MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (International Study)

If you would like to spend the third year of your degree studying Civil Engineering in another country, either in English or in a foreign language, then the Civil Engineering with International Study MEng will be an excellent choice for you.

This course is designed to give you as many opportunities as possible to tackle problems by applying taught materials in design exercises. These interdisciplinary design projects thread through our degree programmes, increasing in complexity as the course continues. You’ll work alongside Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to develop designs for technologies with impact in the world.

You will apply to your chosen overseas university during your second year at Birmingham. Your personal tutor and degree programme manager will help you to select appropriate modules, to ensure that you cover material similar to the Birmingham course.

If you have a good grasp of maths and design and love to solve problems creatively, then this civil engineering degree will be an excellent choice for you. During this degree, you will be actively involved in developing the specific design and professional skills required by civil engineers and will tackle numerous design problems to develop your analytical, technical and decision-making abilities.

You will benefit from our excellent links with industry to gain real-world experience during your study, and to prepare you for entering the workplace as a graduate. Civil engineering is all about helping people and shaping the world – are you ready to help shape the world?

Why study Civil Engineering with International Study MEng at Birmingham?

• Shared first year across disciplines of Civil, Mechanical and Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering allowing students to gain foundations of understanding in all three areas.
• Study in our state-of-the-art School of Engineering building which includes a 179-capacity Design Centre and a basement that houses a full-size set of railway points, the University’s pantograph test rig and a test track for the scaled hydrogen-powered train.
• Strong design theme which allow students to be creative and develop design skills which are highly prized by employers.
• Many opportunities to work as a team which isgreat preparation for the types of roles that students can secure after graduation.
• RESPECT scheme allowing students to build strong links with industry supporting employability opportunities.
• The reasonablestaff student ratio allows for enhancing learning, and good interaction between the academic staffs and students
• Opportunities to beinvolved in cutting edge research projects on built environment of infrastructure, and energy and working with internationally leading researchers in those fields.
• Accredited degrees, providing employers with assurances that you have the qualities they seek.

A degree that’s flexible to you

The programmes within the School of Engineering have been designed to give you choice. This allows you to find out more about the field of engineering that you want to further your studies in. These choices are shown below:

Choice 1: Complete year 1 and then decide which branch of engineering to follow. This also includes Mechanical (Automotive), Mechatronic and Robotic Engineering and Railway routes.

Choice 2: Complete year 2 and decide whether to continue onto the BEng or MEng* pathway. *Must achieve minimum grade for MEng pathway.

Choice 3: Complete year 2 and decide whether to take an industrial option, international study (MEng only) or continue with studying at Birmingham. *Please contact Admissions for specific information about options.