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Civil and Structural Engineering (with

Advanced Practice) MSc
Our MSc programmes are ideal if you are a graduate or professional in the civil engineering, structural
engineering or construction sector and want to deepen and broaden your technical knowledge and
understanding of specialised areas.

Full-time Engineering &

Construction

Full-time Part-time
2024/25 entry Not available part-time

Fee for UK applicants

£4,770 a year

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Fee for international applicants

£10,000 a year

More details about our fees for international

applicants

Length: September enrolment: 20 months,

including a summer break; January
enrolment: 2 years, including two summer
breaks
Start date: September or January
Semester dates

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UK students
Email: scedtadmissions@tees.ac.uk

Telephone: 01642 738801

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Professional accreditation
Our MSc Civil and Structural Engineering is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (representing the
ICE, IStructE, IHE and CIHT) as a technical master's. This means it meets the requirements for further
learning for Chartered Engineer (CEng) under the provisions of UK-SPEC for candidates who have already
acquired a CEng-accredited BEng (Hons) undergraduate first degree.

By completing this professionally accredited MSc you benefit from an easier route to professional
membership or chartered status. It also helps improve your job prospects, enhancing your career and earning
potential. Some companies show preference for graduates who possess a professionally accredited
qualification.

The Joint Board of Moderators represents the following four professional bodies:

Institution of Civil Engineers

Institution of Structural Engineers
Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Institute of Highway Engineers

The two-year MSc Civil and Structural Engineering with Advanced Practice incorporates all the elements of
the one-year MSc and adds to these the advanced practice module. The new title is being prepared for formal
recognition as an accredited title.

Course overview

This course adds an advanced practice module to our one-year master’s and is an opportunity to enhance
your qualification by an internship, research or study abroad experience.

You enhance your technical skills in various core areas of civil engineering, such as advanced structural
design, advanced geotechnics, and water and wastewater treatment processes. You also further develop
your conceptual understanding of critical aspects of structural engineering, such as advanced structural
analysis and design, and become familiar with complex analysis and design techniques, modelling the
causes and solutions of problems involving the real behaviour of structures. You acquire an advanced
knowledge and understanding of the design of structures under dynamic and earthquake conditions.
Advanced project planning and visualisation methods, such as building information modelling, are also
integrated into the course. The dissertation is an opportunity to conduct a supervised research project,
developing original knowledge in a specific area of civil or structural engineering.

There are three routes you can select from to gain a postgraduate master’s award:• MSc Civil and Structural
Engineering – one year full time• MSc Civil and Structural Engineering – two years part time• MSc Civil and
Structural Engineering (with Advanced Practice) – two years full timeThe two-year master’s degree with
advanced practice enhances your qualification by adding a vocational or research-based internship to the
one-year master’s programme. A vocational internship is a great way to gain work experience and give your
CV a competitive edge. A research internship provides you with the opportunity to develop your analytical,
team-working, research and academic skills by working alongside a research team in an academic setting.
We guarantee a research internship, but cannot guarantee a vocational internship. We will, however, provide
you with practical support and advice on how to find and secure your own vocational internship position
should you prefer this type of internship.

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Course details

For the MSc with advanced practice, you complete 120 credits of taught modules, a 60-credit master’s
research project and 60 credits of advanced practice.

Examples of past MSc research projects include:

Shear strength of composite and non-composite steel beam and concrete slab construction
Investigation into the self-healing capability of bacterial concrete
A review of the use of smart materials and technologies in cable stayed bridge construction
FRP and its use as structural components
Non-linear modelling of ground performance under seismic conditions

Course structure
Core modules
Advanced Geotechnics

You develop geotechnical concepts and techniques and learn about new methods of analysis. You apply
techniques in geotechnical design and critically investigate the role of geotechnics in the civil engineering
design process

You learn through formal lecturers and take part in discussions of techniques and analysis. Case studies
investigate the applicability of techniques and the impact of the geotechnical process on the project and the
environment. Discussion of the effectiveness of various methodologies and approaches take place in
seminars.

The module will be assessed by a design report and an end examination.

Advanced Practice

Advanced Practice is normally undertaken over a one semester period and has been developed to enable a
student to gain real-world practical experience to enhance their employability and academic learning.
Students will receive preparatory sessions to enable them to apply to internship opportunities, which normally
include:

Vocational internships with external organisations based offsite

Research or development internships based on campus
Employer-led internships based on campus
Students will undertake an appropriate advanced practice opportunity to meet their skill set and aspirations,
related to their course.

All students will be assigned an academic supervisor to provide academic and pastoral support throughout
their internship. Students will be assessed through a reflective report on a pass/fail basis. This module does
not count towards the overall classification of the degree.

Advanced Project Planning and Visualisation

In this module you explore engineering project planning problems and solutions and learn to develop
knowledge in emerging technologies used in advanced project planning. You develop planning skills and
knowledge of the key concepts and tools used in traditional and advanced project planning. In particular, you
familiarise with: principles of project planning, multi-constraints project planning techniques, and advanced
4D visualisation techniques.

Advanced Structural Analysis with Dynamics

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You develop your knowledge and understanding of structural analysis and design and are introduced to new
methods of analysis. You apply complex analysis and design techniques, including static and dynamic
analysis methods, to model the causes and solutions of problems involving the real behaviour of structures.

Formal lectures include interaction to discuss and critically evaluate the theoretical principles of core course
material and its application to problem solving and design. Tutorials allow you to apply and develop the
course material. Case studies are used to demonstrate application and effectiveness of analysis and design
techniques. Your assessment is a technical report and an end examination.

Advanced Structural Design

You advance your knowledge and understanding of structural design, introducing new methods of design.
You apply complex design techniques, modelling the causes and solutions of problems involving the real
behaviour of structures. Formal lectures include your interaction to discuss and critically evaluate the
theoretical principles of core course material and its application to problem solving and design. Tutorials allow
the application and development of the course material. Case studies are used to demonstrate application
and effectiveness of design techniques. Assessment is a technical report and an end examination.

Engineering Research Project

You investigate an area of engineering and work independently to a level recognised to be at the forefront of
the discipline. The topic can be in the form of a research project or a design project. Key skills in research
and in knowledge application and creation will be developed through keynote lectures and self-managed
independent study. You are required to demonstrate the capacity for a comprehensive and objective analysis,
and for developing innovative and constructive proposals for the solution to the project topic.

Sustainability

You will investigate how the role of the engineer is becoming more focused on serving society as well as
industry and to recognise the impact of engineers’ decisions on society and the environment.

As engineers of the future, you will need to have a sustainable worldview, acknowledging international,
cultural, and diversity issues in society. In addition, you will also be expected to solve complex problems with
consideration for multi-perspective views, long-term effects, risk, and the impacts of decisions on society.

This module will examine the key topics surrounding sustainability in the context of engineering applications
across a range of disciplines and key future challenges such as energy, transport, and construction.

The subjects will be taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. Lectures will develop key
concepts and knowledge. Seminars will allow more focused examinations of important issues and
approaches.

Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes

You develop an understanding of the water and wastewater treatment processes and allows you to apply
them in an engineering context. Relevant current and future challenges associated with the water sector are
discussed to increase your awareness and help you propose potential solutions.
Lectures deliver the theoretical knowledge of water and wastewater treatment processes and the associated
challenges within the water-energy nexus. The seminars enable the application of theoretical knowledge to
design problems.

Case studies from research and industrial sources will investigate the applicability and effectiveness of the
course materials and highlight the potential opportunities and challenges.

Modules offered may vary.

How you learn

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You learn through lectures, tutorials and practical sessions. Lectures provide the theoretical underpinning
while practical sessions give you the opportunity to put theory into practice, applying your knowledge to
specific problems.

Tutorials and seminars provide a context for interactive learning and allow you to explore relevant topics in
depth. In addition to the taught sessions, you undertake a substantive MSc research project.

In addition to the taught sessions, you undertake a substantive MSc research project and the Advanced
Practice module. This module enables you to experience and develop employability or research attributes
and experiential learning opportunities in either an external workplace, internal research environment or by
studying abroad. You also critically engage with either external stakeholders or internal academic staff, and
reflect on your own personal development through your Advanced Practice experience.

How you are assessed

Assessment varies from module to module. It may include in-course assignments, design exercises, technical
reports, presentations or formal examinations. For your MSc project you prepare a dissertation.

Your Advanced Practice module is assessed by an individual written reflective report (3,000 words) together
with a study or workplace log, where appropriate, and through a poster presentation.

Entry requirements

You will need a first degree in civil engineering, structural engineering or relevant engineering discipline
equivalent to at least a UK second class (2.2) honours degree. Students with a degree awarded outside the
UK must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements.

International applicants who need a student visa to study in the UK should check our web pages on
UKVI-compliant English language requirements. The University also provides pre-sessional English
language courses if you do not meet the minimum English language requirement.
Non-UK students must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements.

For general information please see our overview of entry requirements

International applicants can find out what qualifications they need by visiting Your Country

Employability
Career opportunities

The course equips you with the relevant technical and transferrable skills to pursue a career as a civil or
structural engineer or technical manager with leading multidisciplinary consultancies or contractors, as well
as research and government organisations.

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