• Well-established and fully accredited MSc will equip you with exceptional analytical and technical skills across a range of civil engineering disciplines, helping you pursue a highly successful career in the field of civil engineering.
  • Taught by research-active academics, together with practising engineers from consultancies and local authorities, this course will provide you with an excellent balance of academic and industry-relevant knowledge.
  • The MSc is fully aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, and it puts emphasis on sustainability and resilience in civil engineering infrastructure design and assessment.

    • What you will study

    • This course offers six study streams:
      • Bridge engineering
      • Infrastructure engineering and management
      • Geotechnical engineering
      • Structural engineering
      • Water/environmental engineering.
    • If you are an engineer working in the construction industry and you hold a related degree, such as engineering geology or construction management, this course will provide you with the opportunity to expand on your existing knowledge and skills.
    • It is also designed to update the technical skills of practising engineers engaged in the planning, design, construction and operation of civil engineering works.

    The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 and 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

    Distance learning

    • Surrey is a pioneer in distance learning based MSc courses in civil and environmental engineering and has been offering this option long before the Covid-19 pandemic.
    • This flexible option allows you to study for our distinctive, accredited programme from anywhere in the world, without the need to relocate or give up your existing job.
    • As a distance learner, you’ll study eight modules and complete a dissertation in your chosen subject (like full-time and part-time students), but you can take up to five years to complete your masters.
    • You’ll be able to access all module materials through our virtual learning environment, SurreyLearn, and arrange to take end-of-module exams at a local university.

    Facilities:

    Masters students benefit from a range of highly specialised facilities in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. These include:

    • Air Quality Lab
    • Centre for Environmental Health and Engineering, a designated World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for water quality and health
    • Geotechnics and Geology Laboratory, recently upgraded with a £450,000 investment
    • Materials and Structures Laboratory
    • Surrey Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (SAGE) Lab
    • Wind tunnel facilities.

    Careers:

    • Graduates have lifetime access to Surrey Pathfinder, our online portal for appointment and events bookings, jobs, placements and interactive development tools.

    • Recent MSc graduates have been employed by:

      • AECOM
      • Amey
      • Arcadis
      • ARUP
      • Atkins
      • Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure
      • Fluor
      • Laing O’Rourke
      • Mott MacDonald
      • Peter Brett Associates
      • WSP