This BEng degree is accredited for 2019 entry by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM), which includes the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Institute of Highway Engineers,and helps you progress to become a chartered engineer. The course has an ethos of ‘learning through doing’ to ensure you develop the practical skills to succeed in your career. The course puts a focus on practical work in our specialist laboratories – which include concrete, hydraulics, materials, soils, and structures labs – as well as on-site visits and residential field trips examining real-life scenarios.

Employability is a key feature of the course. Employment opportunities are stressed at every level of the course and students are actively encouraged to undertake a work placement between levels 5 and 6. Our students have gained placements at major construction projects in London, including High Speed 1, St Pancras Station, Heathrow Airport (e.g. Terminals 2 and 5), Wembley Stadium, major sewage treatment works improvements, the Olympic Park and Crossrail.