Civil Engineering (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

Learn to design, construct, operate and maintain infrastructure that supports everything from buildings, transportation, and flood defences to providing safe drinking water and sanitation at this Civil Engineering (Hons) degree at University of Portsmouth .

Study this accredited Civil Engineering degree in the city that gave the world Isambard Kingdom Brunel and step into a career that could shape the world.

When you finish the BEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status. The MEng allows you to achieve a Master’s level degree with just one extra year of undergraduate study and when you finish the MEng course successfully, you'll meet the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer status (CEng).

Key facts:

• Visit construction sites across the city, such as the Southsea Coastal Scheme or construction sites within the University
• Explore soil types and rock formations on visits to the Isle of Wight and take a field trip to the National Construction College
• Enter a global design competition, run by Engineers Without Borders
• Learn from industry specialists – recent guest speakers have come from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Atkins, Portsmouth Water, Mott MacDonald, Portsmouth City Council, Colas and WSP

• Study practical diving and underwater engineering and infrastructure, due to our coastal location, and get a recognised PADI diving qualification.

Career opportunities:

Our graduates have worked for companies such as:

• Sir Robert McAlpine – a civil engineering company that’s contributed to the construction of the NHS Nightingale Hospitals and the expansion of the Royal Albert Hall
• Skanska – a recent project, Haymarket Edinburgh, provides more than 380,000 sq. ft designed to benefit the local residential and business community
• Multiplex Construction Europe – with offices in Australia, the Middle East, United Kingdom and Canada, this company has completed more than 1,000 projects globally
• Balfour Beatty – a leading international infrastructure group developing projects from the UK to the United States and Hong Kong
• Gallagher Group – a UK company delivering civil engineering contracts ranging in value from £100,000 to £15 million