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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
2025-09-01
Medium of studying
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Civil Engineering | Structural Engineering | Drafting & Design Technology
Area of study
Engineering
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
Intakes
Program start dateApplication deadline
2025-09-01-
About Program

Program Overview


The program emphasizes hands-on experience, industry-led content, and a strong focus on career development, ensuring graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience to succeed in their chosen field. The program is accredited by several professional engineering institutions, satisfying the academic requirement for becoming a Chartered Engineer. Graduates typically find employment in the civil and structural engineering fields, architectural and building services practices, or pursue further studies at the MSc or PhD levels.

Program Outline


Degree Overview

This four-year MEng program blends structural engineering, architectural design, and building services to equip graduates for a career as work-ready architectural engineers. You'll gain knowledge through lectures, tutorials, hands-on laboratory sessions, field trips, individual projects, and design classes, integrating theory with practical skills in surveying and design. The program offers:

  • Strong Design Element: Develop hands-on practical work in design studios, specialist labs, workshops, and computer suites.
  • Civil engineering students have industrial field trip opportunities.
  • Flexibility: Choose where to focus your studies later in the course.
  • Industry-Led Content: Delivered by academic staff, many of whom are Chartered Engineers or experienced in industry, ensuring the curriculum is relevant and current.
  • Professional Accreditation: Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, and Institute of Highway Engineers, satisfying the academic requirement for becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Outline

This MEng program is structured across four years, with a mix of core and optional modules.


Year 1:

  • Core modules focus on engineering fundamentals, including Engineering Maths and Computation, Fundamentals of Civil Engineering, and Applied Design and Practice.

Year 2:

  • Core modules delve deeper into specific engineering disciplines, including Engineering Analysis, Building Modelling, History of Western Architecture, Hydraulics and Soil Mechanics, Structural Analysis & Design Theory, and Sustainable Civil Engineering Design & Practice.
  • A five-day off-site residential field course during the spring semester explores Field Studies of the Natural and Built Environment.

Year 3:

  • Includes a significant individual project comprising a quarter of the year's assessment.
  • Offers a mix of core and optional modules, building on the foundations established in previous years.

Year 4:

  • Features a group project worth 25% of the overall assessment.
  • Provides a selection of core and optional modules for further specialization.

Optional modules:

  • Concrete Materials and Structures
  • Environmental Geotechnics
  • Introduction to 3D Modelling and Parametric Design
  • Computational Form Finding
  • Algorithmic Design Thinking
  • Applied Numerical Methods in Engineering
  • Finite Element Theory and Practice
  • Design Feasibility
  • Soil Mechanics
  • Structural Engineering
  • Big Data and AI in Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Building Studies
  • Steel Structures
  • Advanced Structural Mechanics

Assessment

Assessment methods include:

  • Tests in Years One and Two
  • Written examinations
  • Individual projects in Year Three
  • Group projects in Year Four
  • Reports
  • Presentations
  • Short quizzes
  • Oral feedback in design and project work
  • Peer assessment
  • Contribution to group activities
  • The program emphasizes the evaluation of knowledge, understanding, professional skills, and key skills related to Architectural Engineering.

Teaching

The program utilizes various teaching methods:

  • Lectures
  • Tutorials
  • Laboratory sessions
  • Project-based work
  • Online learning material tailored for each lesson
  • Interactive multimedia materials
  • Presentations
  • Lecture handouts
  • Bibliographies
  • Electronic exercises
  • Discussion boards
  • Guest speakers from industry
  • Careers advice and support
  • The program emphasizes a supportive learning environment with personal tutors, project supervisors, and access to various support services.

Careers

Graduates typically find employment in the civil and structural engineering fields with major consultancy and contracting firms as graduate engineers or building design engineers. They also work in architectural and building services practices. Some pursue further studies at the MSc or PhD levels. The program prepares graduates for careers in various sectors:

  • Civil engineering
  • Structural engineering
  • Architectural design
  • Building services
  • Project management
  • Research
  • Recent graduate destinations include companies such as Arup, Atkins, Capita Symonds, Ramboll, Deloitte, PwC, and Virgin.

Other

  • Fieldwork: A five-day residential field trip during the second year explores Field Studies of the Natural and Built Environment.
  • Learning Resources: The program provides access to extensive learning resources, including multimedia materials, presentations, lecture handouts, bibliographies, electronic exercises, and discussion boards.
  • Careers Support: The program offers a comprehensive careers program, including lectures, workshops, and access to a dedicated careers consultant.

Overall:

The Architectural Engineering (MEng) program at Cardiff University provides a comprehensive education, preparing graduates for a rewarding career in various engineering disciplines. The program emphasizes hands-on experience, industry-led content, and a strong focus on career development, ensuring graduates are equipped with the knowledge, skills, and experience to succeed in their chosen field.


Fees for home status

We are currently awaiting confirmation on tuition fees for the 2025/26 academic year. The University reserves the right to increase tuition fees in the second and subsequent years of a course as permitted by law or Welsh Government policy. Where applicable we will notify you of any change in tuition fee by the end of June in the academic year before the one in which the fee will increase.


Students from the EU, EEA and Switzerland

We are currently awaiting confirmation on tuition fees for the 2025/26 academic year. Learn more about the undergraduate fees for students from the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man. The University will provide resources such as computers and associated software, laboratory equipment (including any safety equipment) and any required learning resources.


Accommodation

We have a range of residences to suit your needs and budget.


Living costs

We're based in one of the UK's most affordable cities. Find out more about living costs in Cardiff.

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