MSc (Hons) Digital Civil Engineering

Program Overview

This Master's program in Digital Civil Engineering equips graduates with advanced computational tools and expertise to design, construct, and manage complex infrastructures in the digital age. Ideal for civil engineers seeking a career in digital civil engineering, the program combines expertise from the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering and Computer Science, emphasizing a supportive learning environment. Graduates are well-prepared for diverse industries, including consulting, construction, and utility providers, and the program is accredited for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

This program will equip you with a solid understanding of the applied computational tools in civil engineering, which can be applied to many real-life engineering problems. After graduating, you will have the skills and knowledge to operate in an increasingly digital world, to design, construct and manage complex infrastructures tackling the 21st Century challenges. The program is ideal for those with a civil engineering degree/background, who are interested in pursuing a career in digital civil engineering. The program is delivered jointly by the Department of Civil and Structural Engineering and the Department of Computer Science, where an emphasis is placed on providing a supportive environment that will equip students with the knowledge and learning skills to tackle future challenges in industry.

Careers:

Graduates are equipped to enter a wide range of industries such as consulting or contracting, construction, utility providers (such as the water, gas, or electricity companies), the railways, and many other fields.

Other:

Civil Engineering is a highly important and ever-evolving profession, involving the design, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of crucial infrastructure facilities, upon which modern life depends. In recent years, the nature of civil engineering work has changed rapidly, with an increased interest in areas such as smart buildings and motorways, building information modelling and the use of sensors and robotics. This degree is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM: The Institution of Civil Engineers, The Institution of Structural Engineers, The Institution of Highway Engineers and The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation) as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree. Those in this field increasingly need to build on their Bachelor degree qualification and increase their knowledge base to remain competitive. This program is designed to give you this competitive edge.