Program Overview

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Civil Engineering (MEng)

Award Master of Engineering

Typical Offer A*AA

A*AA

Year 1 Overview

The first year provides a solid grounding in the fundamental engineering science, as well as the basis of civil engineering.

Core modules cover:

• Mathematics
• Mechanics, structures and materials
• Design and computing
• Thermofluids

Year 2 Overview

You'll further develop your core design and civil engineering skills.

You’ll study the Liveable Cities module, exploring the liveability in a city, with specific sessions including urban design, waste management, transport, energy, as well as site visits.

A group design project will build on your design skills from year 1 and learning from Liveable Cities. You’ll design a significant physical engineering change to a city, for instance a bridge or flooding scheme, and develop the deployment plan.

Year 3 Overview

We introduce highway and traffic engineering in year three, and you'll explore structural stability and geotechnics in more depth. You can also choose from specialist modules including urban design, environmental hydraulics, railway engineering and human factors in engineering.

Year 4 Overview

In your final year you'll focus on design, management and teamwork, skills that are highly valued by employers.

You’ll take part in a group design project where you’ll apply your engineering and scientific knowledge to design an original solution to a realistic engineering problem.

Entry Requirements

A-levels

A*AA including mathematics (minimum grade A)

International Baccalaureate Diploma

Pass, with 38 points overall with 19 points required at Higher Level, including 6 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Analysis and Approaches) or 7 at Higher Level in Mathematics (Applications and Interpretation)

BTEC

RQF BTEC

D in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades A*A from two A-levels including mathematics (minimum grade A) or D* in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus grades AA from two A-levels including mathematics.

Access to HE Diploma

Not accepted for this course. Applicants with an Access to HE Diploma in a relevant subject should apply for the Engineering/Physics/Mathematics Foundation Year

Irish Leaving Certificate

Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded 2017)

H1 H1 H1 H2 H2 H2 including mathematics and applied mathematics

Scottish Qualification

Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education.

Cambridge Pre-U

D2, D3, D3 in three Principal subjects including mathematics (minimum grade D3)

Welsh Baccalaureate

A*AA including mathematics (minimum grade A)

Course Structure

Year 1 Modules

You must study the following modules in year 1:

• An Introduction to Civil Engineering Design and Digital Skills
• Civil Engineering Fundamentals
• Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment
• Mechanics, Structures and Materials
• ThermoFluids

Year 2 Modules

You must study the following modules in year 2:

• City Infrastructure Design Project
• Hydraulics
• Liveable Cities
• Mathematics for Engineering and the Environment Part II
• Numerical Methods
• Soil Mechanics
• Structural Analysis
• Structural Design

Year 3 Modules

You must study the following modules in year 3:

• Geotechnical Engineering
• Highway and Traffic Engineering
• Individual Project
• Integrated Design
• Structural Stability and Finite Element Analysis

Year 4 Modules

You must study the following modules in year 4:

• Group Design Project
• Project Economics and Management

Fees, Costs, and Funding

Tuition Fees

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,535.
• EU and international students pay £29,400.

Bursaries, Scholarships, and Other Funding

If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £36,200 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.