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Civil and Environmental Engineering (Year in Industry) MEng (Hons)

UK

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What will I learn?

**Overview and aims of the Programme**Civil and environmental engineers design, build and maintain the spaces and places that shape our day-to-day existence with a focus on environmental issues, such as waste management, contaminated land, and water treatment.This accredited course provides the knowledge, skills and hands-on experience you need to become a work-ready civil and environmental engineer Through laboratory sessions, field trips, individual projects and design classes, you will embed the knowledge from your lectures and tutorials and develop your practical abilities in surveying and design.You will choose from a range of authentic, real-world engineering problems and industry-focused scenarios, to work on both individually and with student engineers from other disciplines. This group work mirrors the relationships of an engineering team and will help you to build professional skills, such as teamwork and communication. Our open access makerspace provides a place for you to design, create and collaborate.You will have the opportunity to complete a salaried placement working in a location of your choosing, including outside of the UK. This is a great way to experience a professional working environment and put the skills you have learned into practice. In the past, our students have completed placements in Arup, Mott MacDonald and WSP.The MEng allows you to expand and strengthen your knowledge in civil engineering. You will benefit from advanced learning in design and management and a multidisciplinary engineering design project.**Distinctive Features of the Programme** **Industrial placement**Gain valuable experience working in a paid role at an organisation in the UK or abroad for one academic year. **Professionally accredited course**Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, and the Institute of Highway Engineers on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.**Industry-led content**Our course content is informed by industrial collaboration and delivered by leading academic staff, many of whom are Chartered Engineers or have worked in industry.**Strong design element**There is a strong design element throughout the course, and you will have plenty of opportunities for hands-on practical work in our designated makerspace, specialist laboratories, workshops, and computer suites.**Professional skills** Group projects with engineering students from other disciplines mirror the dynamic of a professional engineering team and will help you to develop vital teamworking and project management skills.

Which department am I in?

School of Engineering

Study options

Full Time (5 Years)

Tuition fees
£28,200.00 (30,72,565) per year
£28200 Per year

This is a fixed fee

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

September 2025

Venue

Main Site - Cardiff

30-36 Newport Road,

Cardiff,

CF24 0DE, WALES, Wales

Entry requirements

For students from Hong Kong

To include A Level Mathematics. Excludes General Studies and critical thinkingA pass in the science practical is normally required.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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