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BEng Hons / MEng Civil Engineering

University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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Course Overview

Look up at skyscrapers you’ve designed, drive on roads you’ve engineered and lead on global infrastructure projects.

Learn to design, construct, operate and maintain infrastructure that supports everything from buildings, transportation, and flood defences to providing safe drinking water and sanitation. 

Study this accredited Civil Engineering degree in the city that gave the world Isambard Kingdom Brunel and step into a career that could shape the world.

BEng or MEng?

The 3-year Bachelor's degree (BEng) and 4-year integrated Master's degree (MEng) share many of the same modules in years 1–3.

When you finish the BEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status. The MEng allows you to achieve a Master’s level degree with just one extra year of undergraduate study and when you finish the MEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status (CEng).

General Eligibility

  • A levels – ABB–BBC

  • UCAS points – 112-128 points from 3 A levels, or equivalent, including an A level in a numerical subject

  • T levels – Merit

  • BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

What You'll Study

1 Year 1

Core modules

  • Construction Management and Practice

  • Engineering Analysis

  • Professional Development 1

  • Soils and Materials 1

  • Understanding Structures - Analysis and Design

  • Water and Environmental Engineering 

2 Year 2

Core Modules

  • Behaviour of Structures

  • Design of Structural Elements

  • Numerical Skills and Economics

  • Professional Development 2

  • Soils and Materials 2

Optional Modules

  • Building Information Modelling

  • Diving and Underwater Engineering A

  • Diving and Underwater Engineering B

  • Energy Resources and Infrastructure

  • Fieldwork for Civil Engineers

  • Heritage Property

  • Introduction to Project Management Principles

  • International Built Environment Fieldwork

  • Modern Foreign Language (Institute-Wide Language Programme)

3 Year 3

Core Modules

  • BEng (Hons) only

    • Individual Project (40 credits)

    • Integrated Civil Engineering Design Project (20 credits)

    • Soils and Materials 3 (20 credits)

    • Transportation Engineering (20 credits)

    • Water Infrastructure (20 credits)

  • MEng only

    • Design of Structures (20 credits)

    • MEng Individual Research Project (40 credits)

    • Water Infrastructure (20 credits)

    • Transportation Engineering (20 credits)

    • Soils and Materials 3 (20 credits)

Optional Modules

  • BEng (Hons) only

    • Individual Project (20 credits)

    • Professional Development 3 (20 credits)

4 Year 4 (MEng)

Core modules - MEng only

  • Advanced Engineering Science

  • Environmental Management

  • Integrated Design Project

  • Tools, Techniques, and Processes of Project Management

Language Requirement

The IELTS score for international applicants is 6 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).

Ready to get started?

For any enquiries or further details, please don't hesitate to contact us. Let's take the next step in your academic journey together.

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