Civil Engineering with Foundation Year BEng(Hons)

This programme is not available to international students. Instead, international students should apply for our international foundation programmes delivered by our International Study Centre on campus. For more information please visit International Study Centre.

Civil Engineers often find themselves at the heart of technological developments within a wide range of engineering industries. From mega infrastructure to water transfer schemes, you’ll have the chance to make a difference in a way that is important to you. Our integrated foundation degrees are for those of you who possess the capability to pursue a degree but do not have the pre-requisite qualifications to directly apply to your desired course.

The duration of the foundation element is one year, and, if you successfully pass, you will automatically progress on to the degree. Our Common First Year (which is year two of the integrated foundation year course) lets you explore key areas of Electronic and Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil Engineering, giving you the chance to “taste” different specialisms before you decide. You will work in multi-disciplinary teams and build a solid foundation aligned with industry needs, whichever path you choose next.

Through studying Civil Engineering you’ll be taking your first step to a rewarding career in an industry with significant earning potential. You’ll hone and develop the skills you need to drive forward an increasingly important sustainability agenda, for instance, in the construction, energy, transport, or environmental sectors. Civil engineering is one of the oldest fields of engineering.

It impacts virtually all aspects of our daily lives, with a degree in this subject setting you up to make your mark on the functioning of many of the structures we rely upon, from skyscrapers and bridges, to railways and flood defences. You’ll be taught by academics who are also professional engineers, many of whom have years of industry and research experience.