Civil Engineering

Upon graduation, you are likely to be part of a team working on a variety of infrastructure systems and buildings, from bridges and railways to skyscrapers and sports stadia. The unique multidisciplinary nature of this Civil Engineering program from Loughborough University will allow you to secure roles in other disciplines that contribute to the construction cycle. Leading industry experts enrich the learning experience by giving guest lectures and providing real-life challenges.

TheSchool of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineeringis one of four Royal Academy of Engineering Centres of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design, and one of the most highly funded built environment groups by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

Your future career

The employment record of the School is exemplary, with graduates securing employment in the UK and overseas in a wide range of consultancy, construction design, or contracting organisations. Several graduates have also progressed to further specialised research.

Many of our industry partners engage with the University’s research and in delivering guest lectures, providing an ideal opportunity for you to discuss employment opportunities. Our unparalleled links with industry include Arup, Atkins, Bauer Technologies, Eurovia Group, Kier Group, Morgan Sindall, Skanska and Vinci Construction, to name a few.

Recent graduates from the School have gone on to work at companies including:ABP, Abacus, AECOM, Amey, Arcadis, Arup, Atkins, Balfour Beatty, Bouygues, CH2M, Connect Roads, Costain, Eurovia, Fluor, Interserve, Jacobs, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Lendlease, Lidl, Mott MacDonald, Mace, Morgan Sindall, Network Rail, Pick Everard, Schofields, Severn Trent, SISK, Skanska, Tesco, The British Army, Walter Lilly, and WSP.

Courses include:

• Research Methods

• Low Carbon Materials for Construction

• Advanced Geotechnical and Environmental Modelling

• Quantitative and Numerical Methods for Engineering

• Geographic Information Systems and Data Management

• Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering