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MSc - Master of Science
John Anderson Campus
Full Time
Jan 2027
1 Year
The MSc Civil Engineering offers two options:a general option if you’re looking to convert to civil engineering (or for those wishing to diversify/complement their existing skills)if you have a background in civil engineering you can choose our 'sustainable pathways' routeGeneral optionWe offer a generalist MSc in Civil Engineering, to allow applicants with a degree in environmental engineering, earth science, maths, physics, and mechanical engineering to do an accredited MSc to convert to civil engineering.The generalist MSc in Civil Engineering is also suited to those with a background in civil engineering and wishing to diversify/complement their skills.You can select optional modules from the general Civil Engineering curriculum.Sustainable pathwaysIf you have a background in civil engineering you can opt for an MSc with the following sustainable pathways:Sustainable Structural & Geotechnical InfrastructureSustainable Water & Environmental ManagementIf you choose the pathways, you'll still apply and enrol as an MSc Civil Engineering student. Your selection will be made during induction week.
Specialist stream: Structural Engineering & Project Management. This class examines the links between form, geometric shape, and structural performance and design. It deals with different ways of breaking up a continuum, and how this affects global structural properties, structural concepts and preliminary design methods that are used in tension structures, and deployable structures.
This class involves undertaking a renewable energy project. The project takes in the full breadth of the civil engineering profession from concept to detailed design, from political drivers to financial viability, from environmental issues to technical risk. Students will develop comprehensive and innovative designs that involve structural engineering, geotechnical engineering and water engineering, management, environmental and financial planning.
Specialist stream: Geoenvironmental Engineering & Project Management. Within the background of land redevelopment (residential, industrial/commercial and gardens/parks), this class aims to provide insights into the remediation of contaminated land, including the regulatory framework and risk assessment, sampling and analysis, and various remedial techniques for contaminated land. Teaching staff: Dr Christine Switzer.
Specialist stream: Structural Engineering & Project Management, Geotechnical Engineering & Project Management. This class covers the principles and techniques of ground improvement and soil reinforcement. You?ll apply the appropriate design methods in various ground conditions including the use of computer-aided design.
Specialist stream: Structural Engineering & Project Management. The overall aim of the class is to provide you with strong skills in the structural behaviour, analysis and design of civil engineering structures. You?ll gain an understanding of the fundamental principles of structural stability and become familiar with common types of bifurcation and buckling phenomena. This will allow you to formulate methods capable of dealing with geometrically non-linear structural behaviour. You?ll also gain knowledge of structural behaviour structural systems commonly adapted by the construction industry including prestressed concrete and concrete-steel composite members.
Specialist stream: Structural Engineering & Project Management, Geoenvironmental Engineering & Project Management. This class will develop your skills in the use of engineering practices in project management. The focus is on the effective and efficient use of resources.
Students will acquire familiarity with, and practice of, research techniques, and examine different ways of, and gain experience in, presenting research results. The class discusses the key principles, and practical exercises, on both quantitative and qualitative research methods, including survey methods, interviewing techniques, use of census data and statistical methods. The class also includes discussion of ethical issues. Finally, there is dissertation-related teaching on choosing a research question and a research method, and writing a research proposal. This is a semester 1 and 2 class but meetings do not happen every week.
Specialist stream: Geo technical Engineering & Project Management. The class aims to provide you with an understanding of sub-surface geology and rock mechanics and its influence on the engineering design of slopes and tunnels. You?ll gain an overview of groundwater flow through soil and rocks. You?ll be introduced to techniques for the in-situ measurement of permeability and methodologies for site investigation in dewatering projects.
Specialist stream: Geo environmental Engineering & Project Management. This class explores the complete sequence of a site investigation: Desk study, Site sampling organisation and techniques, Data collection, Chemical analysis. The class also covers data modelling and interpretation using risk assessment models.
This class covers organisational and regulatory aspects of waste management practice in the UK: legislation, composition of domestic and industrial wastes, storage, collection, reception, and disposal of solid wastes, clinical wastes, sewage sludge disposal, recycling and recovery. Teaching staff: Dr Tara Beattie.
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