Structural Design and Construction Management

Entry requirements

The typical offer for this course is a 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in either civil engineering or structural engineering. Candidates with suitable industrial experience will also be considered.

Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements. For instance, undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Months of entry

January

Course content

You will gain a strategic overview of construction management issues alongside advanced structural engineering.

This course will prepare you to work at managerial level for a consultant or contractor. Each module combines a stimulating mix of lectures, practical laboratory work, group work, case studies and presentations.

At our Penrhyn Road campus, you will have access to a modern environment with the latest technology and industry-standard equipment, including:

• extensive materials and structures for concrete, masonry, steel and timber
• geotechnical and hydraulics testing facilities
• surveying equipment, such as satellite global-positioning systems

Dedicated computer-aided design facilities include:

• a range of CAD/CAM packages, such as Ideas, SolidWorks and AutoCad
• finite element analysis‚ computational fluid dynamics
• virtual instrumentation

Students studying this course will also benefit from the John Galsworthy Building. This is a £20 million teaching and learning facility which brings lecture theatres, flexible teaching space and information technology suites together around a landscaped courtyard.