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Qualification
Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
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Location
Main Site
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
15-SEP-25
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Duration
4 Years
Course summary
Do you want to design large structures or be involved in projects that have great benefit to societies around the world? This accredited 4 year MEng course provides all the further learning required for you to proceed towards becoming a Chartered Civil Engineer. Our Plymouth Civil Engineers imagine, design and create the structures and technical approaches that provide shelter, clean water, sanitation, transportation, energy security and protection from natural hazards.- Four year integrated masters programme.- Start your professional career from day one with a course accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE), The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution. As a student member, you’ll join a network of over 80,000 members worldwide, as well as having the opportunity to get involved in our active local branches. Our MEng (Hons) degree is accredited by the professional institutions as fully satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). - Immerse yourself in the real world of civil engineering through site visits, field trips and visiting lectures from leading Chartered Civil Engineers working on major projects.- Benefit from our £19 million Marine Building, which offers you opportunities to learn water engineering and coastal engineering. We offer major options in structural engineering and flood modelling to equip you to specialise in design and flood risk management. - Students in engineering, science and the arts have access to a range of specialist equipment and innovative laboratories in our new engineering and design facility. - Learn from our teaching staff of professionally qualified experts with relevant experience from the civil engineering industry and researchers with national and international reputations. - Get ahead in your career by spending an optional placement year working as a paid student engineer, a great opportunity to further your knowledge and make important industry contacts.- Learn a host of design skills from problem solving to sustainable development, as well as developing the critical thinking that plays a key role in the work of a civil engineer, including interpreting and analysing data.- Develop your professional skills including communication, self-management, team working and leadership, all vital in pursuing a rewarding career.- Increase your employability by taking an extra-curricular HSE-recognised diving qualification (subject to availability).- Study core subjects including engineering surveying, geotechnics, hydraulics, management, materials, and structural analysis.- Join our extensive network of Chartered Civil Engineer graduates from the University of Plymouth and now work at all levels in the industry both nationally and internationally.- We can also offer you a mentor drawn from our network of engineering professionals. - The final year develops your advanced understanding of core civil engineering disciplines and finishes with an integrating design project.
Application deadline
29 January
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Entry requirements
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QUALIFICATION TYPE
- A level
- Scottish Higher
- Scottish Advanced Higher
- UCAS Points
- AQA Certificate in Mathematical Studies (Core Maths)
- Access to HE Diploma
- City & Guilds Certificate in Using and Applying Mathematics (Core Maths)
- Extended Project
- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
- OCR Certificate in Quantitative Problem Solving (MEI) (Core Maths)
- OCR Certificate in Quantitative Reasoning (MEI) (Core Maths)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
- Pearson Edexcel Certificate in Mathematics in Context (Core Maths)
- Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)
A level :
120 to 136 points from a minimum of 2 A Levels to include grade A Level Maths plus applicants must also be studying a second relevant subject: ICT, Applied Science, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Product Design, Electronics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Further Maths, Use of Maths, Statistics, Music Technology, Physics, Technology and Design.
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