Civil Engineering MEng

This four year programme covers all the major fields of civil engineering (structures, geotechnics, materials, fluids, design and surveying) with residential field trips throughout. You will choose an IEP Minor subject from a broad range offered, which currently includes environmental engineering, management and programming. In Year 4 you will complete a capstone design project, working in large teams to design a major engineering infrastructure.

In each year of your degree you will take a number of individual modules, normally valued at 15 or 30 credits, adding up to a total of 120 credits for the year. Modules are assessed in the academic year in which they are taken. The balance of compulsory and optional modules varies from programme to programme and year to year. A 30-credit module is considered equivalent to 15 credits in the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS).

Year 1 develops the theoretical basis of civil engineering and is structured around a series of real-world engineering problems. You will share classes in mathematics with other engineering students, and take part in two interdisciplinary Engineering Challenges. At the end of Year 1, there is a residential field trip to Wales, which includes surveying, dam design, health and safety risk management, and the environmental impact assessment of engineering activities.

In Year 2 core civil engineering knowledge is developed further, and you will also choose an IEP Minor subject from a wide range of options. At the end of this year there is a residential field trip to develop your skills on a bespoke construction site.

Study of your IEP Minor subject continues in Year 3, as you also take compulsory advanced core modules and complete a substantial research project.

In Year 4 you will complete a major integrated design project, where you work in large groups to design a major civil engineering infrastructure. Each project is supported by leading practitioners from the industry.

You will also choose from a wide range of Master’s level modules covering advanced technical skills and professionally relevant topics, in line with your specialist interests.

This degree is part of the Integrated Engineering Programme (IEP), a teaching framework that engages students in specialist and interdisciplinary activities.