Civil engineering undergraduate courses

We have an established and proud history of offering degree programmes in civil engineering since the inception of the University which are recognised for offering an excellent balance of academic study and practice, with field trips and site visits built into the courses.

100% satisfaction

100 per cent of our undergraduate students agreed they were satisfied with the Civil Engineering MEng course* in the National Student Survey 2022.

*For question 'overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the course.'

Join us!

Get a flavour of what it's like to study civil engineering with us from programme leader Dr Liang Cui and civil engineering student, Anna.

Civil Engineering | On the sofa at the University of Surrey

Developing your employability

Graduate Outcomes Survey

The 2022 survey found that 100% of our undergraduates are in work or further education*

Best university careers service

Best University Careers/Employability Service at the NUE Awards 2022

*UK domiciled graduates of full-time, undergraduate qualifications, in full-time employment, from higher education institutions.

Why study with us?

30 SEP 2021

Meet our Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

28 APR 2022

Five reasons to study civil engineering at Surrey

07 OCT 2022

A week in the life of a civil engineering undergraduate

Design, assemble and dismantle (DAD) project

We offer a tailor made design, assemble and dismantle (DAD) project every year, for students at all levels, which is about the design, assembly and dismantling of a full scale lattice structure. Each team designs a structure based on the materials that are available, and then another team will use these designs to build the structure within a two-hour time frame.

Find out more about the project

What our students say

Anna Toms

Civil Engineering MEng

Being able to see how some of the calculations and engineering principles I’ve learned at university are applied in real life, and using software to do this, has been really interesting.

George Clapp

Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)

Completing a Foundation Year and progressing into the first year is like moving into a house that’s already a home. The Foundation Year not only supplied the key knowledge, but it helped me adapt to University life.

Facilities

Go on a virtual tour of our facilities with civil engineering student, Freddie.

Civil Engineering | University of Surrey

Benefits of Surrey

Gain industry experience

Our course offers you the chance to undertake a Professional Training placement*

Study across the globe

You can work and study abroad with one of our many partner universities

Start your own business

Our Student Enterprise programme offers budding entrepreneurs the support they need

*The Professional Training placement is normally taken between the second and third years of our course for about a year and therefore is ideally placed to provide invaluable engineering experience working on real projects. Students are able to target and work toward professional and personal development goals whilst on placement and prior to graduating.

Placement companies

Over 30 of the leading civil and environmental engineering companies employ our students on placement and are often linked with both scholarship and sponsorship opportunities.

Atkins
Balfour Beatty
Costain
Bachy-Soletanche
Ringway
WSP
Tony Gee and Partners

Hyder Consulting
BAM-Nuttall
Mott MacDonald
Hochtief
Halcrow
Skanska
Jacobs

Kier Group
Keller
KBR (Kellogg, Brown and Root)
Arup
Sisk
Scott Wilson
Peter Brett Associates.

Student achievements

Women in Property award winner

Alviya Isieva has been named southeast regional winner at the prestigious Women in Property Awards 2022 – the eighth time in 10 years that a Surrey student has claimed this prize!