- UCAS course code
- H201
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Master of Engineering (MEng)
MEng Civil Engineering
Society needs civil engineers now more than ever, and our courses are ranked Top Five in the UK (QS World Rankings, 2024).
Duration: 4 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H201 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
Study abroad
Scholarships available
Field trips
Accredited course
- Typical A-level offer: AAA including specific subjects
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB including specific subjects
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: ABB including specific subjects
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 36 points overall with 6,6,6 at HL, including specific requirements
Fees and funding
Fees
Tuition fees for home students commencing their studies in September 2025 will be £9,535 per annum (subject to Parliamentary approval). Tuition fees for international students will be £34,000 per annum. For general information please see the undergraduate finance pages.
Additional expenses
The exact cost and dates of the trip are confirmed at the start of your second year.
* In accordance with current University policy, this fee is restricted to be not more than 1% of the annual tuition fee of the course
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
The University of Manchester is committed to attracting and supporting the very best students. We have a focus on nurturing talent and ability and we want to make sure that you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.
For information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages .
Course unit details:
Mechanics (Civil)
| Unit code | CIVL10602 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 2 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The taught element consists of 24 formal lectures and 6 worked-example sessions. Taught material is supported by a 2-hour lab, where students undertake 4 desktop experiments in small groups, and by a short written coursework exercise containing multi-part, exam-type questions.
Aims
- To equip students with the knowledge and skills required to develop and solve mathematical models of simple dynamical systems.
- To enable students to apply fundamental mechanical principles to break down, simplify and analyse the behaviour of complex systems met in later modules of their engineering course.
Syllabus
(1) Kinematics: velocity and acceleration; multidimensional motion in Cartesian and polar coordinates; motion under gravity in 2 dimensions; variable acceleration.
(2) Momentum: laws of motion in force-momentum, impulse-momentum and energy forms; conservation of momentum; direct and oblique collisions; friction; extended objects; centre of mass.
(3) Energy: definitions of kinetic energy, work, power, efficiency; Mechanical Energy Principle; conservative and non-conservative forces; gravitational and elastic potential energy; virtual work and potential-energy criterion for equilibrium.
(4) Rotation: rotational kinematics; rotational dynamics; moments of inertia; combined rotation and translation.
(5) Oscillations: SHM; undamped and damped free vibration; forced oscillations and resonance.
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Other | 10% |
| Written exam | 80% |
| Practical skills assessment | 10% |
Other - assessed tutorial work 10%
Feedback methods
Comments on scripts and answers & classwide feedback in Blackboard
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| Lectures | 24 |
| Practical classes & workshops | 2 |
| Tutorials | 6 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 68 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| David Apsley | Unit coordinator |