CIVIL ENGINEERING at University of West of Scotland

OVERVIEW

Our technical MSc Civil Engineering provides you with the advanced knowledge and skills for supporting the delivery of infrastructure projects whilst minimising the impact on the natural environment. You will advance your knowledge to support your career progression within consulting and contracting organisations whilst satisfying the learning requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.

Civil Engineering, as a discipline, involves the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment, including infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, and railways.

This master's satisfies the technical and managerial expectations required by civil engineering employers as our course will develop the skills needed to interface with functional users, other than engineers, giving you a more holistic view of the processes behind successfully delivering a civil engineering project.

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION

The MSc Civil Engineering is accredited by:

• Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
• Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
• Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE)
• Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT)

on behalf of the UK Engineering Council as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for registration as a Chartered Engineer under the provisions of UK-SPEC.

COURSE DETAILS

For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) stage, you will study the following core modules:

• Advanced Structural Analysis (core, 10 credits)
• Applied Finite Element Analysis (core, 10 credits)
• Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (core, 10 credits)
• Advanced Materials for Sustainable Construction (20 credits)
• Civil Engineering Scheme Design (core, 20 credits)
• Engineering Project Management (core, 20 credits)
• Civil Engineering Project Design (core, 20 credits)
• Research Design & Methods (core, 10 credits)

Successful completion of the PgDip allows you to proceed to the master's dissertation module:

• MSc Dissertation (Civil Eng/Const Mgt) (60 credits)

Your dissertation is an individual research project which is based on a topic of your choosing and will be aligned to your career aspirations. These research projects are industry-relevant and may be supported (through funding) from the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre (CS-IC).

COURSE PROSPECTS

Jobs

Graduate employment may be found in both public or private sectors within civil engineering and other built environment disciplines such as transportation or public health dealing with many key activities such as construction, design, infrastructure, sustainability, environmental and transportation impacts and project management.