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Civil Engineering (with Foundation Year)

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Full-time
  • 14 September 2026
  • Undergraduate
City Campus
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Course summary

Created as a unique gateway onto our degree courses, this course equips you with essential knowledge and experience to thrive in the Civil Engineering field. You'll explore construction processes, surveying, sustainability, materials science, structural principles, and engineering maths. Experience real-world projects, live site visits, and team-based design tasks to build your skills.

You'll become equipped to look at engineering with an advanced mathematical understanding, and learn about the importance of design, sustainability, health and safety — everything you need to tackle the real-world challenges you'll face as a professional Civil Engineer.

Key features

  • Industry-Standard Facilities | Experience hands-on learning in our specialist facilities and workshops, including dedicated concrete, materials, hydraulics, geotechnical labs and structural testing equipment.

  • Professional Status | Take the first step in gaining Incorporated or Chartered status – this course is accredited as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).*

  • Applied Projects | Engage with our industry network through applied briefs set by major organisations. Students have previously worked with nmcn, Severn Trent Water and Nottingham City Council on project work.

*A programme of accredited Further Learning, such as our MSc or MEng Civil Engineering courses will be required to complete the educational base for CEng. The JBM website provides further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng status.

Key Statistics

  • Top 2 Ranking | NTU is the 2nd most sustainable university in the world (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024).

  • National Student Survey | 100% of BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering full-time students are positive that their course has developed their knowledge and skills needed for the future (NSS, 2024).

  • Outstanding Employability | NTU are ranked 1st in the UK for employability (Uni Compare 2025).

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

  • City Campus

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Full-time • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 14 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:
H208
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1
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:
H208
Institution code:
N91
Campus name:
City Campus
Campus Code:
1

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Foundation

Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff
64 - 72 points

64 - 72 UCAS Tariff points from three A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

A level

64 - 72 UCAS Tariff points from three A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

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

MMP from a BTEC Extended Diploma

Access to HE Diploma

Pass your Access course with 60 credits overall with a minimum of 45 credits at level 3

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

64 - 72 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Diploma and one A-Level or equivalent qualification

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

64 - 72 UCAS Tariff points from your BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate and two A-Levels or equivalent qualifications

GCSE/National 4/National 5

GCSE English grade C/4
GCSE Maths grade C/4

T Level

We will consider T Levels for entry to this course, either as stand-alone qualifications or in conjunction with other Level 3 qualifications, in accordance with the specified course tariff points.

We also consider equivalent qualifications and combinations. Please contact Nottingham Trent University Admissions team for further information.

Contextual admissions

Universities and colleges consider more than grades when assessing applications and may make offers based on a range of criteria. Learn more about contextual offers.

NTU makes contextual offers for this course to give everyone a fair chance to access their chosen degree.

Contextual offers are lower than our standard entry criteria or may be an unconditional offer for courses that require a portfolio. We also take individual circumstances into account when we receive results and may accept grades lower than our published criteria.

We use a range of data from UCAS to make our offers and more information on our approach is available at the link below.

Learn more on the Nottingham Trent University website

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).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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We are unable to show previous accepted grades for this course. This could be because the course is new, it's a postgraduate course, there isn't enough historical data, or the provider has opted out of sharing their entry grades data for this course - learn more.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Per year tuition fees

LocationFeeYear

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

The tuition fees above are subject to parliamentary procedure. They haven't been confirmed yet, but we expect them to be finalised by May 2026. The level of tuition fees for the second and subsequent years of your undergraduate course may increase in line with inflation and as specified by the UK government.

Clearing contact details

Clearing Team

Online Enquiry Form

0115 8486000

Course Clearing information

Additional information

Our Clearing Hotline is open during the following times:

Standard opening hours

Monday to Thursday: 9:00am – 5:00pm;
Friday: 9:00am – 4:00pm;

Extended opening hours (from 13 August)

Thursday 13 August: 8:00am – 9:00pm;
Friday 14 August: 8:00am – 7:00pm;
Saturday 15 August: 9:00am – 5:00pm;
Sunday 16 August: 10:00am – 2:00pm;
Monday 17 August to Friday 21 August: 9:00am – 5:00pm

Course contact details

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