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University degree

Civil Engineering

University of Glasgow · Glasgow
Qualification
Degree
Length
4 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
Full-time
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About this course

Clarity helps us to understand our users’ behaviour by visually representing their clicks, taps and scrolling. All data is anonymised. Civil engineers design and build major structures and provide the skills and expertise to design, build and maintain the country’s infrastructure.

This programme’s strengths lie in its synthesis of scientific enquiry, engineering design and creative problem solving to tackle the challenging and complex real-life problems encountered by professional civil engineers. Our Civil Engineering degree is focused around problem-based learning and our students enjoy tackling design projects in all years of the programme.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
96-111 pts5%
112-127 pts5%
128-143 pts5%
144-159 pts15%
208-223 pts15%
224-239 pts20%
240+ pts30%
How they qualified
75% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel75%
access20%
baccalaureate5%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
95%
In work or further study after
90%
In professional / skilled jobs
85%
Continue past first year
70%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£30,000
After 15 months
£30,000
3 years on
£36,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
70%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching67%
Assessment & feedback75%
Academic support49%
Well organised79%
Learning resources87%
Student community72%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on University of Glasgow's own site.
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