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Civil Engineering Design and Construction MEng (Hons)

Start date

  • Level(s) of Study: Undergraduate
  • Typical Offer: 120 - 128 UCAS tariff points
  • UCAS Code(s): 5H47 (with placement year) / 7H27 (full-time)
  • Start Date(s): September 2024
  • Duration: Five years full-time with placement year, four years full-time
  • Study Mode(s): Full-time / Sandwich
  • Campus: City Campus
Information for 2024

Introduction:

Civil engineers find creative ways to solve real-world problems by developing the physical infrastructure needed for society to exist – from bridges to houses, and from roads to hospitals and train stations.

Our Master of Engineering (MEng) in Civil Engineering brings together undergraduate and Masters-level course content and through it you'll develop a comprehensive knowledge of civil engineering principles and theory, alongside analytical, practical and engineering skills and techniques.

Course content will enhance your knowledge and skills in architectural and building technology, sustainability in the built environment, health and safety, computer-aided design (CAD), hydraulics, ground engineering, structural engineering, and operational management in civil engineering.

Creativity and innovation in engineering is also a key focus and you’ll gain a deeper understanding of engineering principles and practice.

Take a look at our course comparison page to see the key differences between our BSc, BEng and MEng Civil Engineering degrees.

  • Successful completion of this course represents the most direct route to Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, fully satisfying the educational basis for qualification.
  • 2nd most sustainable university in the world (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2023).
  • Gain vital workplace skills by undertaking a one-year placement on our sandwich route. Previously, students have spent placements at VolkerFitzpatrick, BAM Nuttall and Buckingham Group Contracting Ltd.
  • 100% of MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Design and Construction sandwich students are in work or further study within 15 months of finishing their degrees (latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21)

Course accreditation

  • Engineering Council logo
  • Institution of Civil Engineers logo
  • The Institution of Structural Engineers logo
  • Institute of Highway Engineers logo
  • Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation logo
  • The Permanent Way Institution logo
  •  Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors logo

This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) comprising the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Institute of Highway Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Permanent Way Institution on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng). It is also accredited by the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES).

See jbm.org.uk for further information.

What you’ll study

The course is designed around the core themes of the professional accrediting bodies, relating your learning to application in the real world. You'll develop your general understanding of civil engineering, focusing on key core subject areas – geotechnics, and materials and structures.

You'll develop knowledge and skills in architectural and building technology, computer-aided design, health and safety, the environment, hydraulics, ground engineering and structural engineering. You'll look at how to solve problems using creativity and innovation, gaining a deeper understanding of engineering principles and practice along the way.

During the course you will undertake the following modules:

Year One

  • Civil Engineering Design Projects (40 credits)
  • Sustainable Engineering Materials (20 credits)
  • Engineering Mathematics and Mechanics (20 credits)
  • Engineering Surveying (20 credits)
  • Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design (20 credits)

Year Two

  • Ground Engineering (20 credits)
  • Further Engineering Mathematics and Fluid Mechanics (20 credits)
  • Integration of Engineering Applications (20 credits)
  • Structural Design and Detailing (20 credits)
  • Analysis of Determinate and Indeterminate Structures (20 credits)
  • Construction Practice and the Environment (20 credits)

Year Three and Four

  • Sandwich placement year or Study abroad
  • Further Structural Design (20 credits)
  • Further Geotechnical Engineering and Design (20 credits)
  • Professional Responsibilities and Development in Civil Engineering (20 credits)
  • Infrastructure Engineering 1 (20 credits)
  • Individual with Group project (40 credits)

Final Year

  • Major Design and Construction Project (40 credits)
  • Infrastructure Engineering 2 (20 credits)
  • Strategic and Operational Management (20 credits)
  • Simulation and Modelling in Civil Engineering (20 credits)
  • Sustainable Concrete Technology (20 credits)

Civil Engineering Design Projects (40 credits)

  • This module will form an introduction to the construction industry, and the key roles played by civil engineering professionals.
  • You'll look at areas such health and safety, environmental and sustainability considerations, legislation, and the role of construction in the UK economy.
  • The module will also focus on building your professional communication skills through presentations, an introduction to computer-aided design, and career planning.

Sustainable Engineering Materials (20 credits)

  • To provide you with an introduction to the materials encountered in Civil Engineering and general construction.
  • You will develop an understanding of the implications of the material properties in practical applications.

Engineering Mathematics and Mechanics (20 credits)

  • This module will furnish you with a comprehensive range of mathematical techniques, providing you with the foundation for the study of more advanced mathematical techniques in Year Two.
  • You'll develop a strong foundation of skills and knowledge, enabling you to solve civil engineering problems.

Engineering Surveying (20 credits)

  • To introduce and develop your understanding of the principles and procedures of engineering surveying within the context of the construction industry.
  • The module will provide you with experience and develop your skills in the use of standard surveying instrumentation together with associated field and office procedures for the preparation of site plans, setting out and control of construction works.

Introduction to Structural Analysis and Design (20 credits)

  • The module aims to provide you with an initial qualitative and quantitative appreciation of the behaviour and design of skeletal structures.
  • You'll explore a range of areas including the types of pin-jointed frameworks and their structural idealisation, types of beam structures and loadings, section analysis for direct bending stresses based on elastic theory, combined axial and bending elastic stresses with application to short columns, foundations and pre-stressed concrete and introductory timber design.

Ground Engineering (20 credits)

  • This module will develop your appreciation of fundamental soil and geological properties.
  • You'll measure and test different geological and geotechnical materials, allowing you to recognise and investigate ground-related problems and hazards.

Further Engineering Mathematics and Fluid Mechanics (20 credits)

  • Building on your mathematical skills and knowledge developed in Year One, this module will provide you with the mathematical and fluid mechanics knowledge and techniques required as a civil engineer.
  • In this module you'll look at: probability; calculus; vectors and matrices; and fluid mechanics, including dimensional analysis, flow through pipes, and hydraulic machinery.

Integration of Engineering Applications (20 credits)

  • This module will introduce you to new and emerging technologies within the construction industry, in relation to Engineering Surveying, CAD and BIM.
  • You'll work in a project group with final year students to simulate a work situation where you'll produce, present and defend a scheme design.

Structural Design and Detailing (20 credits)

  • This module will act as an introduction to the structural behaviour of elements in reinforced concrete and steelwork structures, looking in depth at their design and detailing.
  • You'll also be introduced to a range of new and emerging technologies within the construction industry.

Analysis of Determinate and Indeterminate Structures (20 credits)

  • The module aims to provide you with an introduction to elastic and plastic behaviour of statically determinate and indeterminate beams, pin-jointed frames (trusses) and rigidly jointed frames.

Construction Practice and the Environment (20 credits)

  • The aim of this module is to improve your knowledge of practice within the construction industry, introducing you to the roles and responsibilities that you may undertake during placement, after graduation, and as you progress in your career.
  • You'll look at key areas such as project organisation, procurement, planning, programming, management, and contract and commercial documentation and administration.

Sandwich placement year

In your third year, you'll have the opportunity to take a year-long full-time placement. This year in industry will offer you hands-on experience, adding invaluable knowledge and skills to your CV. Many students return to their placement company after graduation, having developed a useful network of contacts within the industry.

Recent placement destinations have included VolkerFitzpatrick, BAM Nuttall, Buckingham Group, APR Services and Arcadis. Our civil engineering placement roles have historically all come with a salary, with some students earning over £20,000 for their year.

Successful completion of the placement year leads to an extra qualification – the Diploma in Professional Practice.

Study abroad

If you're studying on our sandwich route you can also opt to study abroad for a full academic year, or for a semester, during Year Three. This is an optional and additional period of study that complements your degree at NTU as an alternative to taking a work placement.

This is an exciting opportunity to experience a different national culture, teaching and learning styles and subjects in an international environment. The destination university must be a year abroad / exchange partner of NTU or member of a formally recognised scheme such as the International Student Exchange Programme (ISEP).

Our NTU Global and student mobility team will support you in finding the right opportunity from one of the many international partners available around the world.

Successful completion of a period of international study will earn you a standalone award – an International Study Certificate (minimum six weeks) or the International Study Diploma (minimum 36 weeks).

Third / Fourth Year (with placement)

Further Structural Design (20 credits)

  • This module will broaden your knowledge of the design of structural frameworks and how they withstand forces acting on them.
  • It introduces the most common methods of providing stability and robustness to framed structures.

Further Geotechnical Engineering and Design (20 credits)

  • This module will provide a sound background to the decision making, design and implementation of geotechnical design.
  • You will learn to analyse and design some typical engineering problems involved in the construction of geotechnical structures.  These topics will be reviewed within the context of safe and sustainable development.

Professional Responsibilities and Development in Civil Engineering (20 credits)

  • This module is based around four themes: health, safety and welfare; the profession and wider society; clients, stakeholders, communities and government; and sustainability.
  • It's aim is to fully prepare you for graduate roles, with the knowledge, skills, awareness and professionalism expected by graduate employers.

Infrastructure Engineering 1 (20 credits)

  • This module will broaden your understanding of the wider urban environment through the introduction of infrastructure topics such as transport, highways, rail, asset management, and water. You'll develop an appreciation of the issues that influence decision-making, design and implementation of major infrastructure schemes.
  • You'll study these topics within the context of sustainable developments, looking at key elements of environmental legislation.

Individual with Group project (40 credits)

  • The majority of this module will be formed by a self-led research project or dissertation; a significant body of work allowing you to research in depth an agreed topic relating to the construction industry.
  • You'll also work on a group project over the course of the year, relating to a real-world engineering scheme. You'll work in a team environment, producing and presenting a design scheme.

Core

Major Design and Construction Project (40 credits)

  • This module provides the opportunity for you to develop abilities in undertaking a design project that is large scale and / or complex in character. It is intended to be a capstone to many of the modules studied through the course, especially over the last two years of study.
  • Working in a group, you'll develop high-level team working skills, and have the resource available to undertake an ambitious project, culminating in a final presentation and exhibition.

Infrastructure Engineering 2 (20 credits)

  • This module will build upon the broad introduction given in Infrastructure Engineering 1.
  • You'll use standards, codes of practice and design and construction methodologies to look at pavements and light rail infrastructure, as well as water and energy systems, in analytical detail.
  • You'll study these topics in the context of sustainable developments, looking at key elements of environmental legislation.

Strategic and Operational Management (20 credits)

  • This module is intended to provide prospective civil engineers with an understanding of the complex political, cultural, economic and financial environments within which civil engineering, architectural design and construction organisations operate. You'll look at both the strategic organisational level and the individual project level.
  • You'll explore the civil engineering environment, project and risk management, and a range of different management philosophies and techniques.

Optional

A choice of two level 7, 20 cp modules from the following:

Simulation and Modelling in Civil Engineering (20 credits)

  • In this module, you'll evaluate the Finite Element Method (FEM) for its application to obtain an approximate solution for the analysis of complex structural problems. You'll be introduced to the theory behind FEM, how to derive the governing differential equations and how to apply the method in sample structural problems.
  • This module will provide you with the intellectual tools necessary to use proprietary FEM software to produce computer models of various complex structural problems in order to obtain approximate (numerical) solutions. You'll learn how to use the advanced post-processing capability of the software to produce reports.
  • You'll be required to produce solutions for two small projects and these solutions will be assessed for your ability to apply, refine and develop computer models to solve structural problems and to generate reports supported with the appropriate graphs and data.

Sustainable Concrete Technology (20 credits)

  • This module will provide you with an appreciation of the rheology of fresh and hardened concrete at an advanced level, the properties of its component materials and how these influence durability and performance.
  • You'll explore the fundamental principles of durable concrete for civil engineering structures, including the micro structure of concrete, admixtures and cement and the hydration process.

Don’t just take our word for it, hear from our students themselves

Student Profiles

Sandra Misiarz

Civil Engineering

One of the things that makes NTU really stand out is the staff. We have a set of amazing lecturers that are really supportive and they really want you to gain the best experience at university.

James Rawlin

Civil Engineering Design and Construction

The behind-the-scenes staff at NTU were fantastic. The department’s administration and lab teams were instrumental in helping the course run smoothly, and the employability team were always available to assist students find placements and graduate jobs.

Madalin-Cristian Salcianu

Civil Engineering Design and Construction

During my third year I was on placement with J. Reddington. It was a great experience that offered me an overview of what happens during a construction project and how to find solutions when things don't go as planned.

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How you’re taught

How will I learn?

In Year One approximately 40% of your time is spent in scheduled learning sessions, and in Year Two approximately 35%. This includes lectures, seminars, tutorials, laboratory practical exercises such as making and testing concrete, assessing structural forms and testing beams fieldwork including site visits and practical exercises and IT sessions, including computer-aided design (CAD). You'll also be involved in self-directed project work with the support of NOW, our virtual learning environment.

Outside of timetabled sessions You'll need to undertake self-directed independent study. This will include preparing for lectures, researching, completing coursework, developing a portfolio, and directed reading to expand your knowledge.

You will benefit from our established links with the industry, ensuring the continual relevancy of our course content. You'll be exposed to industry professionals by working on live project briefs set by companies from the industry. Previously students worked with Ashfield District Council on the Brierley Forest Park project. You will also benefit from guest lecturers, industry-sponsored awards, and work placements.

Study trips

Field trips and study visits are an important part of your learning. Trips may include site visits to live projects and residential study trips. Where a trip is mandatory it will be aligned to your modules and inform project work, and substantive costs – including travel and accommodation – will be paid for by the school. Optional trips may also be organised which can provide additional opportunities to enhance your knowledge and experience. Optional trips may incur a cost to the student.

Civil engineering students from Nottingham Trent University working on a bridge building exercise with construction company NMCN.

Civil Engineering students working on a project during an activity day led by nmcn

Contact hours

Year One Lectures/seminars/workshops 41% Independent study 59%
Year Two Lectures/seminars/workshops 36% Independent study 64%
Year Three Optional placement year
Year Four Lectures/seminars/workshops 26% Independent study 74%
Year Five Lectures/seminars/workshops 22% Independent study 78%

Staff Profiles

David Russhard - Principal Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

David Russhard is a lecturer / senior lecturer in civil engineering in the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment.

Hynda Klalib-Aoun - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Dr Klalib-Aoun is a qualified Engineer with a long career in Academia. She teaches Structural Engineering and Construction Materials.

Yasameen Al-Ameen - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Zakwan Arab - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Zakwan Arab is the Module Leader of DESN30114: Ground Eng, Water Resources (BSc Finale year) and is responsible for designing, delivering and assessing lectures, seminars and labs.

Agnes Boscoe-Wallace - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Dr. Massey Nazarian - Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Dr. Massey Nazarian

Paul Beetham - Associate Professor

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Paul Beetham

Nick Prior - Principal Lecturer (Learning and Teaching Manager)

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Anton Ianakiev - Professor

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Dr Ianakiev is a Professor in Sustainable Energy Systems at School of Architecture, Design and Built Environment. He teaches Engineering Maths and Individual Project modules to undergraduate and Advanced Construction

How you’re assessed

You'll be assessed through a mix of coursework, practical exercises and exams. The coursework will make up the majority of your assessment and will consist of group and individual projects, reports, presentations, and essays. You'll receive feedback throughout each module.

Year One Coursework 54% Practical exams 3% Written exams 43%
Year Two Coursework 60% Practical exams 5% Written exams 35%
Year Three Optional placement year
Year Four Coursework 53% Practical exams 7% Written exams 40%
Year Five Coursework 66%    Written exams 34%

Careers and employability

Our course is designed to prepare you to succeed in the construction industry. Through working on real projects from industry, fieldwork and regularly updated course content, you'll be equipped with skills and experience to carry with you for the rest of your professional career.

Recent growth in UK industry has revealed a skills shortage in this area. You'll graduate with desirable skills and knowledge, boosting your employment prospects.

Where do Civil Engineering graduates from NTU work?

NTU has a strong civil engineering alumni community with many graduates working in senior positions in leading national and international companies.

Recent graduate destinations include:

  • Balfour Beatty: graduate engineer, graduate site engineer
  • BAM Nuttall: civil engineering assistant, graduate engineer
  • Abbey Pynford: design engineer
  • Acciona Energia: trainee graduate engineer
  • Bridgeway Consulting: site investigation engineer
  • BWB Consulting: graduate engineer
  • Interserve: graduate civil engineer
  • Jackson Civil Engineering: graduate engineer
  • VINCI Construction: assistant civil engineer
  • VolkerFitzpatrick: site engineer, civil engineer.

Civil Engineers are in demand both in the UK and worldwide. There are many types of employers that you may work for, including civil engineering contractors, commercial construction and development companies, private practices, local authorities, and utility companies.

99% of our Civil Engineering graduates are in work or further study within 15 months of finishing their degrees (latest Graduate Outcomes Survey 2020/21).

Employability team

Our expert Employability team will work closely with you at every stage of your career planning, providing personal support and advice. You can benefit from this service at any time during your studies and up to three years after completing your course.

Find out more about career options in civil engineering on the Institution of Civil Engineers website.


Excellent placement opportunities

MEng (Hons) Civil Engineering Design and Construction students have the opportunity to apply for a year-long work placement. This will give you real, hands-on experience within the industry, opening up exciting opportunities for future employment.

NTU is 4th for the number of year-long placement undergraduates studying Civil engineering (HESA, 2021/22)

Where can I go on my placement?

Civil Engineering students typically secure placements in civil engineering contractors, design consultancies, surveying subcontractors, utilities companies, and structural engineering organisations.

Recent destinations have included:

  • VolkerFitzpatrick
  • BAM Nuttall
  • Buckingham Group
  • APR Services
  • Arcadis

Recent roles have included site engineer, junior site manager, assistant engineer, designer and project manager.

Sponsorship

Many students are sponsored through their final year by their placement company, with a guaranteed job on graduation.

Professional qualification

Successful completion of the 36 weeks leads to an extra qualification – the Diploma in Professional Practice, which will further enhance your CV.

NTU Enterprise

You'll also have the opportunity to turn your ideas into a viable business with help from NTU Enterprise, NTU's purpose-built Centre for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise, a support centre to help students create, develop and grow their own businesses.

Campus and facilities

Facilities for Civil Engineering students

The School has a range of specialist industry-standard facilities to enable you to maximise your development and apply your project work to practice. These include dedicated concrete, materials, hydraulics, geotechnical and technology labs, surveying equipment, and structural testing machinery.

IT resources

Our IT resource rooms and PC clusters are distributed across the City site, with PCs providing access to Microsoft Office, email, web browsing, networked file storage, and high-speed online printing services (with a free printing allowance for each student).

Books and library resources

In our modern library, you'll have access to an extensive and diverse range of books and periodicals that focus on specialist areas within the Built Environment. The library's OneSearch system provides access to all our electronic resources, journals and books.

Within the library there is a liaison librarian who has specialist Civil Engineering subject knowledge. They can offer detailed help in finding and using print and electronic resources and also support on things such as Harvard referencing and research skills.

Entry requirements

What are we looking for?

  • Standard offer: 128 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent, including Maths, Use of Maths, or Further Maths at Grade C or above).
  • Contextual offer: 120 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent, including Maths, Use of Maths, or Further Maths at Grade C or above).
  • GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

Contextual offers

A lower offer may be made based on a range of factors, including your background (such as where you live and the school or college you attended), your experiences and individual circumstances (you may have been in care, for example). This is called a contextual offer and we get data from UCAS to make these decisions. NTU offers a student experience like no other and this approach helps us to find students who have the potential to succeed here but who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university. Find out how we assess your application.

Other qualifications and experience

We may also consider credits achieved at other universities and your work/life experience through an assessment of prior learning. This may be for year one entry, or beyond the beginning of a course where applicable, for example, into year 2. Our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy outlines the process and options available for this route.

Meeting our entry requirements

Hundreds of qualifications in the UK have UCAS tariff points attached to specific grades, including A levels, BTECs, T Levels and many more. You can use your grades and points from up to four different qualifications to meet our criteria. Enter your predicted or achieved grades into our tariff calculator to find out how many points your qualifications are worth.

Getting in touch

If you need more help or information, get in touch through our enquiry form

What are we looking for?

  • 128 UCAS Tariff points from up to four qualifications (two of which must be A-level equivalent, including Maths, Use of Maths, or Further Maths at Grade C or above).
  • GCSE English and Maths grade C / 4.

To find out what qualifications have tariff points, please use our tariff calculator.

International qualifications 

We accept qualifications from all over the world – check yours here:

Undergraduate preparation courses (Foundation)

If you don’t yet meet our entry requirements, we offer Foundation courses through our partner Nottingham Trent International College (NTIC), based on our City Campus:

English language entry requirements 

You can meet our language requirements by successfully completing our pre-sessional English course for an agreed length of time, or by submitting the required grade in one of our accepted English language tests, such as IELTS:

Advanced standing (starting your undergraduate degree in year 2 or 3)

You may be able to start your undergraduate course in year 2 or 3 based on what you have studied before.  This decision would be made in accordance with our Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer Policy.

Would you like some advice on your study plans? 

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

Fees and funding

Preparing for the financial side of student life is important, that’s why we’re here to help. Take a look at our fees and funding pages for lots of handy advice and guidance.

Getting in touch

For more advice and guidance, you can contact our Student Financial Support Service.

Tel: +44 (0)115 848 2494

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies, and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our modern library, industry-standard workshops and study spaces, support from our expert Employability team, and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses.

Library books

You’ll need to cover the cost of your own books, standard drawing and writing equipment and consumables. However, our City Campus library is home to four floors of books, journals and materials (many of which you can access online) – meaning you may not need to purchase as many books as you might think! Our library team work closely with our academics to ensure that our library collection closely matches the topics you’ll be studying, to provide relevant resources for you to use, free of charge.

Printing and materials costs

Students should also budget approximately £100 per year to cover any printing or materials that they may require to support their studies. Students may choose to apply for a placement option during their course.

Our Students’ Union shop and Bonington art shop are great places to pick up drawing and writing equipment at reasonable prices and are located right in the centre of our City Campus.

Placements

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Many of our placement students do earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Our Building Blocks financial package: supporting you throughout your studies

As a student at the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, you’ll also benefit from our Building Blocks financial package, which aims to help minimise the additional costs of study, while you’re here at NTU.

What you’ll receive

  • All of the materials needed for induction workshops and activities, working within our workshops and laboratories.
  • Free personal protective equipment (PPE), which usually includes hard-wearing boots, goggles and high-vis vests, to keep you safe on site visits and while working in our workshops.
  • Access to the free professional body accreditation, as appropriate for your course.
  • £20 pre-paid printing allowance for use at the NTU Print Shops, and library photocopiers. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the Printing, photocopying and scanning information on the Library website.

ICE Scholarship

The Institution of Civil Engineers have a yearly opportunity to apply for the ICE QUEST undergraduate scholarships. These scholarships currently provide:

  • £8,000 over the course of your study
  • paid work placements every summer
  • the potential of a full-time job with a leading civil engineering or construction company when you graduate
  • experience and knowledge that are good for your CV and your career, especially if you want to become an incorporated or chartered civil engineer.

For more information, please visit the Institution of Civil Engineers website.

Tuition fees for September 2024 entry 

Tuition fees are payable for each year that you are at the University. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government. Visit our fees page for more information.

Scholarships 

We offer scholarships of up to 50% of your tuition fee. You can apply for your scholarship when you have an offer to study at NTU.

Living costs

Get advice on the cost of living as an international student in Nottingham and how to budget:

Paying fees 

Find out about advanced payments, instalment plan options and how to make payments securely to the University:

Additional costs

Your course fees cover the cost of studies, and include loads of great benefits, such as the use of our modern library, industry-standard workshops and study spaces, support from our expert Employability team, and free use of the IT equipment across our campuses.

Library books

You’ll need to cover the cost of your own books, standard drawing and writing equipment and consumables. However, our City Campus library is home to four floors of books, journals and materials (many of which you can access online) – meaning you may not need to purchase as many books as you might think! Our library team work closely with our academics to ensure that our library collection closely matches the topics you’ll be studying, to provide relevant resources for you to use, free of charge.

Printing and materials costs

Students should also budget approximately £100 per year to cover any printing or materials that they may require to support their studies. Students may choose to apply for a placement option during their course.

Our Students’ Union shop and Bonington art shop are great places to pick up drawing and writing equipment at reasonable prices and are located right in the centre of our City Campus.

Placements

If you're undertaking a placement year, you'll need to budget for accommodation and any travel costs you may incur whilst on placement. Many of our placement students do earn a salary whilst on placement which can help to cover these living costs.

Our Building Blocks financial package: supporting you throughout your studies

As a student at the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment, you’ll also benefit from our Building Blocks financial package, which aims to help minimise the additional costs of study, while you’re here at NTU.

What you’ll receive

  • All of the materials needed for induction workshops and activities, working within our workshops and laboratories.
  • Free personal protective equipment (PPE), which usually includes hard-wearing boots, goggles and high-vis vests, to keep you safe on site visits and while working in our workshops.
  • Access to the free professional body accreditation, as appropriate for your course.
  • £20 pre-paid printing allowance for use at the NTU Print Shops, and library photocopiers. For more details about costs for additional print and copying required over and above the annual allowance please see the Printing, photocopying and scanning information on the Library website.

ICE Scholarship

The Institution of Civil Engineers have a yearly opportunity to apply for the ICE QUEST undergraduate scholarships. These scholarships currently provide:

  • £8,000 over the course of your study
  • paid work placements every summer
  • the potential of a full-time job with a leading civil engineering or construction company when you graduate
  • experience and knowledge that are good for your CV and your career, especially if you want to become an incorporated or chartered civil engineer.

For more information please visit the Institution of Civil Engineers website.

Would you like some advice on your study plans? 

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

How to apply

Apply through UCAS.

As part of your application, you’ll submit a personal statement. Tell us about your ambitions, skills and experience. You have 4,000 characters to impress us – here’s how to make your words count.

Keeping up to date

After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

You can get more information and advice about applying to NTU on our Your Application page.

You can apply for this course through UCAS.

If you are not applying to any other UK universities, you can apply directly to us on our NTU Applicant Portal.

Application advice

Apply early so that you have enough time to prepare – processing times for Student visas can vary, for example.  After you've applied, we'll be sending you important emails throughout the application process – so check your emails regularly, including your junk mail folder.

Writing your personal statement

Be honest, thorough, and persuasive – we can only make a decision about your application based on what you tell us:

Would you like some advice on your study plans? 

Our international teams are highly experienced in answering queries from students all over the world. We also have members of staff based in Vietnam, China, India and Nigeria and work with a worldwide network of education counsellors.

Complete this simple form to keep in touch with the International Office.

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