Civil Engineering - MSc

Course Details

Course Code(s):

MSCIENTFAD

Available:

Full-Time

Intake:

Autumn/Fall

Course Start Date:

September

Duration:

1 Year, Full-Time

Award:

Masters (MSc)

Qualification:

NFQ Level 9 Major Award

Faculty: Science and Engineering

Course Type: Taught

Fees: For Information on Fees, see section below.

Contact(s):

Name: Dr Pat Walsh
Address: School of Engineering Email: Pat.Walsh@UL.ie Telephone: +353 61 233716

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Brief Description

The M.Sc. in Civil Engineering provides training in advanced topics in civil engineering. The programme has been tailored to meet the needs of the civil engineering sector, which requires graduates with high-level skills in design, analysis and communication. In addition, the course is designed to fulfil the requirements of Engineers Ireland for a Master’s degree in an engineering discipline as the minimum educational standard for Chartered Engineer status. The accreditation process for this new programme will proceed in the normal way.

Graduates of the programme are highly employable, both nationally and internationally, across numerous civil engineering sub discipline areas including environmental and energy engineering; geotechnical engineering; structural engineering; water resources engineering; engineering for sustainability, and construction management.

OBJECTIVES

To identify ethical, social and professional responsibilities and dilemmas faced by contemporary civil engineers with specific emphasis on sustainability and climate change.
To develop project planning and management strategies to provide solutions within a fixed time-frame.
To undertake a research project on a specific problem at the forefront of civil engineering; formulate feasible solutions, and present results as a technical paper and as an audio visual presentation.
To identify limitations of existing knowledge and capabilities and the avenue available for professional development
To demonstrate familiarity with research methods, key academic, technical and professional sources of information, and approaches to validating research data and outcomes for topics of emerging concern for civil engineers.

The programme spans a single academic year (three semesters) and requires full time attendance on campus.
The programme outline is provided below. For the first two semesters students will study a mandatory set of core subjects and a suite of optional advanced subjects (technical and non-technical electives). Students will engage in a single research project over all three semesters with submission of a research project (thesis) at the end of semester 3.
Research in the School focuses on a wide range of challenges across society where civil engineers contribute solutions and knowledge generation in the areas of environmental and energy engineering, structural engineering, geotechnical engineering, water and waste water engineering, and transport engineering. The School also has links to the Bernal institute which is a leading research institute.
To graduate from the programme, a student must accumulate 90 credits, comprising 51 credits of taught modules and 39 credits of research work, as outlined in the table below. Credit may be given for prior learning, in agreement with the Course Director

Autumn Semester	Spring Semester	Summer Semester
Research Project (3 credits)	Research Project (6 credits)	Research Project (30 credits)
Advanced Technical Communication for Engineers (3 credits)
*Plus three technical electives (each 6 credits) to be chosen from:** Wind, Ocean & Hydro Energy Engineering for net zero carbon Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Advanced Mechanics of Solids Finite Element Analysis Computational Fluid Dynamics	*Plus three technical electives (each 6 credits) to be chosen from:** Advanced Structures Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Fracture Mechanics Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineering a Circular Economy Plasticity of Conventional and 3D Printed Metals
Plus one non-technical elective Establishing International Ventures	Plus one non-technical elective International Business Consulting

* An elective module may not run if there are insufficient numbers

The minimum entry requirement to the programme is a 2:2, (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering, or closely related field.

WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:

Qualification transcripts and/or certificates (including certified English translations if applicable)
A copy of your birth certificate or passport
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts AND
English language competency certificate
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EU - €7,900

Non-EU - €20,100

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie.)

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