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Civil & Transportation Engineering

Entry requirements


A level

B,C,C

Including Maths. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.

Access to HE Diploma

D:15,M:30

Pass Access to HE Diploma in a related subject with 45 credits overall with minimum 30 Credits at Merit & 15 Distinction including Maths at Level 3. English required at Level 2 or equivalent.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

29

Award of Diploma with 29 points overall with three HL subjects at grades 6, 5, 5 SL Maths at 5 points. SL English at 4 points.

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

H2,H2,H2,H3

Pre-2017 Grading System: B1, B1, B1, B3 at HL including Maths. OL English at C2 New Grading System: Grades H2, H2, H2, H3 at Higher Level to include Maths + Grade O4 at Ordinary Level in English.

Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)

DMM

In a related subject (Maths/Science – must include A Level Maths or equivalent) GCSE English at C/4

Scottish Higher

A,B,B,B

Including Higher Maths (Higher Applications of Maths is not accepted). National 5 C in English. If you are eligible for an adjusted offer under our Contextual Admissions Policy, please see the ‘Minimum Qualification Requirements’ below.

T Level

M

T Level must be completed in a Maths subject or A Level Maths may be required. Please contact [email protected] to check if you meet the subject specific requirements. GCSE Grade C/4 in English.

UCAS Tariff

104-114

We've calculated how many Ucas points you'll need for this course.

About this course


Course option

5years

Full-time | 2024

Subjects

Civil engineering

Transport engineering

This course develops the skills needed to play a senior role in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of major infrastructure.

As a civil engineer or transportation specialist, you’ll help create the built environment around us.

Bridges, airports, highways, buildings and railways present their own problems and challenges and need efficient and effective engineering solutions.

You'll learn the fundamentals of civil engineering and develop skills in structural analysis, transport systems, ground engineering, water resource management and transport planning.

Putting these skills into practice on a work placement you'll gain industry insights from site visits, a week-long survey camp, an overseas field trip and input from engineering companies.

This course is accredited by:
CEng - Chartered Engineer
CIHT - Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation
ICE - Institution of Civil Engineers
IHE - Institute of Highway Engineers
The Institution of Structural Engineers
JBM - Joint Board of Moderators

Please visit our website for full course and module details.

Tuition fees

Select where you currently live to see what you'll pay:

England
£9,250
per year
EU
£17,580
per year
International
£17,580
per year
Northern Ireland
£9,250
per year
Republic of Ireland
£9,250
per year
Scotland
£1,820
per year
Wales
£9,250
per year

The Uni


Course location:

Merchiston Campus

Department:

School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

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What students say


We've crunched the numbers to see if overall student satisfaction here is high, medium or low compared to students studying this subject(s) at other universities.

81%
Civil engineering
81%
Transport engineering

How do students rate their degree experience?

The stats below relate to the general subject area/s at this university, not this specific course. We show this where there isn’t enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Civil engineering

Teaching and learning

74%
Staff make the subject interesting
84%
Staff are good at explaining things
77%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
65%
Opportunities to apply what I've learned

Assessment and feedback

Feedback on work has been timely
Feedback on work has been helpful
Staff are contactable when needed
Good advice available when making study choices

Resources and organisation

81%
Library resources
77%
IT resources
83%
Course specific equipment and facilities
75%
Course is well organised and has run smoothly

Student voice

Staff value students' opinions
Feel part of a community on my course

Who studies this subject and how do they get on?

77%
UK students
23%
International students
85%
Male students
15%
Female students
67%
2:1 or above
5%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

C
D
D

After graduation


The stats in this section relate to the general subject area/s at this university – not this specific course. We show this where there isn't enough data about the course, or where this is the most detailed info available to us.

Civil engineering

What are graduates doing after six months?

This is what graduates told us they were doing (and earning), shortly after completing their course. We've crunched the numbers to show you if these immediate prospects are high, medium or low, compared to those studying this subject/s at other universities.

£26,000
med
Average annual salary
98%
med
Employed or in further education
93%
med
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

86%
Engineering professionals
3%
Architects, town planners and surveyors
3%
Design occupations

Do you want to be in demand? This might be the degree for you! We are officially short of civil engineers, and so around two thirds of civil engineering graduates start jobs specifically as civil engineers, and starting salaries are well over £25k last year. Demand for civil engineers and related jobs - we're short of all of them - means that good graduates have plenty of options directly related to their degree when they graduate. This is a subject where work experience can be very helpful in getting a job and many students do work for engineering companies while they take their degrees.

What about your long term prospects?

Looking further ahead, below is a rough guide for what graduates went on to earn.

Civil engineering

The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.

£25k

£25k

£29k

£29k

£34k

£34k

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree.

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