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Structural and Architectural Engineering with professional placement

  • BEng (Hon)
  • 4 Years
  • Sandwich
  • 29 September 2025
  • Undergraduate
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Course summary

Integrate structural, architectural and environmental principles to advance the creative and sustainable design of our built environment.

Our course is for creative engineers who want to develop a holistic approach to designing buildings and structures. As a graduate, your imaginative approaches, ingenuity and communication skills will help you develop responsible solutions for the engineering challenges you will face.

In your first two years, you will learn the foundations of materials, geotechnics, structures and digital design. Once you have developed your fundamental engineering design skills, you will then explore aspects of sustainable building and structural design in later years.

Our courses draw on the strengths of a joint department with architecture, offering you a different experience from most universities. You’ll work with architecture students on some projects to prepare you for the professional relationships you'll experience in your career.

At Bath, you will have the opportunity to experience studio-based projects and gain insight from industrial guest lecturers, preparing you to tackle the range of structural engineering projects you will meet in your career.

Learn from experts in the field
You’ll learn from leading academics with expertise in civil, structural and architectural engineering. Their collaborations in industry and research feed into undergraduate teaching and contribute to your learning experience. Also, visiting practice-based tutors bring their wealth of design experience to support projects and enrich teaching.

Use specialist facilities
You’ll develop your abilities in purpose-built design studios that foster an atmosphere of creativity and collaboration. You’ll also have access to a range of laboratories to support you throughout your civil engineering studies. These include structures, hydraulics, soils and materials research laboratories. We also house specific teaching and computer laboratories, and a 3D fabrication workshop. We’ll teach you to use specialist model-making equipment such as wood and metal working machinery, 3D printers, CNC routers and laser cutters. This will enable you to realise and test your engineering solutions.

Start your future here
As a Bath graduate, you’ll possess a high level of creative ability and excellent communication and people skills. You could go on to work as an engineering or structural designer, a site engineer or a project manager in the construction industry, where your knowledge, creativity, problem-solving and people skills are highly valued. Some of our graduates continue their studies with us or at other universities, pursuing careers in academia or research.

Ways to study this course

Campuses

  • Main Site

Study options

  • BEng (Hon) • Sandwich • 4 Years

Start dates

  • 29 September 2025

Apply by
29 January

This is the equal consideration deadline. You can still apply after this date, but your application may not receive guaranteed consideration.

Application codes

Course code:
S111
Institution code:
B16
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-
Points of Entry:
Year 1

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How to apply

Apply by
29 January

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
S111
Institution code:
B16
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus Code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

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Entry requirements

UCAS Tariff Not accepted

A level A*AA

A level Typical offer

A*AA

A*AA in three A levels including Mathematics.

Contextual Offer

AAA or A*AB

AAA or A*AB in three A levels including A in Mathematics.

A level Alternative offers with Additional Study

AAA or A*AB

We know that you may have study beyond three A levels that will help prepare you for your degree. If you are not eligible for a contextual offer, we recognise these studies through our alternative offers.

AAA or A*AB in three A levels including A in Mathematics plus additional study - please see the course pages on our website.

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) D*DD

Pearson Edexcel BTEC RQF Typical offer

D*DD plus A

D*DD in the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (RQF) plus grade A in A level Mathematics.

Due to the mathematics content of the degree you will need A level Mathematics alongside your BTEC qualification. We prefer BTEC qualifications in Construction and the Built Environment or Building Services but we can also consider BTEC qualifications in Engineering and Applied Science.

See the ‘Combinations of qualifications’ section for information about combinations of A level and BTEC qualifications that we can consider.

Access to HE Diploma D: 39 credits

Access to HE Diploma Typical offer

39 credits at Distinction

A pass in the Access to HE Diploma with at least 39 credits achieved at Distinction including 12 credits from Mathematics units (including Calculus) achieved at Distinction.

Scottish Advanced Higher AA

AA in Advanced Highers

AA in two Advanced Highers including Mathematics.

We make offers based on Advanced Highers. You will typically be expected to have completed five Scottish Highers and your grades in these will be considered as part of your application. We prefer applicants who have achieved AAAAA in their Highers.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme 36 points

International Baccalaureate Typical offer

36 points

International Baccalaureate Diploma
36 points overall and 7, 6, 6 in three Higher Level subjects including either HL Mathematics.

We cannot accept Standard Level Mathematics courses for this degree.

International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme
We consider applicants studying the IBCP on a case-by-case basis based on the individual components studied. To be considered for this course you will need to study either Mathematics course at Higher Level alongside other IB Higher Level subjects or vocational study equivalent to two A levels. This vocational study can be any qualifications we accept, such as a BTEC National Diploma (RQF) or two BTEC National Extended Certificates (RQF) in Engineering or Applied Science.

Our typical offer will including individual grades in the relevant components - please contact admissions@bath.ac.uk for further advice before you apply.
International Baccalaureate Certificates
If you are studying IB subjects as part of the IB Diploma, you will usually need to complete the full diploma programme to be considered.

If you do not follow the IB Diploma programme, we can consider stand-alone IB Higher Level Certificates either on their own or combined with other qualifications. You will need qualifications equal to at least three A levels to be considered.

To be considered for this course you will need to study either Mathematics course at Higher Level.

International Baccalaureate Contextual offer

6, 6, 6 or 7, 6, 5

International Baccalaureate Diploma

36 points overall and 6, 6, 6 or 7, 6, 5 in three Higher Level subjects including 6 in either HL Mathematics.

OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma D*D*D*

OCR Cambridge Technical Typical offer

DDD* plus A at A level

DDD* in the Cambridge Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma plus grade A in A level Mathematics.

Due to the mathematics content of the degree you will need A level Mathematics alongside your Cambridge Technical qualification. We can consider Cambridge Technical qualifications in Engineering.

See the ‘Combinations of qualifications’ section for information about combinations of A level and BTEC qualifications that we can consider.

T Level D*

Distinction* and A* plus A at A level

D* overall with grade A* in the core component in a T Level plus grade A in A level Mathematics.

You must be studying A level Mathematics alongside your T Level qualification.

We are able to consider the above T Level technical qualification in Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction T Level or Building Services Engineering for Construction.

Open University credits Typical offer

Pass units worth 120 credits including a minimum of a Pass 2 with 80% in a relevant Level 2 Mathematics unit worth at least 30 credits.

Typically, we would be looking for you to have studied units worth at least 120 credits including at least 30 credits at Level 2 in Mathematics. Units in Physics are recommended but not essential. We would ideally be looking for you to be taking units including MST124: Essential Mathematics 1 and MST224: Mathematical Methods. This information is a guide and we consider students applying with Open University Credits on a case-by-case basis. We will consider your application carefully and take note of any previous qualifications or relevant work experience. We may be able to consider alternative units to those listed. Please contact us to discuss your profile.

Taking OU credits may be counted as degree-level study by the Student Loans Company and therefore may be counted as previous study and have an impact on your ability to access student loans for the entirety of your chosen degree. We recommend that you discuss this in detail with the SLC before following this progression route to the University of Bath.

GCSE requirements
GCSE English Language or Literature grade 4 or C (or equivalent from English language category C)

Find out more about qualification requirements for this course.

Historical entry grades data

This section shows the range of grades that students who received offers were previously accepted on to this course with (learn more).

It is designed to support your research but does not guarantee whether you will or won't get a place.

Admissions teams consider various factors, including interviews, subject requirements, and entrance tests. Check all course entry requirements for eligibility.

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

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Additional fee information

Tuition fees can be found on our web pages and are liable to increase annually. UK and Islands fees are regulated by the UK government and are subject to parliamentary approval.

For information on tuition fees visit our web pages: http://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/tuition-fees/

For information about our scholarships and bursaries visit:
https://www.bath.ac.uk/topics/undergraduate-scholarships-bursaries-and-other-funding/

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