Cardiff University

MSc Πολιτικών Μηχανικών

The programme is presented as a one-year full-time Master's level programme and is also available in part-time mode over three years.

The programme is presented in two stages:

• The taught material is delivered during the Autumn and Spring semesters. An extended project within one of the Civil Engineering fields forms a major part of the course. In Stage 1 students follow taught modules to the value of 120 credits, with a limited amount of choice between optional modules
• Stage 2 consists of a project and dissertation module worth 60 credits

Summative assessment is undertaken at the end of each stage (or each year if part-time).

Core Modules for Year One

• Numerical Techniques in Civil Engineering
• Steel Structures
• Professional Engineering Studies
• Environmental Fluid Mechanics
• FE Theory and Practice
• Advanced Structural MechanicsEngineering Case Study
• Dissertation (Civil, Structural, Geoenvironmental, Water)

Optional Modules for Year One

• Dynamics
• Sediment Transport Dynamics
• Theoretical Soil Mechanics
• Structural Engineering
• Coastal and Estuarine Engineering

How Will I Be Assessed?

Achievement of learning outcomes in the majority of modules is assessed by a combination of coursework assignments, plus University examinations set in January or May. Examinations count for 60%–70% of assessments in Stage 1 of the programme, depending on the options chosen, the remainder being largely project work and pieces of coursework.

The award of an MSc requires successful completion of Stage 2, the dissertation, with a mark of 50% or higher. Candidates achieving a 70% average may be awarded a Distinction. Candidates achieving a 60% average may be awarded a Merit. Candidates failing to qualify for an MSc may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma for 120 credits in Stage 1. Candidates failing to complete the 120 credits required for Stage 1 may still be eligible for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate for the achievement of at least 60 credits.

What Skills Will I Practise and Develop?

Ως φοιτητής σε αυτό το πρόγραμμα MSc, θα εξασκηθείτε και θα αναπτύξετε τις ακόλουθες δεξιότητες:

Knowledge and Understanding

• Understand the multi-disciplinary nature of civil engineering and the need for the integration of knowledge from structural, geotechnical and water engineering in the management of civil engineering challenges
• Describe the techniques used to characterise the hydrodynamics of free surface flows, including species and particle transport
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of several cement-based composites and the use of fracture mechanics in concrete design
• Describe the modelling of river systems and the interpretation, using IT of the results
• Understand the basis of the finite element finite difference methods and apply the methods to 2D civil engineering problems
• Demonstrate knowledge which is at the forefront of a range of disciplines selected from structural, geotechnical, environmental and water engineering and the management of engineering

Intellectual Skills

• Use knowledge and scientific, evidence-based methods in the assessment and solution of civil engineering challenges, often on the basis of limited and possibly contradictory information
• Deal with complex civil engineering issues both systematically and creatively
• Show originality in tackling both familiar and unfamiliar problems
• Critically review the background of an engineering problem and formulate a programme of work to address the issue
• Systematically undertake a significant research project which includes originality in the application of knowledge and the exercise of critical engineering judgement
• Collect, evaluate, synthesise and interpret qualitative and quantitative data in a variety of ways, and identify means to gain new data where needed
• Conceive, plan, execute, and communicate the results of an extended in-depth piece of individual project work
• Sustain a critical argument, both in writing and through presentations

Practical Skills

• Use appropriate mathematical and experimental methods for the modelling and analysis of civil engineering problems

Transferable Skills

• Manipulate, present and report data in a variety of ways
• Manage resources and time
• Communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively through oral, written, and physical or practical means

Το ιστορικό απασχόλησης πτυχιούχων αυτού του μαθήματος είναι εξαιρετικό, με την πλειονότητα των αποφοίτων να συμμετέχουν σε συμβούλους μηχανικών.

Πώς θα διδαχθώ;

Θα χρησιμοποιηθεί ένα ευρύ φάσμα μορφών διδασκαλίας για την παράδοση του ποικίλου υλικού που αποτελεί το πρόγραμμα σπουδών του προγράμματος. Θα παρακολουθείτε διαλέξεις και θα συμμετέχετε σε παραδειγματικά μαθήματα. Όλοι οι φοιτητές πρέπει να ολοκληρώσουν 120 πιστωτικές μονάδες στο Στάδιο 1 για να προχωρήσουν στη διατριβή, για την οποία τους ανατίθεται επιβλέπων από το διδακτικό προσωπικό. Τα θέματα της διατριβής επιλέγονται συνήθως από μια σειρά τίτλων έργων που προτείνονται από το ακαδημαϊκό προσωπικό, συνήθως σε τομείς τρέχοντος ερευνητικού ενδιαφέροντος, αν και οι φοιτητές ενθαρρύνονται να υποβάλουν τις δικές τους ιδέες για έργα.