Undergraduate degree courses

We offer a wide range of challenging, up-to-date degree programmes. You can choose from the below list of accredited three year BEng and four Year MEng degree programmes.
At Birmingham, everyone follows an integrated BEng or MEng route for the first two years. Once you have finished your second year you then choose whether to complete a BEng or MEng degree. 

We also offer stimulating Engineering degree programmes which provide you with the flexibility to explore engineering topics before specialising in your area of interest:

If you would like to study Civil Engineering at Birmingham but lack the traditional qualifications for direct entry to a degree programme, we offer Foundation Year programmes which may lead to any of our degrees programmes:

Civil engineering has been taught at Birmingham since 1875 (prior to the University’s inception) which means that our graduates have been shaping the future for over 135 years. Our staff and students continue to be at the forefront of the Civil Engineering industry and work on a diverse range of projects which help to solve today’s problems and those of the future.

If you would like to know more reasons why we believe your experience at Birmingham would be special, please see ten reasons to choose Civil Engineering at Birmingham.

Teaching the next generation of engineers at the School of Engineering

The University completed work on the new School of Engineering building in February 2021. It brings together many engineering disciplines into one state-of-the-art building.

Passionate about educating the next generation of engineers, the University of Birmingham is committed to providing the best academic and teaching facilities for our staff, students and researchers. As well as enabling collaboration with our industry partners, encouraging different and more flexible ways of working in the School of Engineering, that will use the space to its best advantage.

The new School of Engineering sits alongside a world-class centre of excellence in rail in partnership with industry, focusing on digital systems. Funded as part of the newly-created UK Railway Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN) which opened in November 2020. It will focus on railway control and simulation, data integration and cybersecurity, condition monitoring and sensing, and improved methods for technology introduction. This builds on existing strength in rail research.

Take a virtual tour of our research labs

Civil Engineering laboratory