Civil Engineering is concerned with creative use of engineering principles and science to shape and improve our lives and our environment.

The work of the Civil Engineer centres on sustainable design for the built and natural environment, both onshore and offshore.

If you are interested in making lasting, positive improvements to society, in sustainable design for the protection of the natural environment on land or at sea, in improving the quality of life for millions of people using novel building techniques and materials, then Civil Engineering is the career choice for you.

The interdisciplinary content of our curriculum and focus on practical applications and value to industry and society provide our students with the necessary intellectual and transferrable skills for a career in a number of industries.

Our teaching is supported by our excellent workshop and laboratories, with state-of-the-art equipment, including some of Scotland’s very best hydraulic equipment.

The University of Aberdeen is today at the forefront of teaching, learning and discovery, as it has been for 500 years. As the 'global university of the north', The Aberdeen have consistently sent pioneers and ideas outward to every part of the world. The University is an ambitious, research-driven university with a global outlook, committed to excellence in everything they do.

Teaching at the University of Aberdeen is organized across 12 schools which encompass a broad range of disciplines. Undergraduate and postgraduate students benefit by being taught by academic staff who are active in research, many involved in international collaborations at the forefront of discovery in their respective discipline, focused on finding answers to the issues facing the society and economy today.

Most teaching at the University of Aberdeen takes place at their two main campuses, located in Old Aberdeen and at Foresterhill. Multi-million-pound investment across the University provides students and researchers with some of the best facilities in the UK.

The University of Aberdeen is a modern, global, research-led university with a 500-year history of innovation. Our campuses are special. Lively, accessible and connected to both local and global industries that matter.