	0.75	10 h
213430	Organisation and Planification of Building Project	4.25	52 h
213440		0.75	10 h
213450	Public Works Contract Management	1	12 h
213460	Initiation to Scientific Research	0.75	10 h

42h

UE 7.5 Languages (English and a second language)

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
213500	UE 7.5 Languages (English and a second language)	3	42 h

213510	English	2	22 h
213520	A second language	1	20 h
213530	German		20 h
213540	Spanish		20 h
213550	French		20 h
213560	Remedial English		18 h

136h

UE 8.1 Data Analysis, Topography and Dynamics of structures

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
214100	UE 8.1 Data Analysis, Topography and Dynamics of structures	9	136 h

213110	Finite Elements		48 h
214120	Metal Construction	2	26 h
214130	Matérials 3	1.5	16 h
214140	Concrete Framework	3.5	48 h

90h

UE 8.3 Soil and Rock Science 2

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
214200	UE 8.3 Soil and Rock Science 2	8	90 h

213310	Hydrogeology		28 h
214220	Geotechnics 3	2	26 h
214240		1	12 h
214250	Data Analysis		24 h

40h

UE 8.4 Languages (English and a second language)

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
214300	UE 8.4 Languages (English and a second language)	3	40 h

214310	English	2	20 h
214320	A second language	1	20 h
214330	German		20 h
214340	Spanish		20 h
214350	French		20 h
214370	Remedial English TOEIC		18 h

56h

UE 8.5 Soft Skills

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
214400	UE 8.5 Soft Skills	3	56 h

214420	Building Law	0.75	14 h
214430	Project Management	0.75	14 h
214440	Management of private building markets	0.75	12 h
214450	Sustainable Development	0	4 h
214460		0.75	12 h

80h

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
214500		7	80 h

214510

80 h

Year 5

117h

UE 9.1 Advanced Courses in Civil Engineering

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
215100	UE 9.1 Advanced Courses in Civil Engineering	8	117 h

215110	Sustainable construction	0.5	9 h
215120	Roads and main networks	0.75	12 h
215130	Soil-structure interaction	0.75	12 h
215140	Materials durability	0.75	12 h
215150	Composite construction	1.75	24 h
215160	Wooden construction	1.75	24 h
215170	Geographic information Systems	1.75	24 h

123h

UE 9.2 Workshops / Projects Choice of 2 thematic projects from a list of 4 projects (2 x 3.75 credits ECTS)

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
215200	UE 9.2 Workshops / Projects Choice of 2 thematic projects from a list of 4 projects (2 x 3.75 credits ECTS)	12	123 h

215210	PROJECT 4 : Quality - Safety - Environment	3	30 h
215211	Workshop 1 : assistance to the contracting authorities	3	30 h
215212	Workshop 2 : simulations on specific works	3	30 h
215213	Workshop 3 : diagnostic and reparing defects in engineering structures	3	30 h
215214	Workshop 4 : BIM		30 h
215220	Project 4 : Quality - safety - environment	4	36 h
215230	Design of civil engineering works	5	57 h

110h

UE 9.3 Communication

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
215300	UE 9.3 Communication	7	110 h

215310	Corporate management	2	30 h
215320	Team management and change management	2	24 h
215330	Performing well in a job interview		12 h
925500	Cross-Disciplinary modules - 2 courses to be chosen from the following list :	3	48 h
925510	Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and eco-design	1.5
925511	Intercultural management	1.5
925518	Marketing B to B	1.5
925523	High tech innovation management and business intelligence	1.5
925530	Discover the internet of things	1.5
925540	Industrial waste management in France	1.5
925571	Renewable energy	1.5
925580	Mobilizing the collective intelligence: a key ressource in the team work	1.5
925592	Introduction to digital art technologies	1.5
925595	Economy, geopolitics and international geostrategy	1.5
925598	Fundamentals of project engineering and commercial negotiation	1.5
925599	Production management	1.5
925619	Symbolic computation and introduction to scientific documents typesetting	1.5
925639	Art & Sciences	1.5
925649	Agent based modelling and simulation	1.5
925659	New module name	1.5
925669	New module name	1.5
925679	New module name	1.5

52h

UE 9.4 English language

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
215400	UE 9.4 English language	3	52 h

215410	English	1.75	20 h
215430	Second language	0.75	20 h
215440	German		20 h
215450	Spanish		20 h
215460	French		20 h
215470	Professional language	0.5	12 h

250h

UE 10.1 Final Year project

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
216100	UE 10.1 Final Year project	20	250 h

216110

Final Year project

250 h

150h

UE 10.2 Engineer Placement

		ECTS	Vol. Horaire
216200	UE 10.2 Engineer Placement	10	150 h

216210

Engineer placement

150 h