Civil and environmental engineering
Civil engineers design, build and maintain the physical world around us. They ensure we’re supplied with electricity, clean water and energy, and keep us moving with roads, bridges and airports. Become a civil engineer and you’ll be advancing and protecting the very fabric of modern society.
- Our BEng and MEng courses are accredited routes to chartered engineer status.
- We have an outstanding record of industry engagement, including a unique scholarship scheme, an acclaimed Professional Training placement programme and superb graduate employability. According to the Guardian University Guide 2021, 97 per cent of our civil engineering graduates are employed in a professional or managerial job within 15 months.
From K’Nex to the construction site
Civil engineering student Ben Elphick explains how playing with construction toy K’Nex as a child fuelled his passion for a career in engineering.