Civil Engineering with Foundation Year - 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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SEP-26

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4 Years

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

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Stag Hill

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SEP-26

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4 Years

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Surrey is recognised as one of the best universities for civil engineering in the UK. Our civil engineering courses give you industry-focused, practical training, which prepares you for work as a professional civil engineer.Take the opportunity to get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements.Get financial and employment support with our unique Surrey/Ice Scholarship scheme (UK only).There’s a strong focus on structural engineering, and you’ll work on integrated ...Read more

Surrey is recognised as one of the best universities for civil engineering in the UK. Our civil engineering courses give you industry-focused, practical training, which prepares you for work as a professional civil engineer.Take the opportunity to get industry-ready with our award-winning Professional Training placements.Get financial and employment support with our unique Surrey/Ice Scholarship scheme (UK only).There’s a strong focus on structural engineering, and you’ll work on integrated design projects centred on industry-relevant case studies.What you will studyOn 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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CUG Subject Ranking
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18th
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Source: Complete University Guide 2026
19th
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Civil Engineering - BEng (Hons)
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University of Surrey
University of Surrey , Guildford

The University of Surrey is a vibrant institution with a beautiful campus, located in Guildford, UK....

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University of Surrey
Stag Hill Guildford Surrey GU2 7XH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Guildford  0.3 miles away

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