MSc Geotechnical Engineering

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University of Glasgow

Comments about MSc Geotechnical Engineering - At the institution - Glasgow - Scotland

• Entry requirements
  Entry Requirements A good (2.2 or better) Honours degree in Civil Engineering or cognate subject.
• Academic title
  MSc Geotechnical Engineering
• Course description
  MSc: 12 months full-time; 24+ months part-time
  PgDip: 9 months full-time; 21+ months part-time
  
  This programme addresses the problems of analysis and design of foundations, embankments, slopes and retaining structures.
  
  Content
  
  Topics include:
  
      * Site investigation
      * Case histories
      * Soil properties
      * Numerical analysis
      * Soil dynamics
      * Rock mechanics
      * Problem soils
      * Environmental geotechnology.
  
  MSc students undertake an additional individual project.
  
  This programme is taught jointly with Heriot-Watt University.

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