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Course summary
Structural engineers play a vital role in shaping the world around us by designing and building safe, reliable structures and finding solutions to future infrastructure challenges. They make sure our built environment can withstand natural forces to help keep communities safe for generations. Our Civil with Structural Engineering MEng degree offers an extra year of study at masters level to develop strong leadership skills and technical knowledge to prepare you for a career as a highly skilled structural engineer. You’ll learn with staff with research expertise in earthquake engineering, dynamics and design, advanced geotechnics, bridge engineering and advanced hydraulics. Top reasons to choose this course
- Fully meets the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
- Fieldwork, site visits and guest lectures from professionals bring learning to life.
- Exciting project work, including the Engineering for People Design Challenge, working to find solutions for challenges faced by developing countries.
- Our Industrial Advisory Board offers invaluable advice and networking opportunities.
- Specialist facilities including concrete lab, dynamics lab, hydraulics lab, soils lab and a wave tank room.
- Option of a salaried placement year to build your experience and confidence.
- Learn Building Information Modelling (BIM) and gain a professional advantage.
Modules
Year 1 Land and Construction Surveying Structural and Stress Analysis Construction Materials Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics Mathematics for Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Practice Year 2 Building Information Modelling Structural Analysis Concrete Technology and Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures Geotechnical Engineering 1 Hydraulic Structure Computational Mechanics Year 3 Pre-stressed Concrete Dynamics of Structures Design of Steel Structures Design of Structures Individual Project Final year Individual Project Dynamics of Structures with Earthquake Engineering Applications Repair and Strengthening of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures Options* Random Vibration of Structures Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Building Energy and Environmental Performance Digital Design and Fabrication Digital Construction and Assembly *Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.
How to apply
14Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- H221
- Institution code:
- B72
- Campus name:
- Brighton
- Campus code:
- B
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 136 - 120 points
A level - AAB - BBB
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - DDD - DDM
Access to HE Diploma
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 27 points
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5. in each element, or equivalent English Language qualification. |
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Student Outcomes
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17250 | Year 1 |
| International | £17250 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
The fees listed in the table above are for full-time UK undergraduate students in academic year 2025-26. You will pay further fees in each year of your course. Fees may increase each year. UK undergraduate and certain postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government. The annual fee increase will not exceed the UK government's maximum regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year. Many of our courses include the option of a salaried placement year. Tuition fees for a placement year are charged at a lower rate of £1850. The international tuition fees listed above are for full-time courses during the academic year 2025-26. Further tuition fees are payable in each year of study. Non-regulated tuition fees, which usually apply to international students and UK postgraduate students* are subject to an annual increase of a maximum of 5% or the Consumer Prices Index (CPI), whichever is higher.
*Some designated postgraduate courses are regulated by the UK government – the annual fee increase for eligible UK / Home students on these designated courses will not exceed the UK government’s regulated tuition fee limit set for the relevant academic year.
Provider information
University of Brighton
Mithras House
Lewes Road
Brighton
BN2 4AT