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University degree

Civil Engineering

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

Build advanced knowledge about how you can develop and enhance vital infrastructure with our accredited MEng Civil Engineering degree. Lab-based learning. Career-focused approach.

Include an industry placement. Apply now. MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Course type Undergraduate Course qualification MEng (Hons) Delivery mode Full-time With placement Build advanced knowledge about how you can develop and enhance vital infrastructure with our accredited MEng Civil Engineering degree.

Lab-based learning. Career-focused approach. Include an industry placement.

Apply now. Civil engineers create, improve and protect the infrastructure that supports everyday life. Gain the skills to successfully plan, manage and implement major engineering projects, and open up exciting career opportunities, with our accredited MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering degree.

Designed around real-world problem solving, and delivered from our new £65 million engineering hub, our course will steadily increase your knowledge base to an advanced level. Initially focusing on structures, surveying and project planning, you will advance to study specialist modules in infrastructure design, geotechnics and wastewater systems. With a focus on your future, you will also develop transferable skills and learn about the decision-making methods used by industry.

You also have the option to include an industry placement year, where you can gain additional workplace skills and boost your employability once you graduate.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts3%
64-79 pts12%
80-95 pts19%
96-111 pts18%
112-127 pts19%
128-143 pts9%
144-159 pts4%
160-175 pts1%
How they qualified
90% got in with alevel. The rest came in a mix of ways:
alevel90%
otherHE4%
access3%
other2%
degree1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
90%
In work or further study after
70%
In professional / skilled jobs
84%
Continue past first year
90%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£27,500
3 years on
£31,500
5 years on
What students say National Student Survey
90%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching84%
Assessment & feedback85%
Academic support78%
Well organised81%
Learning resources87%
Student community88%
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Where this degree can lead
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When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on University of Salford, the's own site.
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Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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