Program Overview

Course Overview

The Structural Engineering MSc course at Coventry University aims to develop advanced skills in planning, analysis, and justified selection of materials like timber, steel, and composites. The course focuses on designing and analyzing structures using materials like timber, steel, concrete, and composites, with practical learning through site visits, simulations, and case studies.

What You'll Study

• Advanced Analysis of Structures: Build on your knowledge of structural mechanics, numerical methods, and design to deepen your understanding of material failure and structural analysis.
• Dynamic Analysis and Design of Structures: Build on your knowledge of structural dynamic analysis, focusing on advanced methods and their application to earthquake engineering and seismic design.
• Advanced Structural Design: This module focuses on designing steel connections, steel-concrete composite structures, and prestressed members according to Eurocodes.
• Geotechnics and Materials: Enhance your technical skills in solving soil-structure interaction problems to develop strong analytical and decision-making abilities.
• Master's with Professional Placement: If you successfully secure a placement in industry within your first semester, this master's with professional placement option allows you to extend your 12-month master's course up to an additional year to complete the placement before starting your final 60-credit module.
• Research Project Structures: Develop your research skills by planning, designing, and conducting an independent project in areas like engineering, construction, sustainability, or energy, with guidance from an academic supervisor.

How You'll Learn

Teaching and learning methods may include:

• Lectures
• Seminars
• Presentations
• Group projects
• Workshops
• Practical laboratory sessions

Entry Requirements

• UK: An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in any science or engineering-related discipline, or a bachelors degree accredited as partially satisfying the educational base for Chartered Engineer.
• International: An honours degree 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in any science or engineering-related discipline, or a bachelors degree accredited as partially satisfying the educational base for Chartered Engineer.

Fees and Funding

• UK: £11,200 per year
• EU: £11,200 per year with EU Support Bursary, £18,600 per year without EU Support Bursary
• International: £18,600 per year

Facilities

• The vast majority of specialist laboratory equipment is based in our Sir John Laing building.
• Equipment in the lab covers a broad range of discipline areas within civil engineering such as structures, materials, geotechnics, highways, and hydraulics.
• Gain hands-on experience with laboratory testing techniques to assess material and structural performance, using advanced equipment like automated data loggers, stress path soil testing tools, and civil engineering material synthesizers.

Careers and Opportunities

On successful completion of this course, you should be able to pursue a career in civil and infrastructure engineering consultancies, work as a contractor or for client organisations. You should also be able to:

• Apply in-depth knowledge and detailed understanding of static structural analysis and design, and mechanics of materials to civil engineering components and structures.
• Model and analyse complex engineering systems by using innovative and advanced computational methods and simulation tools.
• Apply wide-ranging understanding of experimental, analytical, and numerical techniques for investigative studies environmental, material, and geotechnical engineering; use innovative knowledge in sourcing, analysing and presenting data.
• Analyse structures and engineering systems under vibrational and dynamic loadings using analytical and numerical techniques.
• Apply detailed understanding in proposal development and writing; use innovative knowledge in sourcing, analysing and presenting data; and apply research methodologies to undertake independent technical investigation and academic writing of a specialised topic.