Master of Engineering (MEng)

MEng Civil Engineering (Enterprise)

Prepare for your future with an invaluable balance of both civil engineering and business modules, a truly sought-after skillset in industry
  • Duration: 4 years
  • Year of entry: 2025
  • UCAS course code: H204 / Institution code: M20
  • Key features:
  • Scholarships available
  • Field trips
  • Accredited course

Full entry requirementsHow to apply

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

There is a compulsory field course for Civil Engineering students which incurs a subsidised fee* (approx. £100) that contributes to travel, accommodation and subsistence. You are expected to bring your own wet weather clothing and footwear.

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

On this course, you can apply for a QUEST undergraduate scholarship. This provides up to £8,000 over the course of your study, paid work placements every summer, and the potential for a full-time job with a leading civil engineering or construction company when you graduate.

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 surethat you have the opportunity to study here, regardless of your financial circumstances.

For more information about scholarships and bursaries please see our undergraduate fees pages and check the Department's funding pages.

Course unit details:
Project Management (Civil)

Course unit fact file
Unit code ENGM21511
Credit rating 10
Unit level Level 2
Teaching period(s) Semester 1
Available as a free choice unit? No

Overview

Brief description:

The course unit is designed around the content of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) ‘Civil Engineering Procedure - 7th edition’, the ‘APM Body of Knowledge – 7th edition’, and the RIBA ‘Plan of Work 2019’ in order to provide students with a structured approach to understanding modern engineering projects.

Students will define projects from the perspective of Strategy, Systems, Stakeholders and Sustainability (4S) and appreciate how the role of the project manager changes depending on project phase and the engagement with client and funding bodies.

The course draws knowledge from a variety of project contexts, but focuses in the main on infrastructure and construction projects. It is important that students appreciate that as the world of managing projects changes in civil engineering, the solutions to complex problems often come from projects outside of the civil engineering context. Therefore the course establishes good practices rather than the more general perspective of best practice.

Students are encouraged to develop a high level of social awareness, and be confident in forming their own opinions based on information that can often seem conflicting. To this end each lecture will start with having students engage in discussions of how politics and government policy has an impact on the future of engineering by the use of a case study. For 23/24 this will be HS2.

Pre/co-requisites

Unit title Unit code Requirement type Description
Civil Engineering Practice ENGM12112 Pre-Requisite Compulsory

Aims

Establish an understanding of managing projects by building a strategic foundation and reinforcing the importance of building and maintaining a valid project scope; Have students appreciate the role played by people in a project environment, and how we define and manage stakeholder expectations; Create awareness of the effect of external influence on the project and examine appropriate methods and practices to minimise risks associated with rapidly changing requirements; Appreciate the influence of government on public funded infrastructure problems, and the need to plan budgets that meet the funding cycle of government financial policy; Establish the importance of the project manager as decision maker, arbitrator and strategist.

Learning outcomes

ILO 1 - Examine the role played by performance management from both a cost and value perspective.

ILO 2 - Assess that the role of project manager is based on making effective decisions based on the evidence available, and that timeliness of making decisions is primary in meeting project objectives, cost and quality.

ILO 3 - Determine how projects operate at both a strategic and an operational level, and are a construct based largely around people.

ILO 4 - Assess the impact that sustainability has on the managing of major infrastructure projects.

ILO 5 - Examine the role played by having high levels of data and information integrity in managing quality in a project environment.

ILO 6 - Design an effective communications plan that allows decisions to be made and risks to be properly assessed.

ILO 7 - Examine the roles and responsibilities of people in the effective management of a project.

Syllabus

Syllabus:

Week (1):    Introduction to Project Management;

Week (2):    Project Context;

Week (3):    Project Strategy and Scope;

Week (4):    Project Lifecycles;    

Week (5):    Project Maturity Models;

Week (6):    Stakeholder Management;  

Week (7):    Work Breakdown Structures;

Week (8):    Project Quality and Requirements Management;      

Week (9):    Project Communication;

Week (10):  Project Cost;

Week (11):  Project Information Management and BIM;

Week (12):  Project Synergy

Assessment methods

Method Weight
Written exam 80%
Report 20%

Feedback methods

In-class feedback on tests 

Study hours

Scheduled activity hours
eAssessment 17
Lectures 24
Project supervision 32
Tutorials 17
Independent study hours
Independent study 10

Teaching staff

Staff member Role
Callum Kidd Unit coordinator

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