MEng Civil Engineering with Placement

This programme is designed to give you an exceptional hands-on education, blending strong theoretical knowledge with practical application from your very first week. You'll have access to our outstanding facilities in the School of Sustainability, Civil and Environmental Engineering, which includes our dedicated structures laboratory, hydraulics laboratory, and geotechnics research equipment that rivals professional industry standards. 

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.

• Surrey Design Projects: Each year features progressive design projects where you'll work in teams to solve complex civil engineering challenges, developing crucial project management and teamwork skills valued by employers.

• Structures Laboratory: You'll conduct hands-on experiments in our dedicated structures lab, equipped with modern loading frames and testing equipment for analyzing structural behavior and material performance.

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

• Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory: You'll test soil properties and foundation behavior using our advanced geotechnical testing equipment, gaining practical insight into ground engineering principles.

Graduates of Surrey’s MEng Civil Engineering move into roles such as Civil Engineer, Structural Engineer, Project Manager, or Environmental/Water Engineer, and are highly employable within a year of graduation:

• University services: Surrey’s Professional Training (“placement”) programme enables students to gain real industrial experience, often leading to job offers. The Employability & Careers Team supports students with CVs, interviews, employer networking and the Surrey/ICE Scholarship scheme that links students early on with civil engineering firms. 

• Employment stats & salary figures: 100 % of Surrey’s civil engineering graduates are in employment or further study 15 months after graduation. Average salaries are ~ £31,900 for MEng Civil Engineering graduates. 

• University–industry partnerships (specific): Surrey collaborates with companies like BAM Nuttall, Mott MacDonald, WSP, AtkinsRéalis, etc., offers the Surrey/ICE Scholarship scheme, and uses industry-led design case studies to keep curriculum relevant. 

• Long-term accreditation value: The MEng degree is fully accredited and satisfies the academic requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status. Surrey courses are designed to meet professional standards. 

• Graduation outcomes: Beyond strong job entry rates, Surrey graduates tend to move into meaningful civil engineering roles with opportunities for increasing responsibility; many benefit from placement experience and employer connections which help with early career progression. 

Further Academic Progression:
Graduates may choose to pursue specialised postgraduate study (MSc or MRes) in areas tied to civil engineering—such as structural engineering, environmental engineering, water resources, or infrastructure resilience— or they might go into doctoral (PhD) research. Some may also undertake professional certifications (e.g. chartership) or leadership/management courses to broaden their career scope.