MEng Civil & Environmental Engineering at University of Strathclyde

Programme overview

MEng Civil & Environmental Engineering is an integrated master's accredited by the ICE, IStructE, CIHT and IHE. It emphasises environmental engineering topics such as water and waste, with a Year 5 group design project.

What you will study

Years 1 to 3 follow a common structure with five threads: structural, geotechnical, water, environmental, and transport and construction engineering. Year 1 modules include Structural Mechanics & Materials 1 and Civil Engineering Design Projects, Year 2 covers Soil Mechanics and Hydraulics & Hydrology, and later years add Environmental Engineering, Water Engineering, Solid Waste Management and Contaminated Land, and a project. Year 5 offers a flexible curriculum with classes from across the Faculty of Engineering, including renewable engineering, business and management, and environment and sustainability.

Career pathways

Graduates work in civil engineering and construction as well as oil and gas, renewable energy, business and accountancy, with job titles including Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Surveyor and Graduate Trainee. The page cites an average salary of GBP 29,000 15 months after graduation (DiscoverUni).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Faculty of Engineering. Scottish Highers, standard entry: AAAA or AAABB; minimum entry: ABBB or BBBBB (Maths A, or Maths B plus one science at A or B). A levels: Year 1 entry AAB-BBB, Year 2 entry A*AA-AAB. International Baccalaureate: Year 1 entry 36-32 (Maths HL5 and one science HL5), Year 2 entry 38-34 (Maths HL6 and one science HL6). HNC/HND: entry to the BEng in the first instance. Science subjects accepted: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering Science, Human Biology, Physics. Deferred entry accepted. SQA Higher Applications of Mathematics is not accepted instead of Higher Mathematics. International applicants: IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5 (Faculty of Science / Faculty of Engineering undergraduate standard requirement).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). Rest of UK (England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland) rate for full-time undergraduate programmes; Scotland-domiciled fee to be confirmed by the Scottish Funding Council Source

International applicants: GBP 30,950 a year (2026/27). Full-time, per academic year, tuition only. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 5 years (MEng)

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