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Civil Engineering with Foundation Year

  • BSc (Hons)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • September 2026
  • Undergraduate
Millennium Point
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2026-2027
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Course summary

Are you ready to shape the world around you, from essential infrastructure and transportsystems to innovative buildings and public spaces? Our BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering degree offers a comprehensive and future-focused education that prepares you to design, build and maintain the structures and systems that keep society running.

This course gives you a strong grounding in the core disciplines of civil engineering, including structural analysis, geotechnics, materials, and construction management, giving equal focus to infrastructure, transportation, and buildings. Whether you're interested in developing sustainable housing, designing efficient transport networks, or maintaining large-scale infrastructure, you'll gain the knowledge and skills to make a real impact.

Foundation Year

The Foundation Year course option enables you to study for our BSc (Hons) degree over an extended full-time duration of four years by including a Foundation Certificate (year one of four) in your studies. The Foundation Certificate provides a broad study programme that underpins the follow-on degree. In order to progress to the next year of the degree, it is necessary to achieve a pass in all modules of the Foundation Certificate.

This course is available in Clearing. If you have submitted an application, you can add this course. If you haven’t sent us an application yet, you can do this until 24th September 2026.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Millennium Point

Study options

  • BSc (Hons) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • September 2026

Apply by
14 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
1285
Institution code:
B25
Campus name:
Millennium Point
Campus Code:
A
Points of Entry:
Foundation

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How to apply

Apply by
14 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
1285
Institution code:
B25
Campus name:
Millennium Point
Campus Code:
A

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
96 points

A level
CCC

A Level: 96 UCAS Tariff points / CCC (or equivalent). Must include an A Level in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject at grade D or above. Any Science A Level will be accepted (e.g., Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Applied Science). Examples of accepted Technology subjects include Computing, Manufacturing and Information Technology. AS Level: Must be in a different subject to A Levels. A maximum of four subjects will be considered

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

96 UCAS Tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Accepted subjects: Engineering, or Construction and the Built Environment

Access to HE Diploma

Pass with 60 credits. At least 45 credits at level 3 with 18 credits with Merit or Distinction
Accepted subjects: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics

Scottish Higher

96 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (DDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (DD). Required subjects: A Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject at Advanced level

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)

96 UCAS Tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Accepted subjects: Engineering, or Construction and the Built Environment

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)

96 UCAS Tariff points. Diploma accepted with one A Level or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Extended Certificate accepted with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications. Accepted subjects: Engineering, or Construction and the Built Environment

Scottish Advanced Higher

96 UCAS Tariff points from three Advanced Highers (DDD) or two Advanced Highers (DD) plus two Highers (DD). Required subjects: A Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject at Advanced level

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
28 points

Obtain a minimum of 28 points overall. Required subjects: Grade 5 in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject (Higher level)

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)

Minimum of 96 UCAS Tariff points, achieved in five Higher level subjects.
Required subjects: A Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject at Higher level

GCSE/National 4/National 5

This course does not require evidence of GCSE qualifications.

T Level
Pass (C and above)

Pass overall (C or above on the core).
Accepted subjects: Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction; Engineering, Manufacturing, Processing and Control

Welsh Baccalaureate: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Considered with two A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications
Considered alongside A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications, one of which must be a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject.

OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Accepted subjects: Applied Science, Engineering

NCFE CACHE Level 3 qualifications: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Considered alongside A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications, one of which must be a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject.

WJEC Level 3 qualifications: 96 UCAS Tariff points. Considered alongside A Levels or equivalent level 3 qualifications, one of which must be a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics subject.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

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Fees and funding

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