About this program
Bridge Engineering MSc
Our Bridge Engineering MSc is the only MSc program in this area in Europe and one of the very few around the world. Running since the early 1970s, our fully accredited MSc will provide you with the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in specialist aspects of bridge engineering.
You’ll be taught by passionate academics with exceptional expertise in bridge-related research and practice, alongside guest lecturers from industry within the field of bridge engineering and management.
This course will help you pursue an exciting career as a bridge engineer with a consultancy, specialist contractor or local authority.
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Admission requirements
A minimum of 60 per cent in a UK honours degree in civil engineering accredited to CEng, with a minimum of 60 per cent in Structures and Codified Design subjects. Alternatively, a minimum of 70 per cent in a UK honours degree in civil engineering accredited to IEng, plus approval from the relevant institution. We'll also accept a recognised equivalent international qualification. At least five years’ relevant industrial experience (preferably codified design) or a professional qualification (for example, CEng) will also be considered if you don’t meet these requirements.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in each other element.
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Bridge Engineering MSc (Full-time and Part-time)
- Advanced soil mechanics
- Construction management, administration & law
- Durability of bridges and structures
- Energy geotechnics
- Infrastructure financing
- Infrastructure systems, interdependencies and resilience
- Prestressed concrete bridge design
- Steel building design
- Structural mechanics & finite elements
- Building information modelling
- Concrete building design
- Corporate and project management
- Deep foundations and earth retaining structures
- Earthquake engineering
- Geographical information science and remote sensing
- Infrastructure asset management
- Soil-structure interaction
- Steel and composite bridge design
- Sustainability and infrastructure
- Water resources management and hydraulic modelling
- Dissertation project
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Program delivery
The course is offered in both full-time (1-year) and part-time (5-years) study options.
Tuition
February 2023
Full-time
- Tuition fees for UK/EU students: £10,900
- Tuition fees for Overseas students: £22,400
Part-time
- Tuition fees for UK/EU students: £1,200
- Tuition fees for Overseas students: £2,400
Qualification
What you will study
Our MSc in Bridge Engineering is designed to provide you with a solid understanding of bridge analysis, design and management. If you’re a practising bridge engineer, it will enable you to update your existing knowledge and skills and familiarise yourself with new industry-relevant techniques.
This course covers a wide range of modules that address the whole life-analysis of bridges from design through to end-of-life. You’ll also have a choice of optional modules from the areas of:
- Geotechnical engineering
- Infrastructure engineering and management
- Structural engineering
- Water/environmental engineering.
During your studies, you’ll have the chance to visit a bridge site on a field trip (subject to availability), allowing you to experience how your knowledge can be applied outside the classroom.
Career paths
Our masters courses in civil engineering open up a huge range of career opportunities, not only with major consultancies and contractors but across other sectors such as management and business consultancy. As a Department, we have an excellent and long-standing employability record. Recent graduates from our Bridge Engineering MSc have been employed by Atkins, WSP, AECOM, Amey, Mott MacDonald, Opus International, Tony Gee and Partners, Ramboll and Sweco.
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