Study engineering: civil, construction and surveying
Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold award
Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a TEF Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
Civil engineering
We are ranked top 5 in London for civil engineering (The Guardian University Guide League Tables 2025).
Our civil engineering course is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) as fully satisfying the educational base for an Incorporated Engineer (IEng) and partially satisfying the educational base for a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Our courses
Construction
This course combines an emphasis on management with a grounding in the technical aspects of construction and civil engineering.
You can undertake an industry work placement that will give you real life experience in civil engineering, surveying, construction and management.
Our courses
Surveying
Our surveying courses are accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and are pending accreditation of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
You'll graduate ready to begin your career in building surveying or as a quantity surveyor, both varied and challenging professions with good starting salaries and opportunities for progression and travel.
Our courses
Our facilities
Our industry-standard laboratories and equipment provide plenty of opportunities to put theory into practice, and gain valuable experience using the tools you'll need in the workplace – as well as some more unique equipment too.
We encourage our students to learn through creating. You'll have the freedom to invent, create and express your ideas using the latest technologies.
Future Skills
Knowledge to give you the edge
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
Virtual Experience
Discover more about Kingston with our virtual experience.
Take a self-guided tour through our facilities, campuses and the surrounding area of Kingston upon Thames. You can also view the different accommodation options available and hear from current students about their course, experience at Kingston and more.
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