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MODULE SPECIFICATION
Part 1: Basic Data
Module Title
Highway Engineering
Module Code
Owning Faculty
UBGMRW-20-M
Environment and Technology
Level
Field
M
Version 1
Geography and Environmental
Management
10
Module
Type
Contributes towards
MEng Civil Engineering
UWE Credit Rating
20
ECTS Credit
Rating
Pre-requisites
None
Co- requisites
None
Excluded
Combinations
Valid From
None
Module Entry
requirements
Valid to
None
Standard
Syllabus Outline
Contact
Hours/Schedule
d Hours
Teaching and
Learning
Methods
Reading
Strategy
Students will be issued with extensive notes based on the lectures and tutorials and
will be expected to consult these. Any essential and recommended texts are indicated
clearly in the module specification. Students will be encouraged to explore other titles
Indicative
Reading List
Learning.
Rogers, M. (2008). Highway Engineering, 2nd edition. Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Salter, R.J. (1988). Highway Design and Construction, 2nd edition. Macmillan.
Watson, J. (1994). Highway Construction and Maintenance, 2nd edition. Longman.
Part 3: Assessment
Assessment Strategy
A1
A:
B:
75
25
First Sit
Component A (controlled conditions)
Description of each element
1.Examination (180 minutes)
2.Individual Presentation, 10 minutes
Element weighting
%
80
20
Component B
Description of each element
Element weighting
%
100
2.(etc)
Resit (further attendance at taught classes is not required)
Component A (controlled conditions)
Description of each element
1.Examination (180 minutes)
2.Individual Presentation, 10 minutes
Element weighting
%
80
20
Component B
Description of each element
Element weighting
%
100
2.(etc)
If a student is permitted an EXCEPTIONAL RETAKE of the module the assessment will be that indicated
by the Module Description at the time that retake commences.