Program Overview

Key information

Temporary works are an important aspect of most construction projects and this programme will help you develop your skills as a practical engineer. Building on your undergraduate and practical experience your MSc will make you highly employable across varied disciplines within the sector worldwide.

Course overview

This MSc degree is aimed at graduates with at least two years of practical experience in construction; however, more recent graduates with a good appreciation of construction processes will also benefit.

You may have achieved a firm grounding in engineering and be keen to develop your skills as a practical engineer working on site. Or you may want to enhance your design skills if you are already working in permanent works design.

Accreditation by the Joint Board of Moderators (The Institution of Civil Engineers, the Institution of Structural Engineers, the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation and the Institute of Highways Engineers)

Who is this course for?

This MSc degree is aimed at graduates with at least two years of practical experience in construction; however, more recent graduates with a good appreciation of construction processes will also benefit.

You may have achieved a firm grounding in engineering and be keen to develop your skills as a practical engineer working on site. Or you may want to enhance your design skills if you are already working in permanent works design.

Career

Graduates with this highly regarded “one of a kind” degree, which helps you develop your specialist skills in the design and construction of temporary works, are in demand worldwide.

Temporary works are an important aspect of most construction projects. So a qualification in this field means you can work across all civil engineering disciplines, whether you are working as an on-site engineer or as a design office engineer.

You could also go into the research arena conducting innovative research in the area of temporary works.