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Top reasons to choose this course 

• Professionally accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) – the course is accredited by the JBM, providing a strong foundation for professional practice in structural engineering.
• Advanced structural engineering focus – develop a comprehensive understanding of advanced structural engineering principles and how to apply them to the design and construction of resilient structures.
• Research‑led learning informed by real‑world challenges – learn with a course team actively involved in research, with case studies, experimental results and design and analysis theories from current research incorporated into core modules.
• Strong emphasis on resilience and sustainability – gain the skills to address challenges affecting the long‑term performance of new and existing structures and their surrounding environments, supporting sustainable development.
• Practical, project‑based learning – work on projects closely related to real‑life engineering scenarios, combining theoretical and practical components to develop professional engineering skills.
• Specialist software and experimental facilities – access advanced facilities and software, including tools for non‑linear seismic analysis and a shake table, to support hands‑on learning and analysis.
• Collaborative group projects – develop leadership, teamwork and interdisciplinary working skills through group‑based project work that reflects professional practice.
• Individual academic support and dissertation supervision – work closely with an academic supervisor to plan, research and produce a master’s dissertation aligned with your career interests.
• Flexible study options – choose to study full‑time or part‑time, with taught modules and research components running in parallel throughout the course.

Course structure

You can choose to study this course full-time or part-time.

The course consists of taught and research components which run in parallel throughout the academic year. To be awarded the MSc you must obtain 180 credits. Six taught modules at 20 credits each plus your dissertation at 60 credits. A typical 20-credit module requires a total of 200 hours study time.

Syllabus

As part of the taught component you will focus primarily on advanced topics in earthquake and structural engineering. The research component is based on your masters dissertation.

Modules

Core modules

• Bridge Loads and Analysis

  This module will focus on the loading requirements and analysis methods applicable to bridge structures. It will cover various actions that may exist on a bridge structure, including primary and secondary traffic loads for highway, railway and footbridges, actions from wind and water, temperature and shrinkage actions. You will also look at the global and detailed analysis methods and their use for the analysis of bridges. Both computer and hand-based methods will be covered in the module.

• Repair and Strengthening of Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures

  Most of the commonly used techniques for the earthquake strengthening of existing reinforced concrete structures will be covered in this module, such as concrete jacketing, epoxy resin injection and fibre-reinforced polymer composites. You will develop a deep understanding of the types and causes of damage and be able to select appropriate strengthening techniques and design strengthened elements.

• Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering

  This module provides an understanding of advanced geotechnical design methods. It will focus on current design methods for soil and rock structures and foundation systems subject to complex loading conditions, with an emphasis on seismic design. The module will give you experience in using a variety of commercial software commonly used in practice.

• Dynamics of Structures with Earthquake Engineering Applications

  Following an introduction to the fundamental concepts of dynamics of structures, this module focuses on the prediction of the dynamic response of civil engineering structures using simplified analytical models of increasing levels of complexity. It also deals with the calculation of equivalent lateral forces to be used in codified seismic design.

• Transport Modelling for Civil Engineering Applications

  This module will develop your skills in applying different modelling approaches appropriate for traffic engineering and transport planning to make road transport networks safe, sustainable and user appropriate. Topics will include traffic flow, demand and capacity, traffic data sources, processing and forecasting using statistical approaches, design of a junction and traffic signal plan design.

• MSc Earthquake and Structural Engineering Dissertation

  This dissertation module will enable you to undertake independent research in the fields of earthquake and structural engineering. Through a 10,000-word project, you will demonstrate your capacity for critical thinking and ability to develop innovative solutions through your understanding and application of advanced engineering concepts.

Options*

• Project Planning and Analysis

  This module provides a problem-solving scenario to help develop individual responses while working in a group environment. The focus is to produce and critically appraise the group’s proposal for a complex project which demonstrates the best trade-offs on time, cost and performance, and takes into consideration health, safety and welfare and ‘constructibility’. You will learn to produce plans using industry-led sophisticated computer software.

*Option modules are indicative and may change, depending on timetabling and staff availability.

Meet the team

Course leader: Dr J. Enrique Martinez-Rueda, PhD, DIC, MSc, MEng, Senior Lecturer

“I have extensive years of experience in teaching structural and earthquake engineering at postgraduate and undergraduate level in Mexico and UK. I hold a PhD on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics from Imperial College London, an MSc in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and a MEng in Civil Engineering from UAEM-Mexico.

“My analytic and experimental research work pioneered the concept of non-invasive energy dissipation devices for seismic retrofitting of existing structures.

“My research interests in nonlinear analysis have also paved the way for the development of a constitutive material model for concrete under cyclic loading which has been implemented in a number of finite element computer codes on both sides of the Atlantic for the assessment of the seismic capacity of new and existing reinforced concrete structures.

“For this MSc course I deliver the Dynamics of Structures with Earthquake Engineering Applications module. My current research interests, which I link to my teaching and dissertation supervision, include: selection and scaling of natural earthquake accelerograms for nonlinear inelastic seismic analysis, stability of frames of unconventional structural configuration, development of hybrid/composite members mixing materials such as timber, steel, concrete, fibre-reinforced concrete and ferrocement.”

Facilities

You will gain practical skills right from the word go. With access to our specialist labs and equipment and you will be supported by highly skilled and knowledgeable technicians.

Our specialist facilities include:

• structures lab, equipped with static and cyclic loading equipment and data acquisition systems
• dynamics lab equipped with a shake table that replicates seismic activity on scaled models
• soil mechanics lab with direct and ring shear testing equipment, soil rock triaxial testing equipment and a geotechnical centrifuge
• concrete lab with cube testing facilities, mixing and casting facilities and load testing rigs
• hydraulics lab with flumes for river and wave simulation
• soil and water analysis lab with muffle furnace, analytical balances, atomic absorption spectrometer and gas chromatograph with flame ionization detector
• environment and public health lab with bench top spectrophotometers for basic water chemistry, membrane filtration equipment, incubators and sterilisation equipment for public health microbiology procedures
• X-ray diffraction spectrometer
• scanning electron microscopy facility
• equipment for field-based geophysical surveying.

Course fees

Scholarships, bursaries and loans

We offer a range of scholarships for postgraduate students. Bursaries and loans may also be available to you.

Find out more about postgraduate fees and funding.

The fees listed here are for the first year of full-time study if you start your course in the academic year 2026–27.

You will pay fees for each year of your course. Some fees may increase each year.

UK undergraduate and some postgraduate fees are regulated by the UK government and increases will not be more than the maximum amount allowed. Course fees that are not regulated may increase each year by up to 5% or the Consumer Price Index (RPI), whichever is higher.

If you are studying part-time your fee will usually be calculated based on the number of modules that you take.

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• Fees, bursaries, scholarships and government funding info for UK and international postgraduate students
• Student finance and budgeting while studying
• About the university’s fees by checking our student contract and (pdf).

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