MEng Civil and Structural Engineering

This programme is designed to transform you into a structural engineering specialist through exceptional hands-on experience that bridges advanced theory with professional practice. You'll have access to our world-class facilities in the Diamond Building and our dedicated PAMIR (Pioneering Advanced Materials and Infrastructure Research) laboratories, where you'll work with equipment that mirrors professional industry standards. Your learning is enhanced by cutting-edge structural analysis software and culminates in ambitious, research-led design projects that tackle real-world structural engineering challenges, often with direct input from our industry partners.

Here’s how you’ll gain advanced practical experience in structural engineering:

• Advanced Structural Software: You'll master sophisticated tools including Revit for Building Information Modelling (BIM), ABAQUS for finite element analysis, and Tekla Structures for structural detailing and fabrication, preparing you for complex design challenges.

• The Sheffield Structural Design Project: A major highlight of your final year is this research-intensive group project, where you'll tackle complex structural engineering challenges, developing crucial leadership and innovative problem-solving skills.

• PAMIR Research Laboratories: You'll conduct experiments in our pioneering facilities, which include a 3D concrete printer, smart structures testing equipment, and advanced materials characterization laboratories for next-generation structural research.

• Large-Scale Structures Laboratory: You'll work in our heavy structures lab featuring a strong floor, reaction wall, and modern loading frames for testing full-scale structural components and systems to destruction.

• Bridges and Infrastructure Testing: You'll have access to specialist equipment for testing bridge components and structural connections, including fatigue testing machines and long-span testing capabilities.

• Field Investigation Trips: The curriculum includes advanced site visits to major structural projects and iconic buildings, providing crucial context for your design work and research.

• Industry Collaboration: Many projects involve direct partnership with leading structural engineering firms like Arup, Mott MacDonald, and Ramboll, providing valuable professional networking and insight into current industry challenges.

• Research-Led Learning: You'll work alongside world-leading researchers in our Centre for Infrastructure Materials and Institute for Sustainable Structures, gaining exposure to cutting-edge structural engineering challenges.

Graduates from Sheffield’s MEng Civil and Structural Engineering programme often launch into rewarding careers as Chartered Civil Engineers, Structural Design Engineers, Infrastructure Project Managers, or Transport Engineers. Because the course blends in-depth technical training with multidisciplinary design and real-world projects, you’ll graduate poised to lead in infrastructure, consultancy, or research sectors.

Here’s how Sheffield supports your journey forward:

• Career Services & Employability Support
  You’ll be guided by the University’s Careers Service and the Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering (MACE) faculty’s own employability hubs—offering job fairs, one-on-one career advice, CV and interview workshops, plus an Industrial Mentor Scheme, design consultancy projects, and structured placement support to boost your readiness for industry. 

• Employment Stats & Salary Figures
  Among all Sheffield civil engineering graduates, median salaries are approximately £29,000 at 15 months postgraduation, rising to £30,500 at three years, and £34,500 at five years—on balance with, or slightly above, national averages for the discipline. 

• University–Industry Partnerships
  Sheffield maintains strong connections with world-class employers—graduates commonly join firms such as AECOM, Arup, Atkins, Buro Happold, Eastwood & Partners, or Kier. Industry professionals regularly contribute via guest lectures, design projects, and mentoring, ensuring your learning is aligned with real-world expectations. 

• Accreditation & Long-Term Professional Value
  This MEng is fully accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM)—incorporating ICE, IStructE, CIHT, and IHE—meeting academic requirements for immediate Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration upon graduation. Graduation Outcomes & Recognition
  Sheffield ranks among the UK’s leading universities for civil engineering—1st in the Russell Group for teaching, top 10 in UK, with 96% of its research rated world-leading or internationally excellent (REF 2021). Graduates emerge strategically prepared, resilient, and credible with a research-informed and industry-relevant education. 

Further Academic Progression:
Following graduation, your academic and professional path is wide open: You may choose to pursue PhD research in areas such as sustainable infrastructure, structural dynamics, or environmental resilience—drawing on Sheffield’s rich research culture. Alternatively, you might explore MSc or specialist postgraduate programmes in fields like earthquake engineering, transport logistics, or smart infrastructure. And with your MEng fulfilling CEng criteria, you're ideally positioned to fast-track your chartership and advance into leadership roles.