Civil Engineering at Cardiff University
Civil Engineering (MEng (Hon), H207) at Cardiff University asked for ABB - BBC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~ABB
Competitive128 points · around ABB
Published as ABB - BBC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check cardiff.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 128
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. 40% had fewer than the 128 asked.
30 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 85%, other qualifications 10%, other higher education 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- H207 · H2 civil engineering
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Accredited by the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 85%
0%
left higher education
UK 10%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
50 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%89%
Learning opportunities82%88%
Assessment and feedback69%82%
Academic support87%90%
Organisation and management78%85%
Learning resources88%91%
Student voice81%82%
25 final-year students · 61% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£31k5 years£38.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 40 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
83% working7% working and studying5% studying2% unemployed3% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 90%
85%
say their work is meaningful
UK 90%
75%
use what they learned
UK 73%
- Engineering professionals75%
- Managers, directors and senior officials5%
- Architects, Chartered Architectural Technologists, Planning Officers, Surveyors and Construction Professionals5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
- Skilled trades occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 53% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
civil engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Civil engineering at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks New University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | 96–111 |
| Cardiff University | Civil Engineering this course | ABB - BBC | 128–143 |
| Coventry University | Architectural Engineering MEng | 128 points | under 96 |
| Glasgow School of Art | Architecture BArch (Hons) | 114 - 128 points | 160–175 |
| Heriot-Watt University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | BBC - ABB | 144–159 |
| Kingston University | Civil Engineering BEng | 112 - 128 points | — |
| London South Bank University | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 112 - 128 points | 112–127 |
| Loughborough University | Architectural Engineering BEng (Hon) | ABB | 128–143 |
| The University of Edinburgh | Civil Engineering MEng (Hon) | 114 - 128 points | 192–207 |
| University of Derby | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 128 points | 96–111 |
| University of Hertfordshire | Civil Engineering BEng (Hon) | 120 - 128 points | 96–111 |
See all 397 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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