MSc Civil Engineering

A minimum of 60 per cent in an honours degree in civil engineering or equivalent accredited to CEng, or a minimum of 70 per cent in an honours degree in civil engineering accredited to IEng. Overseas equivalent qualifications are also welcome. Alternatively, at least five years’ relevant industrial experience (preferably codified design) or a professional qualification (for example, CEng). Strength in geotechnical engineering also needs to be demonstrated for this programme.

English language requirements

IELTS minimum overall: 6.5

IELTS minimum by component: 6.0

All fees are subject to increase or review for subsequent academic years. Please note that not all visa routes permit part-time study and overseas students entering the UK on a Tier 4 visa will not be permitted to study on a part-time basis.

Funding

Overseas students should contact the British Council in their home country for available funding.

The modular arrangement is intended to tailor the programme to your individual needs and provide maximum flexibility in terms of attendance of full-time and part-time students. 

The majority of modules run for ten weeks and comprise approximately 30 hours (three hours per week) of class time and 120 hours of self-study and assignments. 

Successful completion of four modules is required for a student to gain a Postgraduate Certificate, eight modules for a Postgraduate Diploma. Eight modules and a dissertation are required for the award of an MSc. 

Individual modules can be used to contribute towards a continuing professional development programme.

Mode of Study 

Apart from the usual full-time mode, there are also part-time options. The majority of Bridge, Geotechnical and Structural Engineering modules can be studied by distance learning through the use of an interactive web-based e-learning platform (ULearn). 

Civil Engineering Module Groups 

MSc programmes in Bridge Engineering, Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering share module options. The modules fall under six streams of study: 

Bridge Engineering modules 

• Bridge Management 
• Bridge Deck Loading and Analysis 
• Durability of Bridges and Structures 
• Pre-stressed Concrete Bridge Design 
• Steel and Composite Bridge Design 
• Long Span Bridges 

Structural Engineering modules 

• Steel Building Design 
• Space Structures 
• Structural Mechanics and Finite Elements 
• Concrete Building Design 
• Structural Safety and Reliability 
• Earthquake Engineering 
• Design of Masonry Structures 

Construction Management modules 

A number of management modules will be available covering:

• Construction Organisation 
• Project and Risk Management 
• Construction, Management and Law

 Geotechnical Engineering modules 

• Soil–Structure Interaction 
• Geotechnics Engineering 2

Water Engineering Modules* 

• Environmental Health 
• Water Treatment 
• Wastewater Treatment and Sewerage 
• Applied Chemistry and Microbiology (Intensive) 
• Pollution Control and Waste Management 
• Groundwater Control 
• Regulation and Management 
• Water Resources Management and Hydraulic Modelling 

* Currently under review.

* Students must meet prerequisites for some of these modules to be able to take them. 

Transport Planning and Practice modules

• Transport Policy 
• Transport Strategies and Interventions 
• Developing Transport Solutions 
• Transport Appraisal Methods 
• Design and Analysis of Transport Schemes 
• Asset Management and Maintenance 
• Transport Modelling 

This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineering (CEng) candidate who has already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) (for those wishing to do a non-technical MSc) and/or Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree (for those wishing to do a technical MSc).

See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.