THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2025/2026

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Year 1 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Student Adviser.

To enter Year 2 of the programme normally requires passes in at least 80 credit points worth of courses in Year 1.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Year 1 Engineering courses

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
AND

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 20 and 40 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W
AND

Challenge Courses: Engaging with complex problems through interdisciplinary collaboration

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Challenge Courses are designed to bring together students from different degree programmes to explore the complex issues facing the world today through interdisciplinary collaboration and creative thinking.

Working with each other and expert academics, students will gain new perspectives and develop important life skills highly valued by employers, such as teamwork, problem-solving and adaptability.

Year 2 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
For Progression to Year 2, please see the requirements listed in the Year 1 notes.

To enter Year 3 of the programme normally requires passes in at least 100 credit points worth of courses in Year 2. The 100 credit points passed must be from the list of courses given in Year 2 of the Degree Programme Table (DPT) of the student's chosen degree programme.

In addition, entry to Year 3 is normally only permitted if the following pre-requisite courses are passed:

- CIVE08026 Structural Mechanics 2.
- CIVE08032 Soil Mechanics 2
- SCEE08003 Fluid Mechanics 2

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 10 credits in this group.

Semester 2 Civil Engineering Year 2 options

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
OR

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W


Year 3 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression to Year 3, please see the requirements listed in the Year 2 notes.

To enter Year 4 of the programme requires, in addition to passing the 3rd year, a total of 240 credits of passed courses or recognised prior learning for years 1 and 2 of the Degree Programme Table. [This rule applies to those entering the degree programme from September 2022 onwards]

- The Engineering Council Progression and Graduation Rules -
No more than 30 credits may be compensated for in the degree programme. The following are our rules to enable this condition to be met:

In Year 3 in order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, progression requires accumulated full passes in 330 credits of courses, with the remaining credits having marks in the range 30 to 39%.

- Resits for Professional Purposes -
Students NOT achieving full passes in 330 credits AND/OR whose remaining credits have results less than 30% will be required to take 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs). Compensation of any course or group of courses containing unique AHEP learning outcomes is not permitted.

In addition a full pass is required in each of the following courses (i.e. these courses cannot be compensated):

CIVE09016 Geotechnical Engineering 3
CIVE09034 Conceptual Design and Sustainability for Civil Engineers 3
CIVE09035 Water Engineering, Transport and Treatment 3
CIVE09036 Structural Analysis 3
CIVE09038 Structural Engineering 3
CIVE09039 Civil Engineering Construction 3
CIVE10033 Transport Engineering 3

For any failed courses not qualifying for compensation, students must carry out 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs).

Progression will then only be permitted once they have achieved the equivalent of full passes in at least 330 credits of courses plus a result of 30% or above in the remaining 30 credits, including passing all courses for which compensation is not permitted. However the mark obtained at the first attempt will be used to calculate the final year average and degree award.

Once Credits on Aggregate have been awarded for any course, Resits for Professional Purposes will no longer be available for that course.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 10 credits in this group.

Civil Engineering Year 3 Options

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
OR

Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 9 and 10 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 4 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression to Year 4, please see the requirements listed in the Year 3 notes.

- Entry to Year 4 MEng -
Entry to Year 4 of the MEng programme normally requires an average of 55% in third year, at the first attempt. Those not achieving an average of 55% or above will be required to transfer to Year 4 of the BEng programme.

- University Progression and Graduation Rules -
In Years 3, 4 and 5 the University progression and graduation rules normally require full passes in 80 credits of courses with an overall average of 40% or more for the 120 credits of study taken in the relevant honours year.

- The Engineering Council Progression and Graduation Rules -
No more than 30 credits may be compensated for in the degree programme. The following are our rules to enable this condition to be met:

In Year 4, in order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, progression requires accumulated full passes in 450 credits of courses, with the remaining credits having marks in the range 30 to 39%.

- Resits for Professional Purposes -
Students NOT achieving full passes in 450 credits AND/OR whose remaining credits have results less than 30% will be required to take 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs). Compensation of any course or group of courses containing unique AHEP learning outcomes is not permitted.

For any failed courses not qualifying for compensation, students must carry out 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs).

Progression will then only be permitted once they have achieved the equivalent of full passes in at least 450 credits of courses plus a result of 30% or above in the remaining 30 credits, including passing all courses for which compensation is not permitted. However the mark obtained at the first attempt will be used to calculate the final year average and degree award.

Once Credits on Aggregate have been awarded for any course, Resits for Professional Purposes will no longer be available for that course.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 50 credits in this group.

Civil Engineering options

Select between 30 and 50 credits of the following courses
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Year 5 Academic year: 2025/26, Starting in: August

Notes:
For progression to Year 5, please see the requirements listed in the Year 4 notes.

- University Progression and Graduation Rules -
In Years 3, 4 and 5 the University progression and graduation rules normally require full passes in 80 credits of courses with an overall average of 40% or more for the 120 credits of study taken in the relevant honours year.

- The Engineering Council Progression and Graduation Rules -
No more than 30 credits may be compensated for in the degree programme. The following are our rules to enable this condition to be met:

In Year 5, in order to meet the requirements of the Engineering Council, progression requires accumulated full passes in 570 credits of courses, with the remaining credits having marks in the range 30 to 39%.

- Resits for Professional Purposes -
Students NOT achieving full passes in 570 credits AND/OR whose remaining credits have results less than 30% will be required to take 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs). Compensation of any course or group of courses containing unique AHEP learning outcomes is not permitted.

In addition, a full pass is required in the following course (i.e. these courses cannot be compensated): CIVE11031 MEng Thesis (Discipline of Civil & Environmental Engineering)

For any failed courses not qualifying for compensation, students must carry out 'Resits for Professional Purposes' (RPPs).

Graduation will then only be permitted once they have achieved the equivalent of full passes in at least 570 credits of courses plus a result of 30% or above in the remaining 30 credits, including passing all courses for which compensation is not permitted. However, the mark obtained at the first attempt will be used to calculate the final year average and degree award.

Once Credits on Aggregate have been awarded for any course, Resits for Professional Purposes will no longer be available for that course.

Students who meet the University requirements for graduation, but who fail to meet The Engineering Council requirements will be eligible for the award of the unaccredited MEng Honours in Civil Engineering Technology.

Graduation also requires the following course to have been taken in either Year 4 or Year 5: MAEE10005: Engineering Project Management 4

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Civil Engineering MEng Year 5 options

Select between 0 and 10 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If this course was not taken in Year 4, it MUST be taken in Year 5.
AND

Civil Engineering MEng Year 4 and 5 Options

Select between 10 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
If any of these courses were taken in Year 4, they cannot be taken in Year 5.
AND

Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 10 and 11 courses in Schedules A to Q, T and W

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