Program Overview

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BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Opportunity to undertake a year's industrial placement
• 6 million invested in state-of-the-art teaching facilities
• Stepping stone to a varied career with UK and overseas employment opportunities
• International Foundation Year course available offering direct progression onto this degree programme
• LJMU ranked 16th in the UK for construction, surveying and planning courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• LJMU ranked 15th university in the UK for general engineering degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)
• LJMU ranked 8th university in the UK for building degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)

About your course

The professionally-accredited BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering at Liverpool John Moores University offers you excellent placement options and is the ideal preparation for a varied and interesting career in the world of civil engineering.

If you are interested in creating the structures that support life's basic needs for water, flood control, hospitals, recreation and transport, the Civil Engineering degree at LJMU is a good place to start.

Civil engineers need to be competent technically, practical in outlook and capable of giving professional advice on a variety of subjects ranging from design to construction and site management.

The degree in Civil Engineering gives you plenty of opportunities to apply your studies to real situations, supported by employers from industry who provide case studies and suggestions for projects and on the year-long work placement should you take this option.

Course modules

Year 1

• Engineering Mathematics I (20 credits)
• Structural Analysis and Design I (20 credits)
• Introduction to Materials I (10 credits)
• Surveying and CAD (20 credits)
• Geotechnics I (20 credits)
• Hydraulics (10 credits)
• Infrastructure Design and Skills Project (20 credits)

Year 2

• Materials II (20 credits)
• Surveying and Transportation (20 credits)
• Engineering Mathematics II (10 credits)
• Geotechnics II (10 credits)
• Water Engineering (20 credits)
• Structural Analysis and Design II (20 credits)
• Civil Engineering Project (20 credits)

Year 3

• Advanced Materials (10 credits)
• Transportation and Infrastructure (10 credits)
• Applied Geotechnics and Design (20 credits)
• Structural Design and Risk Management (20 credits)
• Research Project (40 credits)
• Water Supply and Wastewater Management (20 credits)

Professional accreditation

The accrediting body for this degree is the Joint Board of Moderators for the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, and the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation.

This degree is accredited as:

1. fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
2. partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).

A programme of accredited Further Learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng.

Your Learning Experience

Teaching Support Assessment

• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Teaching on the course is via a combination of lectures, laboratory work, tutorials, workshops, online activities, and practical sessions, combined with your own research using our Learning Resource Centre and the web.
• You can expect to spend around nine hours per week in lectures, four in tutorials and up to four in workshops, practical and field-based studies, plus around 23 hours per week in private study.

Career paths

Career opportunities are varied and interesting. You may work on site, or in office-based design work. Good opportunities exist for work both overseas and in the UK, on projects such as the venues for the Olympic Games, tall buildings, football stadia, bridges, roads and water treatment works.

A degree in Civil Engineering will provide you with a wide range of transferable skills, and the education provided prepares you for a wide range of employment opportunities.

Tuition fees and funding

Home: £9,535 International: £18,250

Entry requirements

• Grades/points required: BBC (112)
• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/Numeracy
• A levels: A minimum of 112 UCAS points
• BTECs: Extended Diploma: DMM
• Access awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications

How to apply

UCAS is the official application route for our full-time undergraduate courses. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here.