About CSE

The School

The school of Civil and Structural Engineering (CSE) in Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin) consists of a community of enthusiastic lecturers, whose aim is to provide a student-centred approach to teaching which will equip their engineering graduates with the skills necessary to solve the challenges of the future.

With over 400 civil and structural engineering students and a dedicated and talented staff base of 26. Many of whom are Chartered Members of the Institution of Structural Engineers and/or Engineers Ireland and several others are actively involved in both the local professional bodies and the Academic Forum.

Fourteen members of academic staff have undertaken a Post Graduate Diploma in Third Level Learning and Teaching to enhance their teaching practice and two members of academic staff are undertaking PhDs in Engineering Education.

We have recruited lecturing staff with significant industry experience and this blends well with engineering education researchers to enhance our understanding of the skills and technologies engineering graduates require.

Teaching Philosophy & Strategy

To create opportunities for civil & structural engineering students to learn and practice the skills needed to perform as an engineer for the benefit of the profession and society.

This teaching philosophy is informed through various external and internal influences. These include:

TU Dublin strategy: People, Planet and Partnerships
Influence of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Advice from our Industrial Advisory board
Feedback from our students
Engineering Education and Pedagogical Research
Reviews of our programmes in accreditation and Quality Assurance Processes
Recent industry experience of new academic staff.

The School was also successful in receiving funding for an Erasmus+ research project (www.astep2030.eu) which looks at the skills and competencies engineers need to solve the SDGs and culminates in the design of a learning and teaching activity which will attract a more diverse student body to engineering. Twelve European focus groups were carried out and the findings reveal the skills that engineers will need. Engineers of the future will be presented with complex problems and will need to consider multi-perspective views, whilst being conscious of long-term effects and the impacts on society. Civil & Structural engineers will most certainly need fundamental technical skills, however, professional skills are becoming increasingly important.