Civil Engineering

Our Civil Engineering degree focuses on building or maintaining vital infrastructures. Discover if this is the right degree for you and explore what you can learn. Shape the world around you on a respected, long-running course designed with industry.

Civil engineers tackle some of society’s greatest challenges by designing and building the structures and infrastructure that support an increasingly urbanised global population in a rapidly changing world. Our Civil Engineering BEng course involves extensive design work linked to real-life engineering problems, allowing you to develop important professional skills such as teamwork, presenting, project management and report writing. These skills, combined with your specific technical expertise and critical thinking, will enable you to pursue a career as a professional civil engineer or choose from a wide range of other career options.

You’ll graduate ready to work as part of a team responsible for planning, designing, constructing and maintaining infrastructure systems such as bridges, roads, railways and a wide range of buildings, including skyscrapers, airports, hospitals and sports stadia. Success in this work requires a strong understanding of the people, disciplines and processes involved throughout the construction cycle. You’ll gain this insight by learning in an environment where these elements are closely connected and explored in practice.