MEng (Hons) Civil and Environmental Engineering with Year in Industry in Cardiff United Kingdom | Cardiff University

Civil and environmental engineers create, construct, and sustain the infrastructure that defines our daily lives while addressing ecological concerns like waste disposal, polluted sites, and water purification. This certified program equips you with the expertise, competencies, and practical training required to become a skilled civil and environmental engineer. Through hands-on lab work, field excursions, personal assignments, and design workshops, you'll apply theoretical knowledge while honing your surveying and design capabilities. You'll select from various genuine engineering challenges and industry-based situations, collaborating both independently and with peers from different engineering fields. These team projects simulate real engineering collaborations, fostering professional abilities like cooperation and effective communication. Our accessible makerspace offers a creative hub for designing, innovating, and working together. You can undertake a paid internship anywhere globally, including international locations, gaining valuable industry experience while applying your acquired skills. Previous students have secured placements with leading firms like Arup, Mott MacDonald, and WSP. The MEng program enables you to deepen and broaden your civil engineering expertise through advanced design, management studies, and interdisciplinary engineering projects. Career opportunities Graduates typically enter the civil engineering sector with major firms such as Sir Robert McAlpine, Ramboll, Arup, and Mott McDonald, taking positions like graduate civil engineer, site engineer, or design engineer across the UK and internationally. Some alumni pursue postgraduate studies at Cardiff or other global institutions, while others join prominent corporations in finance, media, and energy sectors, including Deloitte, PwC, Virgin, and Shell.