MEng Civil Engineering (Integrated Master’s)

Our MEng Civil Engineering degree, validated as a four-year course in 2014, is a fast track to the top of the civil engineering profession. It covers much of the same ground as the BEng qualification, while being additionally equivalent to an MSc degree. Your degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators, which is made up of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), and the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE).  The Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) have approved an application from the Permanent Way Institution (PWI).

Year 1

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 1 (core)
• Engineering Materials (core)
• Applied Mathematics & Computing (core)
• Thermofluids (core)
• Engineering Mechanics (core)
• Land Construction & Surveying (core)

Year 2

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 2 (core)
• Advanced Mathematics and Modelling (core)
• Structural Analysis and Element Design (core)
• Ground Engineering (core)
• Engineering Surveying (core)
• Water Engineering (core)

This course offers the opportunity of year-long placement between years two and three. If you choose to take this option, you’ll spend your third year on a placement with a relevant company or organization, adding valuable practical experience to your growing academic knowledge. The extra placement year means it will take five years to complete your studies, instead of four.

Year 3

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life 3 (core)
• Capstone Project (core)
• Structural Engineering (core)
• Geotechnical Engineering (core)
• Transport Infrastructure Engineering (core)

Year 4

• Mental Wealth: Professional Life (Engineering Management) (core)
• Applied Research and Engineering Practice II (core)
• Structural Stability and Dynamics (core)
• Design in Steel and Concrete (core)
• Highway and Railway Engineering (core)
• Environmental Sustainable Engineering & Logistics (core)
• Soil Structure Engineering (core)
• Intelligent Transport Systems (core)

Employability:

With an integrated master’s like the MEng degree in civil engineering from the University of East London, you’ll be well on your way to a successful career. The high quality of our teaching on the course is widely recognized, and the constant input from industry professionals ensures your qualification will be extremely relevant to employers. Our Industrial Advisory Board plays a crucial part in regulating your study. This 15-strong board of industry professionals will also watch and ask questions as you present your Team Project. It’s challenging stuff, but it’s also the stage when a lot of recruiting is done.