- UCAS course code
- H200
- UCAS institution code
- M20
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng)
BEng Civil Engineering
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Duration: 3 years
Year of entry: 2025
UCAS course code: H200 / Institution code: M20
- Key features:
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 further information about scholarships and bursaries you can explore our undergraduate fees pages , visit scholarships and bursaries , and check the Department's funding pages .
Course unit details:
Structures 1 (Civil)
| Unit code | CIVL13001 |
|---|---|
| Credit rating | 10 |
| Unit level | Level 1 |
| Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
| Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
This unit introduces the fundamental topics of structural mechanics in the context of both civil and aerospace structures. The technical focus is on the ideas of equilibrium, stress resultants, stresses and deflections of beams. This is presented within a context of structural design, with the importance of qualitative understanding of structural behaviour emphasised.
Aims
For students to develop the ability to determine load paths, and stress-resultants in statically determinate structures, and the resulting elastic deflections, stresses and strains.
For students to develop an appreciation of the philosophy and requirements of structural design.
For students to develop the ability to assess and describe the behaviour of real structures.
Syllabus
- Equilibrium as applied to structures to calculate reaction forces etc.
- Calculation of forces in trusses using the methods of sections and joints
- Bending moments and shear forces in beams and associated diagrams. Both qualitative and qualitative approaches.
- Material behaviour as appropriate to structural analysis. Concepts of stress, strain, Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, elasticity and plasticity.
- Euler beam theory and bending stresses in elastic beams
- Shear stresses in rectangular beams
- Beam deflections using the method of double integration
- Section properties of beams including centroids and second moments of area
- Introduction to torsional behaviour of beams
- Understanding the philosophy of structural design and how to interpret the behaviour and thinking behind existing structures
Assessment methods
| Method | Weight |
|---|---|
| Other | 15% |
| Written exam | 50% |
| Report | 5% |
| Set exercise | 30% |
Other - Assessed tutorial work
Set exercise - Assessed online tests/quizzes
Feedback methods
On submitted coursework In tutorial sessions
Continuously through the course in lectures
Automatic feedback from online quizzes
Study hours
| Scheduled activity hours | |
|---|---|
| eAssessment | 0.5 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Project supervision | 7.5 |
| Tutorials | 6 |
| Independent study hours | |
|---|---|
| Independent study | 62 |
Teaching staff
| Staff member | Role |
|---|---|
| Parthasarathi Mandal | Unit coordinator |