BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering at University of Portsmouth

Design, construct and maintain infrastructure that supports everything from buildings and transportation to safe drinking water and sanitation. Shape the world. Our foundation course in Engineering and Technology with Foundation Year is designed to develop the vital underpinning skills in maths, science and technology needed for studying at degree level.

Duration: 3 years full-time (BEng); 4 years full-time (MEng); 4 years sandwich with work placement (BEng); 5 years sandwich with work placement (MEng)  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. Modules include Civil Engineering Materials and Soil Mechanics; Civil Engineering Mathematics and Measurements; Construction Technology and Design Practice; Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design; Professional Development 2; Soils and Materials 2; Design of Structural Elements; Numerical Skills and Economics; Behaviour of Structures; Building Information Modelling.

Career pathways

All civil engineering roles are listed in the UK Government’s ' skills shortage list ' and you can expect an average salary from £30,000 up to £70,000 . In fact, 95% of our BEng graduates and 90% of our MEng course graduates are in work or further study 15 months after they graduate and 100% of those MEng graduates are in highly skilled work – which means the skills you’ll learn on our course are in high demand.

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