Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)
University of Surrey
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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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Stag Hill

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4 Years

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Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

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**Why choose this course**• Our courses give you industry-focused, practical training, which prepares you for work as a professional civil engineer. There’s a strong focus on structural engineering, and you’ll work on integrated design projects centred on industry-relevant case studies.• Our close links with leading contractors and consultancies enable you to take up a salaried position on our award-winning Professional Training placements scheme. This valuable experience prepares students for ...Read more


Why choose this course

• Our courses give you industry-focused, practical training, which prepares you for work as a professional civil engineer. There’s a strong focus on structural engineering, and you’ll work on integrated design projects centred on industry-relevant case studies.
• Our close links with leading contractors and consultancies enable you to take up a salaried position on our award-winning Professional Training placements scheme. This valuable experience prepares students for roles in the sector and contributes towards chartership.
• Around 35 per cent of our undergraduates are on our unique Surrey/ICE (Institution of Civil Engineering) scholarship scheme, which pairs students with a relevant industrial company early on in their course. Students benefit from paid summer work and a generous scholarship bursary.


What you will study

On our fully accredited civil engineering courses, you'll study modules drawing on Surrey’s outstanding expertise in areas such as water and environmental engineering, and advanced geotechnical engineering. You’ll learn through lectures, tutorials, practical challenges, industry speakers, site visits and field trips.Whether you choose a BEng or MEng, you’ll study the same content for the first three years, before conducting a major third-year project on a topic of your choice. MEng students then do a masters year, which covers the full academic requirements for becoming a chartered engineer.

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WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
23/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
13th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
12th
Civil Engineering
Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
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100%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Civil Engineering graduate salary at this uni
£28,000
UK Civil Engineering graduate salary
£27,000
What students say
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16 Nov 24

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BBB - ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

ABBBB - AABBB Grades / Points required

Scottish Advanced Higher:

BBB - ABB Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

33 - 32 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

DDD - DDM Grades / Points required

Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015):

Not currently available, please contact university for up to date information.

Overall: ABB-BBBWe do not include General Studies or Critical Thinking in our offers.Required Subjects: Mathematics. An A-level in a science subject is preferable but not required.Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass.

Overall: AABBB-ABBBBRequired Subjects: Mathematics. A Scottish Higher in a science subject is preferable but not required.GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C

Overall: ABB-BBBRequired Subjects: Mathematics. An A-level in a science subject is preferable but not required. GCSE or Equivalent: English Language: Scottish National 5 - C

Overall: QAA-recognised Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 Credits overall, including: including 30 credits at Distinction and 15 credits at Merit or 27 at Distinction and 18 at Merit and A level Mathematics grade B.Required Subjects: Modules in a science subject are preferable but not required. Also A level Mathematics grade B.

Overall: 33 - 32 Required Subjects:Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL5/SL6 or Mathematics Applications and Interpretations HL5.GCSE or Equivalent: English A HL4/SL4 or English B HL5/SL6.

Overall: DDD-DDM in the BTEC Extended Diploma and A Level Mathematics grade B.Required Subjects:BTEC in a science or engineering field is preferable but not required. Also A level Mathematics grade B.

Overall: Pass overall with ABB-BBB from a combination of the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and two A levels. Applicants taking the Science Practical Endorsement are required to pass. Required Subjects: A-level mathematics. An A-level in a science subject is preferable but not required.GCSE or Equivalent: Completion of GCSE English and Mathematics equivalents within the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate.

Popular A-level subjects

Civil Engineering

Top 5 A-levels taken by students who study this subject at uni.

Mathematics
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Physics
89%
Chemistry
22%
Further Mathematics
22%
Geography
15%
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Civil Engineering MEng (Hons)
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13 Nov 24
Civil Engineering MSc
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Stag Hill Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Guildford  0.3 miles away

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