
Civil Engineering BEng Honours
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
DURATION
3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 29,850
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
This professionally accredited, three-year degree will equip you with the broad-ranging engineering knowledge needed to design, create, and connect the world around us.
This design-intensive programme has a practical focus and, from day one, you'll have the opportunity to carry out hands-on work in our specialist facilities.
You'll gain real-world experience in designing innovative and sustainable solutions to help society address global challenges such as climate change, population growth and resource scarcity.
You'll emerge as a well-rounded engineer, with knowledge and skills across all five civil engineering disciplines – infrastructure, modelling and informatics, environmental systems, human and management systems, and surveying.
Professional accreditation and recognition
Joint Board of Moderators (JBM)
This degree is professionally accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM), which is made up of the following five professional bodies:
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Institution of Structural Engineers
- Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
- Institute of Highway Engineers
- Permanent Way Institution
The JBM works with universities to ensure their degree programmes develop professional engineers who will continue to provide a global contribution to sustainable, economic growth and ethical standards.
Rankings
- 12th in the UK – The Guardian University Guide 2025 (Civil Engineering category)
- Global Top 130 University - QS World University Rankings 2025
- Top 100 for Engineering - Civil and Structural - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- Top 140 for Engineering and Technology - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
- 65% increase in research power since 2014 – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- 42% of our research is classified as 4* world-leading research – Research Excellence Framework 2021
- Top 25 in the UK and Top 100 in the world for sustainable development – Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024
- Global Top 170 University - Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024
Curriculum
Stage 1
Stage 1 will provide a broad introduction to the principles of engineering. You'll get involved in practical work from day one, with a residential field trip to the Yorkshire Dales.
Compulsory Modules
- Engineering Mathematics I
- Sustainable Design, Creativity, and Professionalism
- Electrical and Magnetic Systems
- Electronics and Sensors
- Thermofluid Mechanics
- Properties & Behaviour of Engineering Materials
- Mechanics I
- Introduction to Programming Languages (C, Matlab and Python)
- Sustainable Design, Creativity and Professionalism
Stage 2
In Stage 2, you'll delve further into key topics, with modules such as the design of sustainable engineering systems, structural analysis, land traffic and highways, and hydraulics.
You'll also take part in a site visit to Edinburgh.
Compulsory Modules
- Statistics and Numerical Methods for Civil Engineers
- Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2
- Construction Management
- Water Treatment Engineering for the 21st Century
- Environmental Systems and Quantification
- Geotechnics
- Design of Building Elements
- Land Traffic and Highways
- Hydraulics
- Engineering Surveying
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics
Stage 3
Stage 3 will involve an in-depth project, allowing you to carry out a substantial, individual piece of work addressing current and future issues in civil engineering.
Alongside this project, you'll also complete modules covering areas such as construction management, engineering ethics and sustainability, geotechnical design, and design of transport infrastructure.
Compulsory Modules
- Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3
- Construction Management
- Engineering Ethics and Sustainability
- The Data-Centric Urban Environment
- Individual Project
- Foundation Design
- Design of Building Systems
- Design of Transport Infrastructure
- Hydrosystems Engineering
- Spatial Data Processing and BIM
Student Testimonials
Career Opportunities
When you graduate from this programme, you'll be highly employable with a diverse and transferable skill set, alongside the very specialist skills needed to succeed as a civil or structural engineer.
Our recent graduates have gone on to work in roles such as:
- graduate civil engineer
- graduate structural engineer
- consultant to architect
- design-build contractor
They've taken on these roles with companies such as:
- Atkins
- Arup
- eCOM
- EH2M Hill
- Transport for London
- Balfour Beatty
Graduates have taken on work in a range of industries, within the mining, nuclear, oil and gas, and renewable energy.
Admissions
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Scholarships and Funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the University website for more information.
Program delivery
You'll learn through:
- lectures
- practical work
- site visits
- individual study
- group work
- tutorials
- lab work
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.