Northumbria University boasts outstanding specialist facilities to support you throughout all aspects of your degree, enabling you to gain hands-on experience in areas such as testing, mixing materials, moulding, laser cutting and 3D printing. Our dedicated civil engineering laboratories are equipped with industry-standard equipment and we are always working to research and secure the latest hardware and software available to ensure that you develop the skills you need. You will also have access to other facilities such as our well equipped working space, The Hub, which is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You’ll be taught by tutors who have many years of experience in various aspects of the engineering industry. Their experience, combined with their on-going active research, will provide an excellent foundation for your learning. . We boast fantastic links with external organisations and often welcome guest speakers who are experts within this field. The quality of their research has put Northumbria University among the UK’s top 25% of universities for the percentage of research outputs in engineering that are ranked as world-leading or internationally excellent. (Research Excellence Framework 2014.) Our reputation for quality is reflected by the range and depth of our collaborations with industry partners. We’ve built up numerous industrial links during the 50+ years that we’ve been offering engineering courses. These links help ensure high quality placements and collaborative projects. Northumbria has the advantage of being located in the North East of England, which is a centre of manufacturing and technical innovation. As well as Nissan, the region’s #1 company, there is a strong concentration of automotive, engineering, chemicals, construction and manufacturing companies.

International Foundation Programme OR 1st Year Undergraduate: Certificate of Secondary Education and an acceptable grade from a recognised Foundation programme - Average of 4 in Certificate of Secondary Education and all Bs in Foundation Programme OR First year of Bachelor degree/Bakalvr - minimum GPA 3/Satisfactory