Where better to lay the foundations for the future, than the first English university to offer an engineering degree? By specialising in Civil and Structural Engineering at The University of Manchester, with the invaluable addition of a year spent in industry, you ready yourself for both a varied and rewarding career. Not only are our graduates the most sought-after by Top UK Graduate Employers (High Fliers Graduate Market Report, 2026), but as you emerge with a Master's of Engineering (MEng), you will feel ready to take on everything our ever-changing world has to offer. You will find the first two years of your study are broad, spanning everything from structural analysis, hydraulics, geotechnics, and mathematics, to construction materials, engineering design, and project management. As you develop, the level of flexibility you possess to steer your interests with optional subjects will grow – popular choices including renewable energy systems, fire engineering, earthquake engineering, and computational hydraulics. It’s after your second or third year that you will embark on a year working in the civil engineering profession – a structured industrial placement assessed and monitored by the department, with support in finding your placement provided. By year three, you will undertake an individual research project on an emerging topic in the field. By year four, will undertake an industry-supervised group design project, and crucial units on advanced structural analysis and design. Engineering at Manchester is loved not only for our standard of teaching and research, but for the people. As a student in our department, you will also benefit from our welcoming community, where you can meet like-minded friends in subject-based societies, like Civil Engineering Soc, Women in Science and Engineering, and The Sustainable Engineering Initiative. This degree will equip you to enter the civil engineering professions and fully satisfies the educational base for becoming a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
A Level: AAA | AAA including Mathematics, Physics, and one other subject. We are willing to consider applicants without Physics if they have studied Further Mathematics; applications will be considered on a case by case basis. Please contact us to discuss your academic background. If you do not have the required grades or subjects you may want to consider our integrated foundation year. Practical skills are a crucial part of science education and therefore there will be a requirement to pass the practical element of any Science A-Level taken. Where applicants are applying for science and related degrees, this is likely to be made explicit in the offers you will receive. Please check for specific GCSE/IGCSE subject entry requirements. Typical Contextual Offer: AAB including Mathematics, Physics, and one other subject. We are willing to consider applicants without Physics if they have studied Further Mathematics; applications will be considered on a case by case basis. Please contact us to discuss your academic background. For further information and to check eligibility, visit our contextual admissions page. Please check for specific GCSE/IGCSE subject entry requirements. | Scottish Higher | Scottish Advanced Highers are normally required in one of the following combinations: Three Advanced Highers with grades AAA, including Mathematics and Physics. or Two Advanced Highers with grades AA in Mathematics and Physics and two Highers with grades AA in additional subjects. English Language and Mathematics not taken at Higher/Advanced Higher must have been achieved at SCQF level 5 (minimum National 5 grade C / Intermediate 2 grade C / Standard Grade Credit level grade 3). | Access to HE Diploma | Access to HE Diploma | Access to HE Diploma | We require a QAA-recognised Access to HE Diploma (a minimum of 60 credits overall and at least 45 at Level 3). The specific requirements are: 45 graded credits at Level 3, with a minimum of 15 credits at Distinction and 30 at Merit; with Distinction in Mathematics and Physics modules. We also require A-Level Mathematics at Grade A. | GCSE/National 4/National 5 Applicants must demonstrate a broad general education, typically five GCSEs/IGCSEs, including acceptable levels of literacy and numeracy, equivalent to at least Grade C/4 in GCSE/IGCSE English Language and Mathematics. GCSE/IGCSE English Literature will not be accepted in lieu of GCSE/IGCSE English Language. | Scottish Advanced Higher | Scottish Advanced Highers are normally required in one of the following combinations: Three Advanced Highers with grades AAA, including Mathematics and Physics. or Two Advanced Highers with grades AA in Mathematics and Physics and two Highers with grades AA in additional subjects. English Language and Mathematics not taken at Higher/Advanced Higher must have been achieved at SCQF level 5 (minimum National 5 grade C / Intermediate 2 grade C / Standard Grade Credit level grade 3). | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): DD | We consider the National Diploma for entry provided it is in a relevant subject. We require grades DD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A. | Extended Project | The University recognises the benefits of the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) and the opportunities it provides for applicants to develop independent study and research skills. Although the Extended Project will not be included in the conditions of your offer, we encourage you to provide information about the EPQ in your application. | OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma: DD | We consider the Technical Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering. We require grades DD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A. | International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: 36 UCAS points | 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at Higher Level, including Mathematics and Physics and one other subject. We accept Mathematics: analysis and approaches or Mathematics: applications and interpretation. | WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales | The University welcomes and recognises the value of the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma/Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate and consider this alongside two A-Levels or equivalent. We require grade A in the Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma/Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate plus A-Level Mathematics and Physics at grade A. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): DDD | We consider the National Extended Diploma for entry provided it is in a relevant subject. We require grades DDD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016): M | We consider the National Foundation Diploma for entry provided it is in a relevant subject. We require grade M plus A-level Mathematics and Physics at grade A. | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma: DDD | We consider the Technical Extended Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering. We require grades DDD plus A-level Mathematics at grade A. | Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016): D | We consider the National Foundation Diploma for entry provided it is in a relevant subject. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and Physics at grade A. | OCR Cambridge Technical Foundation Diploma | We consider the Technical Foundation Diploma for entry provided it is in Engineering. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and Physics at grade A. | OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate | We consider the Technical Extended Certificate for entry provided it is in Engineering. We require grade D plus A-level Mathematics and Physics at grade A.
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