MEng Civil and Structural Engineering

You won’t just learn theory — from early on you’ll be doing design projects each year, using specialist labs, real surveying tools, and computer software that engineers use in industry. One of the big advantages is the new Home for Engineering and Materials (part of Manchester’s Engineering Campus Development) which gives you purpose-built spaces, labs and research facilities where teaching and real work overlap. You’ll also get industrial experience built in and be supported to learn teamwork, problem solving, and practical skills. Here are concrete examples:

• Facilities & Labs:
  • Dedicated Structures, Hydraulics, and Geotechnics laboratories, including equipment such as wave flumes, concrete and materials testing rigs, and a geotechnics centrifuge. 
  • Heavy Structures & Concrete Laboratory: For testing real-size beams, reinforced concrete/composite structures with static and dynamic load tests. 
  • Hydrodynamics / Hydraulics labs: wave flumes and other flumes for water flow / wave testing, useful for studying fluid mechanics as applied to real environmental or marine engineering contexts. 

• Digital Tools & Software:
  • Computer clusters running industry-standard software such as Revit, Abaqus, Oasys, Plaxis, AutoCAD etc. for modelling, structural simulation, finite element analysis. 
  • 3D laser scanner used in surveying unit to capture detailed geometry of infrastructure and topography.  

• Projects, Internships & Group Work:
  • You’ll do design projects every year, culminating in realistic group design work in your final year. 
  • The “industrial experience” variant gives you a full year in industry before final year, so you apply what you learn in a real workplace.  
  • Surveying field work using professional-standard equipment. 

• Infrastructure & Learning Spaces:
  • The Home for Engineering and Materials (part of MECD) is a state-of-the-art building with collaborative teaching spaces, labs, workshops and flexible learning environments. 
  • Engineering Building A & B, and MECD more generally: computer clusters, flexible lecture & workshop spaces, group project rooms. 

Graduates from this programme often go into roles like Chartered Structural Engineer, Design Engineer, Project Manager, or Consulting Engineer, working with consulting firms, contractors, or infrastructure agencies. Because you get industrial experience built in, strong technical training, and credentials that satisfy the requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, many find themselves well-placed early in their careers.

Here are specific facts and supports:

• University services to help with employment:
  The University Careers Service offers guidance on graduate jobs, internships, workshops for CVs, interviews, and networking events. Engineering at Manchester also organises career events and company visits so you can meet employers directly. 

• Employment stats and salary figures:
  The median salary for Manchester’s Civil Engineering graduates in the first 15 months after graduation is about £29,600. 
  Data shows graduates in Civil Engineering go on to earn around £30,000 after 15 months, moving up to about £30,500 after three years, with typical ranges around £27,000-£32,500. 

• University–industry partnerships:
  Graduate employers include Arup, Atkins, AECOM, Buro Happold, Mott MacDonald, Network Rail among others — showing that Manchester has strong links with leading firms. 
  Also the industrial-experience variant of the programme provides a structured placement year in industry, supported and assessed by the department. 

• Long-term accreditation value:
  The course fully satisfies the educational base for becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng), meaning that when you finish, your qualification is recognised in professional engineering standards. 

• Graduation outcomes:
  Most graduates are working or continuing study within 15 months after graduation. For example, for broader civil engineering courses at Manchester ~ 90% are in work or further study 15 months after finishing. 

Further Academic Progression:

After finishing this MEng, you have several routes if you want to grow academically or specialise further:

• You could do a Master’s or Postgraduate Diploma or MSc in specialisations like Structural Design, Earthquake Engineering, Fire Engineering, Computational Hydraulics, or Sustainable Infrastructure.

• There is the option of research degrees (MRes / PhD) in topics such as structural dynamics, advanced materials, climate-resilient design or computational modelling.