一些学生发现中断一年的学术学习并从事行业工作对他们的整体大学教育和随后的就业能力都非常有益。在认识到这种方法的好处之后，在完成了土木工程课程的前两年或三年后，学校为您提供了在工业界工作一年的机会。这是土木工程专业中的结构化职位。MEng具有工业经验的土木工程为您提供在建筑环境领域（包括设计，建筑，地方政府和专业工作）以及项目管理和财务等其他领域的专业职业的基本准备。我们的目标不仅是灌输工程科学知识，而且还要灌输实践技能，对设计的理解，对商业世界的理解以及对可转让技能（问题解决，团队合作，创造力，沟通和IT
Civil engineering at Manchester enables you to lay the right foundation for a career in civil engineering with a five-year course that will not only lead to a Master of Engineering (MEng) qualification, but also arm you with the skills, knowledge and confidence gained from working for a year in real-world industry. Civil engineering deals with the design, construction and maintenance of our built environment, from buildings to bridges, roads to railways - and considers what this means for the future of our planet and society.During the first two years, your course is broad-based and covers topics such as structural analysis, hydraulics, geotechnics, construction materials, engineering design, project management and mathematics.