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Take a leading role in shaping the future of our world with our MEng Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience. Prepare for an exciting career as an engineer and open up a world of career opportunities, with real workplace experience.
You’ll learn how to design and build infrastructure like bridges, road links and buildings. Protect our communities from the impact of climate change with adaptive and resilient engineering, and become a leader in the industry. Explore career paths through your 10-week industry placement.
This degree programme was accredited in 2017 by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council. For the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
What sets the University's Engineering degree apart is its distinctive first-year programme, which is shared among Civil, Mechanical and Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering disciplines. This unique approach allows students to establish a solid foundation in all three areas enabling them to make an informed decisions about their preferred course after they have finished first year.
Discover your potential to solve environmental and social challenges, with a focus on sustainable engineering practices and industrial experience in our four-year MEng Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience.
In Semester 1, you'll build foundational engineering skills, focusing on mathematical applications, mechanical principles, and digital skills. Semester 2 progresses to explore fluid mechanics, electrical principles, and material properties.
Alongside learning theoretical principles, you'll practically apply the skills you have developed in an interdisciplinary design project tackling real-world problems, across Semester 1 & 2.
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Birmingham is ranked 80th in the QS World University Rankings 2025, maintaining our position in the top 100 universities globally and placing us 12th amongst UK universities.
Kickstart your future career by developing experience, links, and networks during your placement in industry.
Combining state-of-the-art technology with fundamental engineering, this programme will develop your knowledge and skills to tackle global challenges. With a Design Centre and the Makerspace, you’ll be able to apply your new skills in practical facilities.
Enjoy working alongside students from other engineering disciplines, so you graduate with interdisciplinary experience. In your final year, you’ll deepen your knowledge with a project that can be linked to industry. From construction and infrastructure to energy and climate resilience, you’ll be ready for roles in a broad range of fields.
Your placement will show you how to apply your knowledge, develop professional skills and build your networks. Get ready for an exciting future using your expertise as a Civil Engineer.
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At Birmingham, you'll learn from our world-leading researchers and academics through a combination of lectures, tutorials, labs, and hands-on projects.
You'll study in our state-of-the-art School of Engineering building featuring a Design Centre, drop-in study spaces, a full-size set of railway points as well as a test track and test rig, and a Makerspace facilitating modern flexible learning.
We also have our own Welfare Tutor/Wellbeing Officer who is able to provide practical and emotional support if you are experiencing personal problems that interfere with your academic work.
Your degree will begin mostly with examinations, before shifting to continuous assessment in project work during later years. This will allow you to specialise after undertaking thorough grounding of engineering principles at the start of your studies.
You'll receive plenty of feedback to help you progress, ranging from written feedback on your assessments to class feedback sessions and discussions with your tutor. The feedback will highlight the positives of your work as well as any areas that need more attention.
You'll be assigned a personal tutor who'll remain with you throughout your studies to help you in three important areas: supporting your academic progress, developing transferable skills and dealing with any welfare issues.
You'll also need to undertake a considerable amount of self study. It's an essential part of the programme, which requires self motivation and enthusiasm for your subject. It also allows you to pursue your own lines of enquiry and become an independent thinker.
The modules listed for this programme are regularly reviewed to ensure they are up-to-date and informed by the latest research and teaching methods. The optional module information listed for this programme is intended to be indicative, and the availability of optional modules may vary from year to year. Where a module is no longer available, we will let you know as soon as we can and help you to make other choices.
The first year is shared across Civil/Mechanical/Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering. You'll study 8 core modules for a total of 120 credits.
In your second year, you'll specialise in Civil Engineering with 7 core modules that equal 120 credits.
During your third year, you'll study 5 core modules (100 credits) as well as 20 credits of optional modules.
In your final year, you'll take five core modules for 120 credits.
Module Title | Credits | Semester |
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Fluid Mechanics and Energy Transfer | 20 | Semester 2 |
Electrical Engineering 1 | 20 | Semester 2 |
Engineering Materials | 10 | Semester 2 |
Engineering Mathematics 1 | 20 | Semester 1 |
Integrated Design Project 1A | 10 | Semester 1 |
Integrated Design Project 1B | 10 | Semester 2 |
Introduction to Computing for Engineers | 10 | Semester 1 |
Mechanics 1 | 20 | Semester 1 |
To secure a place at Birmingham, you'll need to meet our general entry requirements as well as those specific to your course.
AAA to include A-level Mathematics.
6,6,6 at Higher Level (including Mathematics) with 32 points overall.
options considered. See below for details.
Number of A-levels required: 3.
Required subjects and grades: A level Mathematics.
If you have an alternative qualification to A-level mathematics the Admissions Tutor may wish to assess your mathematical ability during the application process. This will be via a Mathematics Aptitude test.
General Studies or Critical Thinking not accepted. However, a good performance in one of these may be taken into account if you fail to meet the conditions of the offer.
BTEC Extended Diploma will be considered for MEng programmes providing there is sufficient Mathematics content and you satisfactorily complete our Mathematics Aptitude test at the required level.
Grades: MEng; D*D*D* plus Distinction in mathematics and further mathematics.
BTEC Diploma considered in combination with A-level.
Grades MEng; D*D* plus A-level Maths grade A, and you must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at the required level.
BTEC Subsidiary Diploma considered in combination with 2 A Levels.
Grades: MEng; D* plus A, A including Mathematics and you must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at the required level.
Would you like to study this course but lack the entry qualifications? You can consider a Foundation Year programme which can lead to entry onto one of our courses. Learn more:
If you are an international student, you will need to demonstrate you have a suitable level of English proficiency, usually through the form of an IELTS or equivalent qualification.
Students who are eligible and complete a Pathways to Birmingham programme will receive an alternative offer, which is typically two grades below the standard offer. For more information, please contact outreach@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
Our Contextual Offer scheme recognises the potential of students whose personal circumstances may have restricted achievement in school or college. If you are eligible to benefit from the Contextual Offer scheme, you will receive an offer which is one grade lower than the standard offer. You don’t need to apply for this – it will be assessed and applied at the point of application if you’re eligible.
ABB to include an A in Maths or Further Maths.
AAB to include an A in Maths or Further Maths.
The University tuition fee covers the cost of your tuition, examination and graduation, and includes membership of the Guild of Students.
The University will charge the maximum approved tuition fee per year. If your offer is for 2025 year of entry, we expect that the tuition fee for your first year of study will be £9,535 for UK students. If Parliament agrees on an increase in tuition fees, the University will increase fees for each year of study normally in line with these changes and will communicate any change in the fees to you without delay. If you are applying for 2026 year of entry, you will be advised of the annual tuition fee closer to the time.
per year for domestic (UK) students for 2025/26
To help with the cost of studies, undergraduate students from the UK can apply for student finance through the Student Loans Company. The support available is made up of a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan which helps to cover living costs.
At Birmingham, we believe that financial worries should not be a barrier to accessing higher education. That’s why we offer a range of additional financial support for students through scholarships, bursaries and other awards.
We offer a range of scholarships which are exclusive to our programmes.
Whatever your journey to university looks like, we’re here to support you every step of the way. For all undergraduate courses at Birmingham, you apply online through UCAS. The UCAS website has lots of information and advice around the process.
The UCAS code for this course is H202.
View further information on how to apply for undergraduate courses, including advice for UK and overseas applicants.
Application deadline for September 2025 entry. Applications close at 18:00 GMT.
As a student at Birmingham, you'll benefit from our excellent links across all areas of the civil engineering industry. These will help enrich and enhance your learning, and prepare you for the best possible start when you graduate.
You'll benefit from a wide range of opportunities within the Department, such as:
Like our previous graduates, you can begin a career within companies such as Arup, Balfour Beatty, Laing O’Rourke, Aecom, Barclays, IBM, or BP.
When looking at graduates it is highly important that they are engaged and connected with the working environment and are, for example, aware of the tools that are applied as part of their chosen profession. The University of Birmingham prepares its students with practical hands-on sessions bridging the gulf between academia and industry very well, which in turn is very helpful to the individual candidate.
Our aim is to make sure that success in your studies leads you on to a fulfilling career. Whatever you plan to do after your degree, the Careers Network offer support to help you identify your options, develop your skills and gain access to opportunities that propel you towards your career goal.
Hear from some of our inspiring alumni who have gone on to work for leading employers such as the UK Space Agency and BBC Sport.
Your experience studying at Birmingham will give you the opportunity to discover new experiences, develop different skills and make friends for life.
Our bustling campus with its beautiful grounds, friendly community, and excellent facilities will quickly make you feel at home. We offer you a huge variety of accommodation options in the UK’s second city, exciting activities to get involved in outside your studies, as well as all the support and advice you need.
Coming to Birmingham to study might be your first time living away from home. In our student accommodation, you can enjoy your independence in safe, welcoming and sociable surroundings.
Our cosmopolitan city has a unique history and so much to see and do. With an ever-changing food and drink scene, a vibrant nightlife and plenty of culture, our city is more than somewhere to study.
Whoever you are and wherever you come from, we are committed to providing the best possible support to our students, both before you start and throughout your time on campus.
Our beautiful campus is the place where our diverse community comes together to learn and socialise. Like a town of its own, it’s just minutes from the hustle and bustle of the UK’s second city.
Explore our beautiful campus from wherever you are. Get a feel for the wide range of historic and modern spaces and state-of-the-art facilities.