Program Overview

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Civil Engineering - BEng (Hons), MEng (Hons)

Overview

The course in Civil Engineering is designed to allow graduates to work in both consultancy or contracting within industry. It includes elements of Structural design, Highway design and Water and Wastewater design.

Award

Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Master of Engineering with Honours

Faculty

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

School

Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment

Campus

Belfast campus

UCAS code

H200

Start date

September 2025

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

We are passionate about sharing with our students the vital role they each have now and as future professionals in promoting a sustainable future for all. We believe that sustainability is not the domain of one discipline or profession. It is the responsibility of all disciplines, professions, organisations and individuals.

Career Opportunities

With this degree you could become:

• Civil Engineer
• Graduate Civil Engineer
• Structural Engineer
• Transport (NI)
• Transport Engineer

Graduate Employers

Graduates from this course are now working for:

• AMEY Consulting
• Arup Consulting Engineers
• Graham Construction
• RPS Group
• Atkins Realis
• Government bodies

Modules

Year one

• Materials
• Mathematics - BEng
• Sustainable Construction and Traffic Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Digital Construction and Communication
• Surveying

Year two

• Mathematics for Engineers
• Safety in Design
• Geotechnics 2
• Structures 2
• Water Resources 2
• Structural Engineering Design 2

Year three

• Professional Practice - Civil Engineering
• International Academic Studies in Architecture and the Built Environment (optional)

Year four

• Water Resources Engineering 4
• Construction Management
• Soil Mechanics 4
• Structural analysis and design 4
• Civil Engineering Design (optional)
• Environmental Engineering 4 (optional)
• Project Empirical Data collection and Analysis (optional)
• Project Literature Review and Methodology (optional)
• Dissertation Literature Review and Methodology (optional)
• Dissertation Empirical Data collection and Analysis (optional)
• Highways and Transportation Engineering (optional)

Year five

• Project Management
• Integrated Design studies A
• Structural Design for Infrastructure
• Infrastructure Design Studies
• Sustainable Development
• Advanced Materials, Structures and Geotechnics (optional)
• Numerical Modelling (optional)
• Waste Systems (optional)
• Utilities and Water Engineering (optional)
• Structural Fire Engineering (optional)
• Highway Asset Management (optional)

Standard entry conditions

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements.

A level

BBB

• Mathematics Required
• One from Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Engineering, Applied Science or Double Award Science, Life and Health Science (Single or Double Award), Technology (including Technology & Design, Design & Technology, Environmental Technology, Environmental Science and Digital Technology)

Applied General Qualifications

Overall BTEC award profile D,M,M with 9 Distinctions to include Further Mathematics and Structural Mechanics and Merit in Public Health Engineering if Construction Diploma

Irish Leaving Certificate

120 UCAS tariff points to include a minimum of five subjects (four of which must be at Higher Level) to include English at H6 if studied at Higher Level or O4 if studied at Ordinary Level

Scottish Highers

The Scottish Highers requirement for this course is BBBCC to include Mathematics and two other technological/scientific subjects

Scottish Advanced Highers

The Scottish Advanced Highers requirement for this course is CCC to include Mathematics and two other technological/scientific subjects

International Baccalaureate

Overall International Baccalaureate profile minimum Minimum 26 points (13 at higher level)

Access to Higher Education (HE)

Successful completion of Access Course in Science and Technology with overall average of 70% for year 1 entry only

GCSE

For full-time study, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at Grade C/4 or above in English Language, Grade B/6 or above in Maths

English Language Requirements

The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5

Additional Entry Requirements

Applicants who have successfully completed studies equivalent in content and level to the Year 1 modules are considered for direct entry into Year 2

Exemptions and transferability

Applicants who have successfully completed studies equivalent in content and level to the Year 1 modules are considered for direct entry into Year 2

Fees and funding

Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and EU Settlement Status Fees

£4,855.00

England, Scotland, Wales and the Islands Fees

£9,535.00

International Fees

£17,010.00

Scholarships, awards and prizes

Concrete Society (NI Region) Prize Construction Employers' Federation Ltd. Prizes (2 awards) - Best performance in placement Institution of Civil Engineers’ Prize - Final Year Students - Overall performance in final and penultimate years of course Institution of Structural Engineers NI Prize- Final-year students - Best performance in Structural subjects May Rae Memorial Prize - All final year students - Best presentation of final-year project in Civil Engineering The Northern Ireland Geotechnical Society - Final Year students - Best result in Soil Mechanics 4 module The Quigg Golden Prize - Final Year students - Best result in Construction Management module

Professional Recognition

MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering. This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng)

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering. This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng)