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    KEY FACTS

    • Title
      BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
    • Course type
      Full-time
    • Duration
      3 years (optional placement)
    • Award
      Bachelor of Engineering - BEng (Hons)
    • Faculty
      Faculty of Science and Technology
    • School
      School of Marine Science and Engineering
    • UCAS codes
      Institution P60
      Course H200
    • Location
      Plymouth
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Course summary

With an unparalleled quality assessment* in the country for Civil Engineering and a recognised strength in design and coastal engineering, this exciting course offers outstanding opportunities.

 

We scored 23/24 in the government's most recent independent quality assessment.

All BEng (Hons) and MEng (Hons) courses are accredited by the professional institutions and, with suitable training after university, lead to Chartered Engineer status.  The MEng (Hons) courses satistfy the educational base while the BEng (Hons) require 'further learning'.

Professional accreditation

​This degree is accredited as:
 
1) fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng);
 
2) partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). A programme of accredited further learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng.
​The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation logo

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Engineering Council logo		 Institution of Civil Engineers logo

The Institution of Structural Engineers logo​
  

Course highlights

Optional pathways are available in structural design or coastal engineering. These include a group project to help develop communication and other skills. Available as MEng (Hons) or BEng (Hons). Selection for MEng is in year two.
​civil engineering student surveying on site
​Brunel Bridge, Saltash 

Employment levels are excellent. Employers say our graduates have the technical, commercial, managerial and communication skills they require.
 

For the past two years graduate employment was close to 100%.
​Civil and Structural Engineering Student, Richard Scoates, with Shaking Table Project  

Photo of Mark BurrowsWhat the students say
 

​"The course prepared me well for the workplace, and took me further than many other university courses. 
 
I find I can converse with other, more experienced engineers quite easily."
 
Mark Burrows
Graduate Engineer, John Grimes Partnership

​"I reallPhoto of Lee See Voony enjoyed my time studying at Plymouth University. The University has some very supportive and experienced lecturers. Thanks to my degree I am now working for an international consultancy firm as a Graduate Engineer."

Lee See Voon
Graduate Engineer, Hyder Consulting Ltd

Photo of Simon PrytherickCivil engineering graduate, Simon Prytherick, is living in Australia, working as a Contracts Engineer in Queensland.
 
"My degree course gave me a good grounding in most aspects of civil engineering, the diving course being one of the highlights."
 
Simon Prytherick
Contracts Engineer, Queensland