Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year) Bachelor of Engineering (with Honours) - BEng (Hon)

Created as a unique gateway onto our degree courses, this course equips you with essential knowledge and experience to thrive in the Civil Engineering field. You'll explore construction processes, surveying, sustainability, materials science, structural principles, and engineering maths. Experience real-world projects, live site visits, and team-based design tasks to build your skills.

You'll become equipped to look at engineering with an advanced mathematical understanding, and learn about the importance of design, sustainability, health and safety — everything you need to tackle the real-world challenges you'll face as a professional Civil Engineer.

Key features

* Industry-Standard Facilities | Experience hands-on learning in our specialist facilities and workshops, including dedicated concrete, materials, hydraulics, geotechnical labs and structural testing equipment.

* Professional Status | Take the first step in gaining Incorporated or Chartered status – this course is accredited as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).\*

* Applied Projects | Engage with our industry network through applied briefs set by major organisations. Students have previously worked with nmcn, Severn Trent Water and Nottingham City Council on project work.

\*A programme of accredited Further Learning, such as our MSc or MEng Civil Engineering courses will be required to complete the educational base for CEng. The JBM website provides further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng status.

Key Statistics

* 1st in England | for the percentage of undergraduate students in graduate level jobs within 15 months of finishing their degrees (latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2022/23)

* 5th | for the number of undergraduate students studying Civil Engineering (HESA 2024/25)

* 2nd | most sustainable university in the world (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024)