Entry requirementsEntry requirements Second-class Honours degree (BEng, MEng, BSc – equivalent GPA 2.1–3.0) or MSc in Civil Engineering or other appropriate engineering, mathematics or science subject. Our standard English requirement is a TOEFL score of 575 (232 computer-based test) or IELTS grade 6.5 (with no marks less than 5.5), or equivalent. We will consider applicants with appropriate professional qualifications and experience. In this case we require a strong background in areas covered in your chosen course.
Academic titleMSc (Eng)/Diploma/Certificate Steel Construction
Course descriptionStructural Engineering courses
These courses are ideally suited to students with a civil engineering degree, or students with a first degree in another appropriate subject who want to diversify.
Our MSc courses can form Part 2 (Matching Section) of the Education Base for Chartered Engineer status. For further details see:
The MSc and Diploma courses can also be taken through a more flexible route, designed for those in current employment. Under this scheme, candidates take modules as short block taught courses and accumulate credits over a period up to five years; 120 credits lead to a Postgraduate Diploma and 180 to an MSc.
Course content
Modules
-Dissertation Planning and Paper Presentation
-Structural Analysis
-Foundation Design and Construction
-Structural Design
-Vibration Engineering
-Earthquake Engineering
-Design of Structural Steel Frames
-Integrated Design of Steel Framed Structures
-Structural Analysis and Design for Fire
-Design project
-Computational Structural Analysis
-Dissertation
plus either:
-Mathematics for Dynamicists, or
-Sustainable Concrete Technology.