Structural Engineering MSc at Brunel University of London

Our Structural Engineering MSc degree is a highly specialist course that has been developed to equip you with a broad range of knowledge and management skills to meet the real-world needs of safety and sustainability in the civil engineering and construction industry. You will study the traditional elements of structural engineering and deepen your knowledge of structural analysis and design, and sustainable construction. You’ll also develop advanced and specialist knowledge on topical subjects such as fire protection, environmental hazards and energy efficient buildings.

Faculty: College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences  |  Department: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Duration: 1 year full-time; 15 months full-time; 27 months full-time with placement  |  Study mode: full-time; placement year option  |  Intake: January; September  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You will study the taught modules in the first two terms and then spend four months working on your dissertation. Compulsory modules include Advanced Construction Materials and Building Retrofitting Technology, Advanced Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design, Advanced Steel Design, Civil Engineering Dissertation, Climate Change and the Environment, Infrastructure Management, Nonlinear Structural Analysis & Finite Element Method and others.

Career pathways

A structural engineering degree from Brunel will equip you with advanced knowledge and skills to work on a vast range of modern projects in the construction and civil engineering sector. Many of our civil engineering graduates have technical and creative roles with contractors and consultants working on large infrastructure projects such as bridges and tall buildings.

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