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Geotechnical Engineering MSc
Postgraduate
In Newcastle Upon Tyne ()
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
Profile The Geotechnical Engineering MSc will give you the specialist knowledge required to meet the needs of the construction, environmental and extractive industries. You will learn the principles and application of geotechnical engineering in a range of settings.
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Subjects
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Geology
- IT
- Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Systems
- Design
- Skills and Training
- Materials
Course programme
- CEG8201 Geomechanics
- CEG8202 Ground Investigation - Design, Principles and Practice
- CEG8204 Ground Improvement and Remediation Techniques
- CEG8208 Geotechnical Design
- CEG8209 Engineering and Applied Geology
- CEG8205 Soil Modelling and Numerical Methods
- CEG8308 Seismic Resistant Design
- CEG8296 MSc Project and Dissertation in Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
You will take a further 20 credits from the following:
- CEG8207 Field Class
- CEG8505 Climate Change: Earth System, Future Scenarios and Threats
- CEG8511 Ground Water Assessment
- CEG8514 Climate Change: Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation
- CEG8608 Contaminated Land
- CEG8705 Geographic Information Systems
- CEG8016 Business Enterprise in Science and Engineering
Modules might change for your year of entry.
Individual modules can be taken as Continuing Professional Development (CPD).
Entry Requirements
A 2:2 honours degree, or an international equivalent, in:
- earth sciences
- civil engineering
- geological science
- geology
- geophysics
- maths
- physics
You must have a maths background.
We will also consider your application on an individual basis if you have lower or non-standard qualifications and relevant professional experience.
Geotechnical Engineering MSc