Programme structure: Civil Engineering with Study Abroad (MEng) - what's running in 2023/24

This integrated Masters programme has been designated as type III: Professional or Practice Masters in accordance with the QAA Degree Characteristics Statement. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Students who have not previously studied CENG10005 must take this unit as their optional unit (for example a transfer into the programme).

Field Methods (CENG10005) is a must pass unit. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Geomechanics	CENG20018	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Methods of Structural Analysis	CENG20019	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Structural Materials and Design	CENG20020	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Water Engineering	CENG20021	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Engineering Mathematics 2	EMAT20200	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Options List
Please select 20 credit points of options from the list (CENG10005 may only be selected if not previously studied in which case it is mandatory):
Field Methods	CENG10005	20	Optional	TB-2
Architecture with Building Services	CENG20017	20	Optional	TB-4
Discrete Mathematics	EMAT10704	20	Optional	TB-4
Sustainable Development	UNIV10001	20	Optional	TB-2
Or students may enrol on any of the following language options if they meet the necessary pre-requisites as listed on the programme catalogue:
Post-Beginners French	UWLP10002	20	Optional	TB-4
Intermediate French	UWLP10003	20	Optional	TB-4
Post-Beginners German	UWLP10005	20	Optional	TB-4
Intermediate German	UWLP10006	20	Optional	TB-4
Post-Beginners Spanish	UWLP10010	20	Optional	TB-4
Intermediate Spanish	UWLP10011	20	Optional	TB-4
Beginners Japanese	UWLP10012	20	Optional	TB-4
Beginners Mandarin Chinese	UWLP10013	20	Optional	TB-4
Diploma of Higher Education		120

Progression/award requirements

Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:

• 40 out of 100 – for level C/4, I/5 & H/6 units
• 50 out of 100 – for level M/7 units

For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.

For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.

Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation programmes.

Exit awards

All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.

• To be awarded a Diploma of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 240 credit points, of which at least 90 must be at level 5.
• To be awarded a Certificate of Higher Education, a student must have successfully completed 120 credit points at level 4.

Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.

The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).

Additional progress information

Entry by transfer from MEng/BEng Civil Engineering requires the following:

• Obtained a mark of at least 60% in Engineering Mathematics in Y1
• Passed all units at first attempt in Y1
• Be successful in securing a study abroad place through the University allocation process

In order to progress to the 3rd year of this programme of study the students must:

• Obtain a mark of at least 60% in Engineering Mathematics
• Obtain an average year mark of at least 60%
• Pass all units at first attempt in the summer assessment period (May-June)