Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng

Our stimulating Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng degree programme enables you to gain strong theoretical and practical skills in civil engineering and to collaborate with academics who are global experts in their field.

If you have a good grasp of maths and design and love to solve problems creatively, then this civil engineering degree will be an excellent choice for you. During this degree, you will be actively involved in developing the specific design and professional skills required by civil engineers and will tackle numerous design problems to develop your analytical, technical and decision-making abilities.

You will benefit from our excellent links with industry to gain real-world experience during your study, and to prepare you for entering the workplace as a graduate. Civil engineering is all about helping people and shaping the world – are you ready to help shape the world?

Whether you have applied for the ‘with Industrial Year’ degree from the outset or decide to join the scheme once you are here, a year in industry is an invaluable addition you can choose for your degree. You will be involved in serious projects at the core of the company’s business, with training and support. We’ll be in touch with you throughout the year too. You’ll gain experience of applying what you’ve learned in the early years of your degree to real engineering challenges.

Why study Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng at Birmingham?

• Shared first year across disciplines of Civil, Mechanical and Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering allowing students to gain foundations of understanding in all three areas.
• Study in our state-of-the-art School of Engineering building which includes a 179-capacity Design Centre and a basement that houses a full-size set of railway points, the University’s pantograph test rig and a test track for the scaled hydrogen-powered train.
• Strong design theme which allow students to be creative and develop design skills which are highly prized by employers.
• Many opportunities to work as a team which is great preparation for the types of roles that students can secure after graduation.
• RESPECT scheme allowing students to build strong links with industry supporting employability opportunities.
• The reasonable staff student ratio allows for enhancing learning, and good interaction between the academic staffs and students
• Opportunities to be involved in cutting edge research projects on built environment of infrastructure, and energy and working with internationally leading researchers in those fields.
• Accredited degrees, providing employers with assurances that you have the qualities they seek.

• Civil Engineering BEng / Civil Engineering MEng
• Civil Engineering with Industrial Experience MEng
• Civil Engineering with International Study MEng

Civil Engineering with Industrial Year MEng, University of Birmingham. A year in industry is an invaluable addition to your degree, you will be involved in serious projects at the core of a company's business. Learn more

We will consider students who have taken GCE A Level examinations or the International Baccalaureate (IB) for entrance to onto our undergraduate programmes. Holders of the Thanawiyah are not normally eligible for direct entry onto our undergraduate courses without the completion of a suitable foundation programme, such as one of our foundation pathways.

English Language

You will need to demonstrate a certain level of English language, either through an English test such as IELTS, TOEFL or PTE, or we may be able to accept your previous or alternative qualifications as evidence. Please view the entry requirements for specific programme requirements, and details on our presessional English language courses.

Number of A levels required:

3

Typical offer:

AAA

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.

International Baccalaureate Diploma

6,6,6 at Higher Level to include Mathematics with a minimum of 32 points overall.

BTEC

• BTEC Extended Diploma will be considered for MEng programmes providing there is sufficient Mathematics content and applicant satisfactorily completes our Mathematics aptitude test.
  Grades: MEng D*D*D* + Distinction in Maths & Further Maths, and the applicant must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at required level.
• BTEC Diploma considered in combination with A Level.
  Grades: MEng D*D* plus A-level Maths grade A, and the applicant must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at required level.
• BTEC Subsidiary Diploma considered in combination with 2 A Levels.
  Grades: MEng D*plus A,A including Mathematics, and the applicant must successfully complete our mathematics aptitude test at required level.

Other qualifications are considered – learn more about entry requirements.

Foundation Year

Are you a UK student and would like to study for one of our degrees but lack the entry qualifications we require? If you are not studying A Level Mathematics you can consider a Foundation Year programme which can lead to entry onto one of our courses.

International Students

We accept a range of international qualifications, please contact the admissions tutor for more information.

Standard English language requirements apply, learn more about international entry requirements.

Depending on your chosen course of study, you may also be interested in one of our foundation pathways, which offer specially structured programmes for international students whose qualifications are not accepted for direct entry to UK universities. Further details can be found on Birmingham International Academy web pages.