BEng Hons Civil Engineering

This programme is built around a practical, industry-focused 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 outstanding facilities in the Newton Building, which houses our Civil Engineering Laboratories including a heavy structures lab with a strong floor, modern hydraulics equipment, and advanced geotechnics research apparatus. Your learning is enhanced by industry-standard software and features live project briefs from our industry partners, giving you genuine experience of current engineering challenges in the heart of Greater Manchester's major infrastructure region.

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 LUSAS for finite element analysis, ensuring you're industry-ready upon graduation.

• Salford 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, developing crucial project management and teamwork skills valued by employers across the North West.

• Structures Laboratory: You'll conduct hands-on experiments in our heavy structures lab featuring a strong floor and reaction wall, allowing you to test full-scale structural components and understand their real-world performance.

• Hydraulics Laboratory: You'll use our hydraulics lab with flow channels and wave generation equipment to model water behaviour and environmental processes relevant to civil engineering projects.

• Geotechnical Engineering Centre: You'll test soil properties and foundation behaviour using our advanced geotechnical testing apparatus, including triaxial cells and consolidation equipment, gaining practical insight into ground engineering principles.

Graduates from Salford’s BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering programme often progress into roles as site engineers, design engineers, infrastructure planners, or civil project coordinators—stepping into the workforce with both practical experience and professional readiness: median salaries sit around £27,500 fifteen months after graduating, rising to £30,500 at the five-year mark. Discover Uni

Progression & Future Opportunities:
Here’s how the university actively supports your career development and long-term success:

• University Services to Boost Employability

  • Placement Year Option & Extensive Support: You can choose an industry placement year between your 2nd and final year—earning valuable workplace experience while earning academic credit. The university supports you through application prep, employer matching, and career guidance. 

  • Constructionarium & Practical Learning: This exciting, week-long field course brings classroom theory to life with hands-on civil engineering challenges on actual construction-style sites. 

  • Strategic Location & Guest Industry Input: Based in Greater Manchester, you'll benefit from field visits to local civil engineering sites—like early railway and canal landmarks—plus frequent guest lectures from industry professionals.

  • Careers & Enterprise Resources: That includes placement assistance, CV and interview prep, employer fairs, and access to tools like CareerSet for honing your application materials. 

• Employment Statistics & Salary Figures

  • £27,500 median salary at 15 months post-graduation (typical range: £25,000–£30,000), rising to the same at three years, and £30,500 by five years. 

  • Overall employment remains strong—95% of civil engineering graduates from Salford were employed in England at 15 months. 

• University–Industry Partnerships (Specific)

  • Salford maintains strong local industry links, benefiting from being in a city undergoing major infrastructure development. You gain direct exposure to real-world projects and employer networks. 

  • Additional practical learning is supported through Constructionarium and guest lectures by sector professionals. 

• Long-Term Accreditation Value

  • This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM)—comprising ICE, IStructE, IHE, CIHT, and more—fully satisfying the academic requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng), and partially for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status (the rest achieved via further accredited learning). 

• Graduation Outcomes

  • You’ll graduate with a rigorous, respected qualification, practical engineering experience, and strong professional readiness. Salaries steadily climb post-graduation, and your degree opens doors to roles like civil designer, infrastructure coordinator, site lead, and beyond.

Further Academic Progression:
While your Salford BEng sets a strong professional foundation, you may choose to deepen your expertise with postgraduate study. For instance, the MSc in Structural Engineering offers accredited “Further Learning” to fulfill educational requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status—and to sharpen specialist skills for senior engineering roles.