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Study Details: 12 months full time, 24 months part time
Our Geotechnical Engineering Masters degree covers the practical application of geotechnical engineering to reduce construction risk and optimise the design of geotechnical structures to ensure that they are safe, sustainable and resilient.
Understanding this risk is the underlying philosophy of our Geotechnical Engineering Masters degree. It brings together expertise to ensure that you’ll have the understanding and skills to address a range of geotechnical problems including shallow and deep foundations, soil structure interaction, ground as a source of energy, environmental geotechnics, and slope and ground stabilisation.
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in civil engineering or a related engineering, science or mathematical discipline where relevant subject areas to geotechnical engineering have been studied. We would expect applicants to demonstrate strong engineering and maths knowledge.
A bachelor degree with a 2:2 (hons) will be considered for candidates with at least one years’ relevant experience.
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There is an international shortage of geotechnical engineers. The most significant risk for any construction project is the ground. Geotechnical engineers bring together the underpinning geological science and the practical engineering aspects of the ground to deal with uncertainty. These three facts mean that anyone with advanced knowledge of geotechnical engineering will have a rewarding career across a broad sector of design and construction since all civil and geotechnical engineering projects require geotechnical expertise.
Geotechnical engineers work for client organisations including major asset owners, international consultants, main contractors and specialist consultants and contractors. The range of knowledge and skills that geotechnical engineers acquire means that they can develop either as technical experts or managers.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
GIS Data Visualisation and Analysis 1 15 credits
GIS Data Visualisation and Analysis 2 15 credits
Programming for Geographical Information Analysis 15 credits
Professional and Personal Development 15 credits
Year 2
Optional modules (selection of typical options shown below)
Business and Service Planning 15 credits
Digital Image Processing for Environmental Remote Sensing 15 credits
Geodemographics and Neighbourhood Analysis 15 credits
GIS and Environment 15 credits
Visualisation for Geographic Data Science 15 credits
Web-based GIS 15 credits
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Dissertation (GISc) 60 credits
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