MSc Civil Engineering at Kingston University

Our Civil Engineering MSc is ideal if you are a graduate engineer starting your career in the construction industry. Please note: this course was previously named Management in Construction (Civil Engineering) MSc. The delivery and content of the course remain the same.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment  |  Department: Department of Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Surveying  |  Duration: 1 year full time / 2 years full time including professional placement / 2 years part time  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time (optional professional placement year)  |  Intake: September 2027, January 2027  |  Location: Kingston upon Thames, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The modules on this course will give you an understanding of the core management skills needed to make a major contribution within the industry, and enable you to broaden and deepen your technical knowledge of specialised civil engineering areas. You will also cover subjects that are both specific and complementary to civil engineering. Modules - core modules: Foundation Design of Substructures, Digital Technologies and Construction Modelling, Design of Steel Structures, Dissertation and Research Project Development, Design of Concrete Structures, Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety, Civil Engineering Group Design Project; professional placement: Professional Placement.

Career pathways

At our Penrhyn Road campus, you will have access to a modern environment with the latest technology and industry-standard equipment, including: ; extensive materials and structures for concrete, masonry, steel and timber ; geotechnical and hydraulics testing facilities ; surveying equipment, such as satellite global-positioning systems Dedicated computer-aided design facilities include: ; a range of CAD/CAM packages, such as Ideas, SolidWorks and AutoCad ; finite element analysis‚ computational fluid dynamics ; virtual instrumentation You can use the dedicated Graduate Centre on campus. This includes: ; IT facilities ; seminar rooms ; social spaces and a canteen ; a learning resource centre with specialist libraries Students studying this course will also benefit from the John Galsworthy Building.

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