To complete the MSc all students registered for programmes in the Advanced Structural Engineering Cluster must undertake six modules in both the Autumn and Spring terms, with Core modules being compulsory. Over the Summer term students will commence work on an individual Research / Design Project.  

 

Autumn Term
Module H2A2 H2A3 H2A1 H2A11 H2U5
 CIVE70102 Reinforced concrete I  Core  Core   Core    -
 CIVE70012 Prestressed Concrete  Core  -  Elective    -
 CIVE70090 Finite Element Analysis  Elective  Core  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70095 Structural Dynamics  Elective  Core  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70097 Steel Components  -  Core  Core    Core
 CIVE70092 Structural Stability  Elective  -  Elective    Core
 CIVE70091 Structural Steel Technology  -  -  Elective    Core
 CIVE70096 Structural Analysis  Core  Core  Core    Core
 CIVE70007 Geotechnical Hazards  -  Core  -    -
 CIVE70006 Design of Timber and Masonry Structures  Elective  -  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70064 Cementitious Materials  Elective  -  Elective    -
 CIVE70127 Composite Structures      Elective    
CIVE70061 Materials Selection      Elective    
CIVE70116 Statistical Modelling       Compulsory  
CIVE70111 Machine Learning        Compulsory  
Autumn term syllabus
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Spring Term
Module H2A2 H2A3 H2A1 H2A11 H2U5
 CIVE70066 Concrete Materials  Core  -  Elective    -
 CIVE70101 Reinforced Concrete 2  Core  Elective  Core    -
 CIVE70010Nonlinear Structural Analysis  Elective  Core  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70099 Seismic Design of Concrete Structures  Elective  Core  -    -
 CIVE70098Seismic Design of Steel Structures  -  Core  -    Elective
 CIVE70104 Design of Steel Buildings  -  -  Core    Core
 CIVE70103 Plated Structures  -  -  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70105 Design of Bridges  Elective  Elective  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70093 Structural Reliability Theory  Elective  Elective  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70037 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering  -  Elective  -    -
 CIVE70014 Theory of Shells  Elective  -  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70094 Structural Fire Engineering  Elective  Elective  Elective    Elective
 CIVE70122 Data Engineering       Compulsory  
 CIVE70100 Design Project: Data Science – General Structural Engineering       Core  
Spring term syllabus
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Summer Term
ModuleH2A2H2A3H2A1H2U5
 CIVE70100 Research/Design Project - Structures  Core  Core  Core  Core
Summer term syllabus
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Our community in numbers*

Our academics

  • 50+ full-time academic staff
  • 20 part-time, honorary and visiting
  • 50+ research staff
  • 40+ Professional Services and Technicians staff 

Our student population

  • 225 PhD students
    67% male; 33% female
    48 nationalities
  • 314 MSc students
    61% male; 39% female
    53 nationalities
  • 367 Undergraduates 
    71% male; 29% female
    45 nationalities
  • Total 906 students
    67% male; 33% female

* all numbers are approximate

Measures of success

Research Assessment Exercise
  • REF 2021. 75% of research assessed to be 4* (highest rating), 25% assessed to be 3*.
QS World Universities rankings
  • Subject Ranking. Civil Engineering = 6th (2021); 6th (2020); 6th (2019); 3rd (2018)
The Times Higher Education world ranking
  • Subject Ranking. Civil Engineering = 4th (2021); 11th (2020); 12th (2019)
National Student Survey
  • Overall Satisfaction, 92% (2022), 90% (2021); 78% (2020); 88% (2019)