Civil Engineering with Foundation Year
Birmingham City University
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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Start date

SEP-26

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Duration

4 Years

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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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4 Years

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Are you ready to shape the world around you, from essential infrastructure and transportsystems to innovative buildings and public spaces? Our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering degree offers a comprehensive and future-focused education that prepares you to design, build and maintain the structures and systems that keep society running.This course gives you a strong grounding in the core disciplines of civil engineering, including structural analysis, geotechnics, materials, and construction ...Read more

Are you ready to shape the world around you, from essential infrastructure and transportsystems to innovative buildings and public spaces? Our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering degree offers a comprehensive and future-focused education that prepares you to design, build and maintain the structures and systems that keep society running.This course gives you a strong grounding in the core disciplines of civil engineering, including structural analysis, geotechnics, materials, and construction management, giving equal focus to infrastructure, transportation, and buildings. Whether you're interested in developing sustainable housing, designing efficient transport networks, or maintaining large-scale infrastructure, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to make a real impact.


Foundation Year

The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BSc (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four) in your studies. The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of the degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all modules of the Foundation Certificate.

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  UCAS
WUSCA ranking:
WUSCA student ranking
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43/91
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026
45th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2026
103rd
What students say
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Mohammed
05 Dec 25

best part is it’s in my home town but there’s also people who go here that make it seem unserious and give it a bad..Read more

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Fareedah
03 Dec 25

The school has various opportunities for placements, social events and part time work, all of which are easily accessible via the careers team and are sent to the university email..Read more

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£9,790 per year

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£9,790 per year

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Students from England

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£9,790 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,790 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,790 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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£18,570 per year

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£18,570 per year

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Mohammed
05 Dec 25
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best part is it’s in my home town but there’s also people who go here that make it seem unserious and give it a bad...
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Fareedah
03 Dec 25
Civil Engineering - BEng (Hons)
The school has various opportunities for placements, social events and part time work, all of which are easily accessible via the careers team and are sent to the university email...
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Birmingham City University
Birmingham City University , Birmingham

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Birmingham City University
1 Curzon Street Birmingham West Midlands B4 7XG United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Birmingham Moor Street  0.2 miles away
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