Comments about MSc (Eng)-Diploma-Certificate Structural Engineering - At the institution - Sheffield - South Yorkshire
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Entry requirements
Entry requirements Second-class Honours degree (BEng, MEng, BSc – equivalent GPA 2.1–3.0) or MSc in Civil Engineering or other appropriate engineering, mathematics or science subject. Our standard English requirement is a TOEFL score of 575 (232 computer-based test) or IELTS grade 6.5 (with no marks less than 5.5), or equivalent. We will consider applicants with appropriate professional qualifications and experience. In this case we require a strong background in areas covered in your chosen course.
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Academic title
MSc (Eng)/Diploma/Certificate Structural Engineering
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Course description
Structural Engineering - MSc (Eng)/Diploma/Certificate
Postgraduate courses in civil structures
Structural Engineering is one of four postgraduate taught courses in civil structures. Courses are also available in Concrete Engineering, Earthquake and Civil Engineering Dynamics, and Steel Construction.
Structural Engineering courses
These courses are ideally suited to students with a civil engineering degree, or students with a first degree in another appropriate subject who want to diversify.
Our MSc courses can form Part 2 (Matching Section) of the Education Base for Chartered Engineer status. For further details see:
The MSc and Diploma courses can also be taken through a more flexible route, designed for those in current employment. Under this scheme, candidates take modules as short block taught courses and accumulate credits over a period up to five years; 120 credits lead to a Postgraduate Diploma and 180 to an MSc.
Course content
Our most general course allows you to develop skills in analysis and design of steel and concrete structures. A choice of modules and dissertation topics helps you tailor the course to your specific needs. Ideally suited to practising structural engineers or recent graduates.
Core modules
-Foundation Design and Construction
-Structural Analysis
-Structural Design
-Computational Structural Analysis
-Vibration Engineering
-Earthquake Engineering
-Advanced Concrete Design
-Design of Structural Steel Frames
-Design project.
-Dissertation Planning and Paper Presentation
-Dissertation
Optional modules
Two of:
-Sustainable Concrete Technology
-FRP Composites in Construction
-Blast and Impact Effects on Structures
