Programme structure: Civil Engineering with Study in Continental Europe (MEng) - what's running in 2015/16

This Integrated Master's programme has been designated as type III: Professional, with a formal period of study abroad, in accordance with the QAA descriptors for Master's programmes. Please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes for further information on this type of programme.

Unit name	Unit code	Credit points	Status	Teaching Block
Fluid Mechanics 1	CENG11300	10	Mandatory	TB-1
Engineering Mathematics 1	EMAT10100	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Design and Computing 1	CENG16300	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Structural Engineering 1	CENG11700	20	Mandatory	TB-4
Introduction to Soil Mechanics and Geology	CENG10002	10	Mandatory	TB-2
Properties of Materials 1	CENG10001	10	Mandatory	TB-4
Soft Systems and Surveying	CENG10004	10	Mandatory	TB-2
Engineering Mechanics	CENG10003	10	Mandatory	TB-1
One from (must take target language unit unless already proficient):
Application of Electronics	EENG16200	10	Optional	TB-1
Thermal Sciences for Engineers	MENG10001	10	Optional	TB-1
Sustainable Development	UNIV10001	20	Optional	TB-2
20 credit points of language units
Certificate 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

Students who take the language option will gain 130 credit points.