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Civil Engineering

Entry requirements


A level

B,B,B

Overall: BBB We do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers. Required Subjects: Mathematics grade B and one of: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computing, Design & Technology, ICT, Further Mathematics, Geography, Physics. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.

Access to HE Diploma

D:27,M:18

Overall: QAA-recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 Credits overall, including: 27 at Distinction, 18 at Merit, and A level Mathematics grade B. Required Subjects: Modules must be in relevant subjects. Also A level Mathematics grade B.

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English Language at Grade C(4) and Mathematics at Grade C(4).

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

32

Overall: 32 Required Subjects: Analysis and approaches HL5/SL6 or Applications and Interpretation HL5 and one of Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computing, ICT, Design and Technology, Further Mathematics, Geography, or Physics HL5/SL6. GCSE or Equivalent: English, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths, HL4/SL4 (including MYP). Maths Studies, SL4.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

DDM

Overall: DDM in the BTEC Extended Diploma and A Level Mathematics grade B. Required Subjects: BTEC must be in a relevant subject. Also A level Mathematics grade B.

Scottish Advanced Higher

B,B,B

Overall: BBB Required Subjects: Mathematics grade B and one of: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computing, Design & Technology, Further Mathematics, ICT, Geography, Physics. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C

Scottish Higher

A,B,B,B,B

Overall: ABBBB Required Subjects: Mathematics and one of: Biology, Chemistry, ,Computer Science, Computing, Design & Technology, Further Mathematics, ICT, Geography, Physics. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C Mathematics: Scottish National 5 - C

Overall: Pass overall with BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Required Subjects: A level Mathematics grade B and one of: Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Computing, Design & Technology, Further Mathematics, ICT, Geography, Physics. GCSE or Equivalent: Completion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalents within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

UCAS Tariff

120-144

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About this course


Course option

3years

Full-time | 2024

Subject

Civil engineering

**Why choose this course**
Our courses give you industry-focused, practical training, which prepares you for work as a professional civil engineer. There’s a strong focus on structural engineering, and you’ll work on integrated design projects centred on industry-relevant case studies.

Our close links with leading contractors and consultancies enable you to take up a salaried position on our award-winning Professional Training placements scheme. This valuable experience prepares students for roles in the sector and contributes towards chartership.

Around 35 per cent of our undergraduates are on our unique Surrey/ICE (Institution of Civil Engineering) scholarship scheme. This pairs students with a relevant industrial company early on in their course. They then:

-Spend their year-long Professional Training placement with the organisation

-Benefit from paid summer work

-Receive a generous scholarship bursary.

On graduation, many are offered a full-time role at their company.

We are ranked Top 20 in the UK for our civil engineering courses in the Guardian University Guide 2023 and The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023. Our Civil Engineering MEng has an overall satisfaction rating of 100 per cent in the National Student Survey 2022.

**What you will study**
On our fully accredited courses, you'll study a lively mix of modules drawing on Surrey’s outstanding expertise in areas such as water and environmental engineering, and advanced geotechnical engineering. You’ll learn through lectures, tutorials, practical challenges, industry speakers, site visits and field trips.

Whether you choose a BEng or MEng, you’ll study the same content for the first three years, before conducting a major third-year project on a topic of your choice. MEng students then do a masters year, which covers the full academic requirements for becoming a chartered engineer.

Depending on your progress, you may be able to switch to a BEng or MEng during your studies.

Modules

To see the full range of modules for this course please visit our website – the link is under the Course contact details. You will also find full details of the programme, including programme structure, assessment methods, contact hours and Graduate prospects.

Extra funding

The University of Surrey offers a range of scholarships and bursaries to support our students, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/scholarships-and-bursaries for more details.

The Uni


Course location:

Stag Hill

Department:

FEPS - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)

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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.

88%
Civil 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

78%
Staff make the subject interesting
90%
Staff are good at explaining things
80%
Ideas and concepts are explored in-depth
80%
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

90%
Library resources
98%
IT resources
93%
Course specific equipment and facilities
78%
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?

76%
UK students
24%
International students
76%
Male students
24%
Female students
65%
2:1 or above
5%
First year drop out rate

Most popular A-Levels studied (and grade achieved)

B
C
B

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.

£28,000
high
Average annual salary
100%
high
Employed or in further education
96%
high
Employed in a role where degree was essential or beneficial

Top job areas of graduates

75%
Engineering professionals
8%
Science, engineering and production technicians
4%
Business, research and administrative professionals

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.

£27k

£27k

£34k

£34k

£39k

£39k

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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