BEng/MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

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.

You will be involved in all aspects of planning and design, construction and operation and maintenance of the various types of Civil Engineering projects such as reservoirs, pipelines, and water/wastewater treatment plants related to the water and wastewater element of the course, roads, railways, bridges, tunnels, ports and airports related to the highways elements of the course and large multi-storey structures, sports stadia, commercial and industrial buildings, powerstations related to the structures elements of the course.

The new Belfast campus has brand new laboratories which you will use for modules in years 1 and 2 and potentially for your project work in final year.
Full-Time/Part-Time - 4 year FT degree (5 years MEng) including placement year

A level
The A Level requirement for this course is BBB to include Mathematics and a technological/scientific subject (Physics, Design & Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Geography and Engineering). If no 'A' level Physics is offered GCSE Physics or Double Award Science at grade BB is required.

Applicants can satisfy the requirement for one of the A level grades (or equivalent) by substituting a combination of alternative qualifications recognised by the University.

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. Must also have GCSE grade B or above in Mathematics.

Irish Leaving Certificate
Overall Irish Leaving Certificate profile with grades H3, H3, H3, H3, H3, to include Mathematics and two other technological/scientific subjects: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Geography, Construction,Technology and Technical drawing/graphics.

International Baccalaureate
Overall profile is minimum 26 points (13 at Higher Level) to include minimum grade 5 in HL Maths and another HL science subject. Grade 4 in English Language also required in overall profile.

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
GCSE Profile to include Grade B in Maths and Grade C in English.

IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5., TOEFL iBT - 80 with a minimum L - 17 R - 18 S - 20 W - 17, PTE Academic - 55 (with min. of 51 in each part)