September 2025
Full time
Three or four years
Available
Suzhou
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Qualification,University of Liverpool,BEng Civil Engineering
Knowledge and skills
By the time you graduate from the BEng Civil Engineering programme, you will have:
- completed a civil engineering design project with clearly defined requirements and constraints
- an understanding of the principles of project management, including allocating project resources effectively
- the skills to apply modern construction practices in real-world settings
- the ability to critically apply a range of qualitative and quantitative techniques relevant to the analysis and solution of civil engineering problems.
BEng Civil Engineering Programme equips you with versatile and comprehensive knowledge and skills in Civil Engineering and prepares you well for design, construction and maintenance of the built environment. This fully accredited programme offers you an excellent opportunity to develop a career in Civil Engineering and related disciplines.
Dr Lei Fan
Programme director
Modules
*Programme modules listed are illustrative only and subject to change.
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University offers a wide range of courses in the first year, including English for academic purposes (EAP), mathematics and physics, and humanities and social sciences. Click to learn more.
BEng Civil Engineering offered me a fantastic opportunity to develop and enhance my creativity, rigor, and logical thinking. It equipped me with a global perspective, enabling me to approach civil engineering in innovative ways beyond traditional methods. By integrating cutting-edge digital technologies into our courses, I have gained versatile skills for creating novel engineering solutions. I have observed that our students are well-prepared for further studies and successful career development.
Wenlin Fu
BEng Civil Engineering graduate
Careers
Graduates from this programme are well prepared for roles such as structural engineer, project manager, consulting engineer, construction inspector, hydraulic engineer and geotechnical engineer in both the private and public sectors. The programme also offers a strong foundation for further study or a research career with many of our graduates pursuing postgraduate qualifications at some of the world’s top universities.
Overview
The BEng Civil Engineering programme provides a theoretically comprehensive and industry-oriented learning experience to ensure that you graduate prepared for a successful career in this dynamic field.
Civil engineers contribute significantly to the development of society by planning, designing, constructing and managing infrastructure. The construction of buildings, bridges, roads, tunnels, ports, harbours, drainage systems and water treatment plants are all carried out by civil engineers.
Upon graduation you will have fully satisfied the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) in the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) in the United Kingdom, and partially satisfied the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Why should I study Civil Engineering at XJTLU?
Accreditation
BEng (Hons) Accredited CEng (Partial)
This degree is accredited as:
1. fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng).
2. partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng). A programme of accredited Further Learning will be required to complete the educational base for CEng.
See www.jbm.org.uk for further information and details of Further Learning programmes for CEng..