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challenging design and construction

Our engineering courses provide you with the skills and knowledge to impact the world around you. You will explore and tackle the requirements and challenges we face as a society, from design and construction to robotics and AI. Whether your passion lies in experimental design and engineering of the built environment, or exploring and producing technological and systems innovations, you will be able to apply your learning to real life situations across the engineering sector.

Our state-of-the art facilities will ignite passion for your subject, whether you’re making use of the industry standard tools in our civil engineering and building services engineering or embedded systems and automation labs.

Leeds Beckett Alumni Marie Claire Spicer

I did my degree part time and there have been so many aspects that I have been able to relate directly to my role. It’s meant that I have been able to understand the concepts but also to put what I’m learning into practice.

Marie-Claire Spicer, ICE Trainee Engineer, Leeds City Council BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering

your student experience

Everything we do is built on our award-winning teaching, research, and support teams. We have a solid network of partnerships that feed into our courses and provide work experience and employability opportunities for everyone.

We want you to have the best possible start to your career in industry, by making sure you are ahead of the latest industry developments and enabling you to get the best contacts you need to launch your career.

Get to know our courses

We offer a broad range of engineering courses to prepare you for a variety of careers across the Engineering industry. From civil engineer to electronic engineer, our undergraduate and postgraduate courses will equip you with the skills and opportunities to make your mark in whatever style of engineering you choose. All of our courses are focused on you and your learning needs, rooted in practice-based, industry-oriented and collaborative learning.

BEng (Hons)

Building Services Engineering

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BEng (Hons)

Civil Engineering

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BEng (Hons)

Electronic and Electrical Engineering

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BEng (Hons)

Engineering Management (Top-Up)

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BEng (Hons)

Robotics and Automation

BSc (Hons)

Building Services Engineering (Top-Up)

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HND

Civil Engineering

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BSc (Hons)

Civil Engineering

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MEng

Building Services Engineering

MEng

Civil Engineering

Building Services Engineering at Leeds Beckett Course Director Mike White and student Lewis talk through the Building Services Engineering courses at Leeds Beckett. Hear about the course content, opportunities on offer and what studying the courses can lead to.

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Civil Engineering at Leeds Beckett Course Director Tom Craven and student Jenny talk through what it's like to study Civil Engineering at Leeds Beckett. Hear about the facilities, course content and what careers the courses can lead to.

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Electronic & Electrical Engineering and Robotics & Automation at Leeds Beckett Find out more about our BEng (Hons) Electronic & Electrical Engineering and BEng (Hons) Robotics & Automation courses. Hear from Course Director David, and students Mohsan and Jess, as they talk through what the courses involve, what opportunities are available and what careers they can lead to.

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Student view “The knowledge I have learnt, I have applied to projects within the industry and that enabled me to be offered a role as a Graduate Engineer with Jaguar Land Rover.”

Student Experience Hear from graduate, Marie-Claire, and student, Daniel, about what they most enjoyed about studying Civil Engineering, and the skills and opportunities the course has given them.

Student Experience BEng (Hons) Building Services Engineering student Lewis talks about his experiences of studying at Leeds Beckett.

Student view Discover what it’s like to study the ever expanding area of Robotics and AI and the fantastic career opportunities this course can open up for you. Hear from Thomas whilst on his sandwich year placement with Siemens Gamesa, as well as second year student, Lewis.

MSc

Advanced Engineering Management

MSc

Building Services Engineering

MSc

Civil Engineering

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professional body accreditations

The majority of our courses are accredited by professional industry bodies. These accreditations evidence the high quality of our courses and ensure that, through regular re-assessment, our courses remain fully aligned with current industry standards and expectations. You can be confident that you will be studying an up-to-date course which will equip you with both academic knowledge and the hands-on practical skills that employers value.

your teaching community

Our academic colleagues are experienced professionals with strong links to industry, enabling you to work on real-life projects and gain hands on experience in your chosen field. You'll graduate with both the theoretical knowledge and practical skills employers are looking for.

our people

Professor Mohammed Dulaimi

Professor / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Dr David Love

Course Director / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing
Mike White

Course Director / School Of Built Environment, Engineering And Computing

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want to know more?

what does a civil engineer do?

Civil engineers conceive, design, build, supervise, operate, construct, and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage treatment.

Experience Leeds Beckett

Explore our specialist civil engineering teaching facilities here at Leeds Beckett.

Civil engineering lab

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What is Building Services Engineering?

Building Services Engineering is all about making buildings meet the needs of the people who live and work in them. Building Services Engineers are the people who make this happen. They creatively apply scientific principles to design the buildings we need and to do so they focus on aspects of buildings such as Safety, Efficiency and Comfort.

Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers