When visiting Loughborough University at an Open Day, I immediately felt a sense of community between all the students and staff. Everyone I encountered was very welcoming and friendly. The engineering laboratory facilities stood out amongst all the other universities, demonstrating part of the vast practical side of Loughborough that I was attracted to. I was particularly fond of all the sporting facilities at Loughborough, including the swimming pool located on campus.
I chose Civil Engineering as I am interested in the design of buildings and infrastructure. I enjoy both the creativity in design as well as the mathematical and analytical side of Civil Engineering. Loughborough’s course provided a good combination of theoretical and practical elements, which is something that the other universities lacked.
I particularly enjoy the large variation between each module on the course, so no module is ever the same. There are many different aspects to Civil Engineering, from structures to geotechnics to management; every module requires a different set of skills and is therefore very engaging. You’ll certainly never be bored!
My favourite module on the Civil Engineering course is the Teamwork Design Project. This module has given me the opportunity to develop my architectural design skills as well as putting my engineering knowledge into practice. There is lots of freedom to use the skills we have gained in the first two years to come up with our own designs for an Amphitheatre. I have enjoyed working with other talented engineers on my course to achieve great work so far and I look forward to seeing the outcome of the project.