MSc in Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering problems require the application of analytical, decision-making and critical thinking skills. This course will provide students with the technical knowledge and skills needed to develop these skills. It will also equip students with a range of transferable skills; an ideal combination for a leading career in Civil Engineering.
The MSc in Civil Engineering provides a comprehensive programme of study across a range of subject areas. The aims of this master's level program are to:
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Provide students with the technical knowledge and skills to equip them for a leading career in Civil Engineering
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Develop the analytical and critical powers of the student in relation to Civil Engineering problems
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Develop the decision making powers of the student in relation to Civil Engineering problems
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Provide students with the transferable skills expected of a person with a leading career in Civil Engineering
Course structure
The course consists of 120 credits of core and optional taught modules along with a 60 credit major individual research-based project. Please be aware modules are subject to change.
Core modules
Research Preparation
Research Project Organisation & Design
Optional modules Autumn semester:
Advanced Pavement Materials - 10 credits
Advanced Concrete Structures - 10 credits
Construction Planning and Risk - 10 credits
Critical State Soil Mechanics - 10 credits
Finite Element Analysis in Structural Mechanics - 10 credits
One of the following modules:
Steel Structures - 10 credits
Pavement Engineering - 10 credits
Geotechnical Engineering - 10 credits
Optional modules Spring semester:
Coastal Engineering - 10 credits
Construction Management Processes - 10 credits
Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics - 10 credits
Mathematical Techniques in PDE for Engineers - 10 credits
Traffic Engineering - 10 credits
One of the following modules:
Railway Engineering - 10 credits
Sustainable Construction - 10 credits
Applied Construction Project Management - 10 credits
Individual project:
Following the successful completion of the taught modules, a major individual project is undertaken over the summer term.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have an upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline from an approved university.
Applicants need to have studied multiple courses in Structures, Geotechnics and Fluids.
English Language Requirements:
ILETS score of at least 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in individual elements
TOEFL (IBT) 79 no less than 19 in any element