Engineering (Civil) MEng (Hons)

Electronic and Electrical Systems

provides you with a working knowledge of electrical and electronic circuit theory, components, electromagnetism and digital electronics.

Engineering Practice

provides you with practical engineering skills relevant to multiple engineering disciplines. It shows how the material covered in other modules comes together in the wider engineering application context, and will also introduce you to engineering ethics and professional issues.

Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists

gives you the underpinning maths skills and techniques needed to study Engineering and other sciences.

Following the Department’s General Engineering ethos, you will study three core engineering subjects alongside mathematics and engineering practice. You will examine theoretical concepts alongside developing skills in computer-aided design (CAD), computing, engineering design and professional issues.

Solid Mechanics and Structures

gives you a working knowledge of solid mechanics, structures and structural analysis, in a wider engineering context.

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

introduces knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics including dimensional analysis, fluid statics and fluid dynamics.

Students take an elective module in their first year. In recent years optional modules have included: Introduction to ProgrammingComputational ThinkingLanguages

Electrical Engineering

introduces you to electrical machines and systems and provides you with knowledge of mathematical methods for modelling engineering problems.

Electronics

gives you a knowledge of electronics and computing for analogue circuits, sensors, digital electronics and microprocessor design.

Engineering Design

will introduce you to various aspects of the design process including the principles of engineering design and project management. You will undertake a major design project with guidance from an academic supervisor and an external (industrial) engineer.

Engineering Mathematics

provides a working knowledge of probability and statistics and advanced mathematical methods for modelling and analysing engineering problems.

The second year builds further core engineering knowledge and practical skills across core general engineering areas of Civil, Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, alongside mathematics and a significant Engineering Design project. Core areas of study include:

Solid Mechanics and Structures

builds your knowledge of the mechanics of dynamics and vibration, stress analysis, structures and the mechanics of soils, and introduces you to finite element methods.

Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics

gives you further working knowledge of thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Civil Design

develops your understanding of the design process and the way theoretical work supports design. This includes the principles of structural steelwork and reinforced concrete design. It also utilises CAD and numerical analysis (frame analysis software) skills for civil engineering design.

Environmental Engineering

examines broad environmental aspects of engineering and highlights opportunities to address sustainable development, including understanding the holistic nature of sustainability and the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals.

Geotechnics

introduces the fundamental geological concepts relating to soil and geology.

Materials

gives you an understanding of processing–structure–properties relationships. It will introduce you to commercially important manufacturing and processing techniques including life-cycle analysis.

Assuming you continue to follow the civil degree, you will begin to undertake more specialised content in civil engineering whilst still recognising the importance of engineering as a multidisciplinary subject. In your third year, you will start to focus on civil engineering and related subjects such as environmental engineering and materials. You will also develop your skills in civil engineering design. Core areas of study include:

Solid Mechanics

develops principles in the subject areas of dynamics, materials, computational stress analysis and fatigue. Practical skills computational stress analysis is also developed.

Structures and Geomatics

covers two important areas of knowledge and skills for civil engineers: analysis and design of structures and geomatics (land surveying and GIS).

MEng Research and Development Project

The provides an open-ended challenge for you to undertake research working closely with an academic supervisor. You will identify and initiate methods to investigate the topic, generate and analyse data, formulate conclusions and recommendations and present the work in a written report and oral exam. This project is a highlight of your degree, and an amazing opportunity to carry out your own research and to develop the professional skills required to become an engineering leader.

The core modules in Civil Engineering introduce you to advanced and state-of-the-art concepts and applications in areas such as geotechnics, planning and net-zero, structural design and hydrology.

Students typically take an optional module in the final year, allowing you to explore interests or topics that might be outside your core specialism. Recent examples have included: Environmental EngineeringNon-Linear Solid MechanicsOptimisation and Control for AITransportation Infrastructure Engineering