BEng Hons Civil Engineering

This programme is built around a practical, hands-on approach to learning, ensuring you develop the real-world skills and confidence to excel as a civil engineer from the very start of your career. You'll have access to our excellent facilities in the Roland Levinsky Building and the Marine Building, which house modern civil engineering laboratories, including our structures lab, hydraulics equipment, and materials testing facilities. 

Here’s how you’ll gain practical, industry-relevant experience:

• Industry-Standard Software: You'll gain proficiency in essential professional tools including AutoCAD for technical drawing, Revit for Building Information Modelling (BIM), and specialist analysis software used in civil engineering design.

• Plymouth Design Projects: A key feature of your degree is the series of group design projects where you'll work in teams to solve complex civil engineering problems, often with a coastal or maritime focus, developing crucial project management skills.

• Structures Laboratory: You will conduct hands-on experiments in our dedicated structures lab, equipped with modern testing frames and equipment for analysing structural components and material performance.

• Hydraulics Laboratory: You'll use our flow measurement equipment and hydraulic benches to model water behaviour and environmental processes relevant to civil engineering projects.

• Geotechnical Engineering Equipment: You'll test soil properties and foundation behaviour using our geotechnical testing apparatus, gaining practical insight into ground engineering principles.

Graduates are ready for careers in civil and structural engineering, project management, and infrastructure design, with roles such as Structural Engineer, Geotechnical Engineer, Transportation Engineer, and Construction Manager. The degree ensures strong employability through professional accreditation and industry links:

• Career guidance and networking via the University’s Careers and Employability Service and the School of Engineering.

• 95% of engineering graduates in work or further study within 15 months, with starting salaries of £28,000–£35,000.

• Industry connections with employers like Atkins, Balfour Beatty, and Mott MacDonald provide placements and career pathways.

• Accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM), supporting progression to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

• Strong graduate outcomes, with alumni working globally in engineering and infrastructure sectors.

Further Academic Progression:
Graduates may continue with an MEng Civil Engineering or pursue postgraduate study such as a PhD in Civil or Structural Engineering, or specialist master’s degrees in Sustainable Infrastructure or Environmental Engineering.