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Civil Engineering
MEng Honours
UCAS code H290
4 Years
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Civil Engineering
MEng Honours
UCAS code H290
4 Years
Our professionally accredited Civil
Engineering MEng Honours degree includes
an additional year of Master's level study,
which deepens your knowledge and provides
the basis for registering as a Chartered
Engineer.
You'll learn about the infrastructure that
underpins our quality of life, and develop a
strong understanding of how society might
address global challenges such as climate
change, population growth and resource
scarcity.
During the fourth year you develop your
research skills through an investigative
research project. You also have the opportunity
to specialise in:
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environmental engineering
geotechnical engineering
transport engineering
water resource engineering
Newcastle is a UK top 10 university for civil
engineering, with excellent facilities and a
design-intensive approach, leading to our high
graduate employability.
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The JBM works with universities to ensure that their degree
programmes develop professional engineers that will
continue to provide a global contribution to sustainable,
economic growth and ethical standards
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Civil and Structural Engineering at Newcastle ranks in the
top 200 universities in the world in the QS World
University Rankings by Subject 2014.
Professional accreditation
Accreditation
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This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of
Moderators (JBM), providing industry-wide recognition of
the quality of your qualification
The JBM is made up of the following four professional
bodies:
Find out more about the benefits of becoming a
Chartered Engineer on the Engineering Council’s website
Our study themes
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Quality and ranking
We also achieved an overall student satisfaction score
of 90% in the 2014 National Student Survey.
Both our BEng and MEng degrees provide a pathway to
becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng). This is one of
the most recognised international engineering
qualifications
Our Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees are
considered a more direct route to becoming chartered as
they completely satisfy the academic requirements to
achieve this professional qualification. You do not
undertake any further study on the route to chartered
status
Our three-year BEng degrees can also lead to Chartered
Engineer status later in your career, though you will need
to undertake a further period of study, for example an
accredited or approved Master’s degree, or appropriate
further learning to Master’s level. A BEng is also suitable
for international students who don’t need British
Chartered Engineer status
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Newcastle is ranked in the top 10 UK universities for civil
engineering in The Complete University Guide 2015 and
The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2015.
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Institute of Highway Engineers
Design, and designing sustainable solutions to
infrastructure problems, is at the heart of all of Newcastle
University Civil Engineering degree courses.
At each Stage, you undertake a large engineering design
task and analyse your design theories in
our state-of-the-art facilities, which have been
independently rated as ‘excellent’.
Key themes
You study modules across five themes, in different
proportions depending on which degree you choose:
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Infrastructure introduces you to the principles of
structural and materials engineering that can be applied
to the design and building of bridges, buildings and
highways
Modelling and informatics develops the fundamental
mathematical, analytical and computational skills that you
will use in your design projects
Environmental systems explores our relationship with the
environment around us, including water, land and air
Human and management systems focuses on the
challenges facing civil engineers, such as climate change,
growing populations and scarce resources, as well as
issues such as ethics and management
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Surveying explores engineering surveying, GPS, aerial
photography, and 3D laser scanning, and the mapping
and positioning techniques that underpin any
infrastructure project
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MEng final year
You take advanced modules in week-long blocks. You have
a choice of modules that offer career-enhancing skills:
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Global engineering is an international design and build
challenge that has seen students work in Borneo to
design and build a water supply for a remote, jungle
village
Career development allows students to benefit from our
excellent links with industry and undertake work-based
learning and reflection
Enterprise for construction explores how to set up and
operate a business in the construction sector
Study abroad
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UK and EU MEng students can broaden their study
experience with a study abroad exchange
We currently have partnership agreements with
universities across the world including Sweden,
Singapore and the USA
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Geotech and materials laboratory – for analysing the
properties of engineering materials such as steel, rock,
and timber
Hydraulics and hydrology laboratory – for studying how
water behaves in circumstances such as heavy rainfall or
flood
Environmental engineering laboratory – for analysing the
chemical and biological properties of waters,
wastewaters, sludges and soils
Driving simulator – that allows you to try out different
highway designs and analyse driver behaviour
You will also have access to full-scale field facilities off
campus, including:
flood defence schemes
instrumented river catchment system
hydro-borehole facility
engineering embankment
electric vehicles
Support
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Personal tutor throughout your degree – an academic
member of staff who can help with academic and
personal issues
Peer mentor in your first year – a fellow student who can
help you settle in and answer any questions you have
Starter pack containing essential equipment
Industry links
Social activities
The School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences at
Newcastle has close links with industry, enhancing the
employability of our graduates:
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Teaching and assessment
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Benefit from the input of our industry advisory panel
feeding into your degree programme, ensuring you
graduate with the skills employers look for
Network with professional engineers at the regional office
of the Institution of Civil Engineers, hosted here at
Newcastle
Learn from speakers from industry, who are used
extensively throughout our degrees to bring the theory to
life
Receive support and advice from practising engineers on
your annual team design project and showcase your
work at our annual exhibition
Observe professional engineers at work through field
visits to live civil engineering sites
Compete for prizes donated by industry at each Stage, in
categories such as best overall student performance,
best design performance and best project
Facilities and support
Study at Newcastle and you will join our School of Civil
Engineering and Geosciences, based in the Cassie Building
and the Drummond Building. Take a virtual tour of our
facilities on the School of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences' website.
Facilities
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Student-run society, CEGSoc, organises social events
throughout the year
Teaching methods
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Your course balances lectures, practical work, site visits,
individual study, and group work. A typical week includes
lectures each morning with two or three laboratory or
design sessions in the afternoons
In Stage 4, we teach all of our modules in weekly blocks,
often alongside our MSc students and professional
engineers from industry. This means you will work full
time on a unit of study for one week, with the following
week timetabled for independent study to consolidate
and complete your studies
Coursework
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Coursework may take a variety of forms, ranging from
reports and calculations, through to using 3D
visualisation tools, and making presentations to
practising engineers from industry
Find out more
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Teaching and assessment methods may vary from
module to module. More information about each module
can be found in the Modules section
Visit our Teaching and Learning pages to read about the
outstanding learning experience available to all students
at Newcastle University
Laboratories for testing heavy structures – such as
steel-reinforced concrete beams and a shaking table for
analysing the effect of seismic forces on structures
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Defence Technical Undergraduate
Scheme (DTUS)
This degree is approved by the Defence Technical
Undergraduate Scheme (DTUS) for entry to all technical
corps.
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This is a Ministry of Defence sponsorship programme for
students who wish to join the Royal Navy, British Army,
RAF, or Defence Engineering and Science Group (DESG)
as technical officers after graduation
Newcastle is one of only 10 UK universities taking part in
DTUS
Find out more on the Armed Forces page on our website.
Modules
Our degrees are divided into Stages. Each Stage lasts for
an academic year and you need to complete modules
totalling 120 credits by the end of each Stage.
Please be aware that programme modules do change and
therefore may differ for your year of entry.
Stage 1
Compulsory modules
CEG1001 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 1
CEG1003 Human System Demands and Impacts
CEG1101 Environmental Systems
CEG1201 Geotechnical Properties of Soils and Rocks
CEG1302 Structural Mechanics
CEG1303 Engineering Materials
CEG1501 Fluid Mechanics
CEG1709 Engineering Surveying 1
CEG1710 Geographic Information Systems
ENG1001 Engineering Mathematics 1
Stage 2
Students in the Old Quadrangle on campus.
Compulsory modules
CEG2001 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 2
CEG2002 Statistics and Numerical Methods for Civil
Engineers
CEG2101 Treatment of Water and Wastewater
CEG2201 Geotechnics
CEG2301 Structural Analysis
CEG2302 Steel and Concrete Structures
CEG2303 Construction Materials
CEG2401 Land Traffic and Highways
CEG2501 Hydraulics
CEG2712 Engineering Surveying 2
Stage 3
Compulsory modules
CEG3001 Design of Sustainable Engineering Systems 3
CEG3002 Construction Management
CEG3003 Engineering Ethics and Sustainability
CEG3004 Sustainable Engineering Systems Design
Project
CEG3201 Geotechnical Design
CEG3301 Design of Building Systems
CEG3305 Computational Engineering Analysis
CEG3401 Design of Transport Infrastructure
CEG3503 Hydrosystems Engineering
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Stage 4
Compulsory modules
CEG8002 Construction Project Management
CEG8003 Public Policy and Sustainability
CEG8099 Investigative Research Project
Optional modules
You take 20 credits of optional modules from the
following list:
CEG8004 Enterprise for Construction
CEG8005 Global Engineering - An International Design
and Build Challenge
NCL8007 Career Development for Masters Level
Students
You take modules from one of the following subject
areas:
Environmental Engineering
CEG8105 Solid Waste Management
CEG8107 Environmental Engineering for Developing
Countries
CEG8405 Air Pollution
CEG8608 Contaminated Land
Geotechnical Engineering
CEG8202 Ground Investigation - Design, Principles and
Practice
CEG8204 Ground Improvement Techniques
CEG8205 Soil Modelling and Numerical Methods
CEG8608 Contaminated Land
Transport Engineering
CEG8409 Traffic and Environment Management for
Sustainability
CEG8410 Road Safety
CEG8421 Traffic Flow and Control
CEG8422 Intelligent Transport Systems
Water Resources Engineering
CEG8505 Climate Change: Earth System, Future
Scenarios and Threats
CEG8511 Groundwater Assessment
CEG8512 Integrated River Basin Management
CEG8523 Modelling and Forecasting of Floods
Entry Requirements
All candidates are considered on an individual basis.
If your qualifications are not listed here, please see our
additional entry requirements pages to find out which other
qualifications are considered.
A Levels
AAA including Mathematics and preferably scientific
subjects, but excluding General Studies and Critical
Thinking. GCSE Physics or Dual Award Science (minimum
grade B) required if not offered at A or AS level.
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation
Year information below.
Scottish Qualifications
AAA at Advanced Higher including Mathematics and
preferably scientific subjects. Higher Physics required at
grade B if not offered at Advanced Higher.
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation
Year information below.
International Baccalaureate
37 points with Mathematics and preferably scientific
subjects at Higher Level grade 6 or above. Physics required
at Standard Level grade 6 or above if not offered at Higher
Level.
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation
Year information below.
Irish Leaving Certificate
Candidates will normally only be considered for Foundation
Year entry. All applications will be considered on an
individual basis.
Access Qualifications
In a relevant area of engineering or physical science. At
least 36 level 3 credits at Distinction and a further 9 level 3
credits at Merit or above. At least 21 credits should be in
mathematics (including differential and integral calculus).
Other units should include analytical engineering sciences
(e.g. mechanical or electrical science/principles, physics,
chemistry, materials science, electronics).
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry to stage 1, please see our
Foundation Year information.
BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma (formerly BTEC
National Diploma)
Candidates will be considered for Foundation Year entry
only. Please see Engineering with Foundation Year for
specific entrance requirements.
Cambridge Pre-U
D3,D3,D3 in Principal Subjects including Mathematics and
preferably scientific subjects. GCSE Physics or Dual Award
Science (minimum grade B) required if not offered at a
higher level.
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation
Year information below.
PARTNERS - A Levels
ABB including Mathematics and preferably scientific
subjects but excluding General Studies and Critical
Thinking. GCSE Physics or Dual Award Science (minimum
grade B) required if not offered at A or AS level.
The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’s
supported entry route for students from identified schools
and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS
Programme.
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If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, please see our Foundation
Year information below.
PARTNERS - BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma
(formerly BTEC National Diploma)
Candidates will be considered for Foundation Year entry
only. Please see Engineering with Foundation Year for
specific entrance requirements.
The PARTNERS Programme is Newcastle University’s
supported entry route for students from identified schools
and colleges. Find out more about the PARTNERS
Programme.
Foundation Year
If you don’t have the right mathematics and/or science
qualifications for direct entry, you can take a Civil
Engineering Foundation Year:
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Civil Engineering with Foundation Year BEng Honours
(H201)
Civil Engineering with Foundation Year MEng Honours
(H291)
This will provide you with the knowledge you need to
progress to one of our three- or four-year Civil Engineering
degrees.
English Language Requirements
For this degree you will need a minimum score of IELTS
6.5 or equivalent.
Visit our International Students web pages to find out more
about our English language admission requirements.
If you need to improve your English language skills before
you enter this course, our partner, INTO Newcastle, offers
a range of English language courses. These intensive and
flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability
for entry to this degree.
Find out more:
English for University StudyPre-sessional English
International Foundation Programmes
If you are an international student and you do not meet the
academic and English language requirements
specified above, you should consider a preparation course
at INTO Newcastle University. Based on the University
campus, INTO Newcastle University offers a range of
courses, including International Foundation
Programmes, which will help to prepare you for study on
one of our degree programmes.
Undergraduate Admissions Policy
• Newcastle University Undergraduate Admissions Policy
2015 Entry (PDF: 109 KB)
‌See further Newcastle University Admissions Policies.
Civil Engineering careers
The quality of Newcastle graduates is well recognised by the
engineering profession and our students have an excellent
record for obtaining rewarding employment at the end of
their degree programmes.
In recent years, our graduates have gone on to work for a
range of leading companies and authorities such as the
British Waterways Board, Sir Robert McAlpine, Balfour
Beatty, Arup, Severn Trent Water, The Environment Agency,
Capita DBS, Halcrow, British Gas, Northumbrian Water,
Mobil Oil, Watson Hawksley and a number of city councils.
Other graduates have joined smaller organisations, which
have allowed them to advance their skills developed at the
University, in a more close-knit environment.
A few have taken further courses in specialist areas of civil
engineering or pursued full-time research leading to higher
degrees, and some have offered their skills in voluntary work
abroad before returning to paid employment.
Personal transferable skills, such as written and oral
communication, teamwork and problem solving, play an
important role in the education of an engineer.
Although the majority of our graduates go on to take up
careers in civil engineering, an engineering degree will also
equip you with the skills for a career in a wide variety of
areas such as general management, administration,
banking, insurance or teaching.
Find out more about the career options for Civil
Engineering from Prospects: The UK's Official Careers
Website.
Careers and employability at
Newcastle
Newcastle University consistently has one of the best
records for graduate employment in the UK. 93.7% of our
2013 UK/EU graduates progressed to employment or
further study within six months of graduating. More than
three quarters (77%) of our graduates who entered
employment achieved a graduate-level position.
We provide an extensive range of opportunities to all
students through an initiative called ncl+ which enables you
to develop personal, employability and enterprise skills and
to give you the edge in the employment market after you
graduate.
Our award-winning Careers Service is one of the largest and
best in the country, and we have strong links with
employers.
Finance
Tuition Fees (UK and EU students)
2015 Entry:
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Tuition Fees (UK and EU students)
£9,000 per year. As part of this programme you may
spend a year studying abroad, which counts as a fully
assessed part of your degree programme. For this year
the tuition fee will be £1,350 (you will receive a £7,650 fee
discount).
Scholarships and Financial Support
(International students)
Also, you may be eligible for an International
Undergraduate Merit Scholarship (IUMS) or an
International Family Discount (IFD).
2014 Entry:
£9,000 per year. As part of this programme you may
spend a year studying abroad, which counts as a fully
assessed part of your degree programme. For this year
the tuition fee will be £1,350 (you will receive a £7,650 fee
discount).
See more information on all aspects of student finance
relating to Newcastle University.
Please note that the tuition fee amount you will pay may
increase slightly year on year in line with inflation and
subject to government regulations.
Tuition Fees (International students)
2015 entry:
£16,265 per year
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2014 Entry:
£15,490 per year
You will be charged tuition fees for each year of your
degree programme (unless you are on a shorter
exchange programme).
If you spend a year on placement or studying abroad as
part of your degree you may pay a reduced fee for that
year.
Please note that the tuition fee amount you will pay may
increase slightly year on year as a result of inflation.
See more information on all aspects of student finance
relating to Newcastle University.
Scholarships and Financial Support (UK and EU
students)
You may be eligible for one of a range of Newcastle
University Scholarships in addition to government grants
and support.
Newcastle University Scholarships
Non-repayable grants
School of Civil Engineering and
Geosciences Scholarships
Scholarships and Financial Support
(International students)
Find out more about the scholarships available in
the School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences.
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