Civil Engineering and Sustainable Construction

The University Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering - Sustainable Construction (BUT GCCD) Design Office course covers all sectors of activity related to building and public works. Its aim is to train senior technicians and middle managers with strong technological skills, who are also familiar with the non-technological aspects of the profession, such as project management.

They are intended to be involved in project management (planning work), project management (design offices) or construction (construction companies).

At the end of the course, graduates will have acquired a body of operational knowledge for all the problems involved in a works programme, from the design of structures to their completion on site. They will also have the knowledge and skills needed to meet the challenges of sustainable construction.

The courses that structure the training and the expectations for obtaining the University Bachelor of Technology are formulated in terms of skills. The 5 skill blocks will be covered with varying degrees of depth depending on the pathway chosen by the student. For the Design Office (BEC) pathway, the levels attained by the graduate are shown in italics (Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced).

• Develop technical solutions for all or part of a building project (Advanced level)
• Develop technical solutions for all or part of a public works project (Advanced level)
• Dimension technical structures and equipment in the building and civil engineering sector (Advanced level)
• Organising a building site (Intermediate level)
• Technical management of a project throughout its life (Intermediate level)

Recruitment level : Holders of a baccalauréat or equivalent
Accessible in : initial training and sandwich courses from 2^th year (BUT2).

Training required

To enrol in BUT1

Hold one of the following qualifications:

• General baccalaureates: students who have taken the following special subjects or options: "Mathematics"; "Physics - Chemistry"; "Engineering Sciences"; "Numeracy and Computer Science".
• Technological baccalaureates (STI2D)
• Reorientation in higher education: L1 (scientific field), preparatory classes
• Admission is possible through validation of prior learning (VAE) or validation of professional and personal experience (VAPP).

Integration into 2nd or 3rd year possible for holders of a BTS GC, a licence GC, etc...

Examination on the basis of a portfolio, depending on the specialities studied and the number of places available.

Admission requirements

Applications are selected on the basis of their academic record and are supplemented by a motivational interview. The criteria taken into account are :

• The covering letter
• Report cards from Première and Terminale
• Assessments by the head teacher and/or main teachers
• The motivations expressed by candidates during the interview.

Registration

GOAL1 Online application on : www.parcoursup.fr

• Deadline for applications (mid-January to mid-March)
• Selection of applications and interview (mid-May)
• Results of the Admissions Committee (end of May)
• Administrative registration after bac results (early July)
• Courses start at the beginning of September

GOALS2 and 3 : Application to be submitted on the University of Guyana's e-candidat platform.

Candidates may also submit an unsolicited application outside the sup course to the Head of the GCCD Department at the Kourou IUT.

Career opportunities

• Site manager
• Design engineer
• BIM Modeller
• Design/measurement/quotation technician
• Structures technician
• Fluids/Energy Technician
• Laboratory technician
• QSE technician Assistant or assistant site supervisor.
• After 2 or 3 years' experience: Works supervisor, Project manager...

Sectors of activity

Companies in the building and public works sector, local authorities, project owners, developers, architects' practices, inspection offices, structural, thermal and fluid engineering consultancies, etc.

Further studies

• Engineering school (Bac+5)
• Masters in Civil Engineering (Bac+5)