About this program
Advanced Geotechnical Engineering MSc
Geotechnical engineering – the mechanics of the earth’s materials – is a sector with a huge global skills shortage, meaning that well-trained geotechnical engineers are in high demand.
Our Advanced Geotechnical Engineering MSc will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue an exciting career in the geotechnical engineering sector, including offshore and earthquake geotechnics.
You’ll be taught in highly specialised facilities such as our geotechnical lab, which has recently benefitted from a £450,000 investment, by academics who are leaders in their field. Throughout your course, you’ll also benefit from the expert knowledge of specialist guest speakers, including visiting academics and engineers working in the industry.
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Admission requirements
A minimum of 60 per cent in a UK honours degree in civil engineering (or a closely related subject) accredited to CEng, with a minimum of 60 per cent in Soil Mechanics or Geotechnics.
Alternatively, a minimum of 70 per cent in a UK honours degree in civil engineering (or a closely related subject) accredited to IEng, plus approval from the relevant institution. We'll also accept a recognised equivalent international qualification. At least five years of relevant industrial experience or a professional qualification (for example, CEng) will also be considered if you don't meet these requirements.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Advanced Geotechnical Engineering MSc (Full-time and Part-time)
- Advanced soil mechanics
- Applied chemistry and microbiology
- Construction management, administration & law
- Durability of bridges and structures
- Energy geotechnics
- Global challenges in water and health
- Infrastructure financing
- Infrastructure systems, interdependencies and resilience
- Prestressed concrete bridge design
- Steel building design
- Structural mechanics & finite elements
- Wastewater treatment and sewerage
- Water treatment
- Building information modelling
- Concrete building design
- Corporate and project management
- Deep foundations and earth retaining structures
- Earthquake engineering
- Geographical information science and remote sensing
- Infrastructure asset management
- Soil-structure interaction
- Steel and composite bridge design
- Sustainability and infrastructure
- Water resources management and hydraulic modelling
- Dissertation Project
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
The course is offered in both full-time (1-year) and part-time (5-years) study options.
Tuition
February 2023
Full-time
- Tuition fees for UK/EU students: £10,900
- Tuition fees for Overseas students: £22,400
Part-time
- Tuition fees for UK/EU students: £1,200
- Tuition fees for Overseas students: £2,400
Qualification
What you will study
OurMScwill develop your understanding of the principles and theories behind ground engineering, from soil mechanics to site investigation,and fromadvanced soil testingtofoundation design. We’ll provide you with the necessary skills to address technological challenges in the geotechnical engineering sector.
You’ll explore topics,includingdeep foundations in urban areas,deep waterenergy resources exploration, field monitoring, foundations for energy infrastructure and major bridges, andtunnelling.
You’ll also have the opportunity to work on a research project, enabling you to acquire, analyse and critically evaluate data, then draw valid conclusions from it. It will test your understanding of scientific methodology, and allow you to graduate as a confident and capable geotechnical engineer.
The course covers the following:
- Analysis techniques:
- Simplified (spreadsheet based)
- Standard (code-based methods or simple software)
- Advanced (finite element method)
- Back analysis of collapse of foundations
- Design and construction of foundations for bridges, buildings, offshore structures, tunnels and deep basements in busy cities
- Dissertation on a geotechnical topic
- Fundamental soil mechanics and its modelling using numerical approaches
- Testing of soilstoobtaindesign parameters – we use our purpose-built SAGE laboratory for teaching.
Career paths
Our masters courses in civil engineering open up a huge range of career opportunities, not only with major consultancies and contractors but across other sectors such as management and business consultancy.
Recent MSc graduates have been employed by Atkins, A-squared Studio, WSP, AECOM, Amey, Highways England, Mott MacDonald, Laing O’Rourke, ARUP, Arcadis, Fluor, Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure, and Peter Brett Associates.
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