BEng Civil Engineering
About this course
BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering, a civil engineering degree focused on infrastructure, design, and analysis. Core topics include Engineering Design and Critical & Analytical Thinking. The curriculum integrates teaching input from an Industrial Advisory Board and features design projects. The first year covers foundational mathematics and interdisciplinary tasks. The second year introduces structural mechanics, engineering materials, soil mechanics and engineering geology, and fluid mechanics. The third year advances into conceptual design and sustainability, water treatment and water transport, geotechnical engineering, and structural analysis and engineering. The fourth year includes structure design, foundation engineering, hydraulic engineering, and engineering design projects.
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Entry requirements
A level: from ABB to BBB in one set of exams (required: Mathematics at B, one of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science/Computing, Design and Technology (excluding Food Technology) or Engineering at B) IB: from 34 points with 655 at HL to 32 points with 555 at HL
What students say
Based on about 7 final-year students who answered (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Teaching on my course: 80%
- Learning opportunities: 66%
- Assessment and feedback: 56%
- Academic support: 90%
- Organisation and management: 60%
- Learning resources: 100%
- Student voice: 47%
Do students stay on the course?
Based on about 20 students who started (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Continued on course: 95%
- Left higher education: 5%
What graduates do next
Based on about 14 graduates who answered, across similar courses at this university (a small group: a rough guide only)
- Working: 85%
Most common jobs
- Engineering professionals: 95%
- Business and Financial Project Management Professionals: 5%
- Find their work meaningful: 100%
- Feel on track for their future plans: 85%
- Use what they learnt on the course: 75%
Where graduates work (5 years on)
Based on about 40 graduates, across similar courses at this university
- North East: 5%
- North West: 5%
- East Midlands: 5%
- East of England: 5%
- London: 5%
- South East: 5%
- South West: 5%
- Scotland: 65%
Who gets in
Based on about 35 students who started
- A levels: 75%
- Other HE qualification: 25%
- No formal qualifications: 5%
Accreditation & quality ratings
- Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
- Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Modules
- develop your critical thinking, teamworking, and problem-solving skills in interdisciplinary engineering design tasks
- learn the fundamental mathematics that underpins engineering science and design
- choose option courses to broaden your academic horizons from across the University
- structural mechanics
- engineering materials
- soil mechanics and engineering geology
- fluid mechanics
- environmental engineering and aspects of sustainability afforded through infrastructure
- engineering mathematics
- land surveying
- engineering construction
- conceptual design and sustainability
- water treatment and water transport
- geotechnical engineering
- structural analysis and engineering
- transport systems engineering
- structure design
- foundation engineering
- hydraulic engineering
- engineering design projects
- learning from past failures
Questions about this course
How much do graduates of BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh earn?
The median salary is £32,000 after 15 months, £32,000 after 3 years, £41,000 after 5 years. After five years the middle half of graduates earn between £33,500 and £48,000. The £41,000 median after five years is £4,500 more than the UK median for Civil engineering.
What do graduates of BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh do next?
85% were in work or further study 15 months after finishing (Graduate Outcomes 2023-24).
Are students happy with the teaching on BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh?
80% of final-year students were positive about the teaching in the National Student Survey 2025-26.
What grades do I need for BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh?
The typical offer is BBB at A level, or 34 points in the IB. The average entrant had 150 UCAS points.
Is BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh accredited?
Yes. Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer.
Does BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh include a placement year or year abroad?
The course has an optional year abroad.
How many students continue on BEng Civil Engineering at University of Edinburgh?
95% of students continued into their second year, and 5% left higher education.