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Civil Engineering, MSc

University of Dublin Trinity College, School of Engineering

Disciplines:

Civil Engineering, Architecture & Construction

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Country:	Ireland	Duration:	12 Months
City:	Dublin	Start Date:	October
Educational Form:	Taught	Languages:	English
Education Variants:	Part Time Full Time
Application Deadline:	26 June
Annual Tuition Fee:	€ 5750 € 11500 (non-EEA)

Programme Description

This is a one-year full-time or two-year part-time postgraduate course designed to provide graduate engineers with advanced knowledge in various aspects of Civil Engineering. The main areas covered in this course are; Environmental Engineering and Transportation Engineering.

This course aims to provide graduates from Ireland and abroad with an advanced knowledge of various aspects of Civil Engineering. The course has a modular structure, which allows students to study subjects in Environmental Engineering and Highways and Transportation - or any combination of subjects within these disciplines.

The degree programme is divided into three parts: two eight week semesters of taught courses (October - March inclusive) with an average of 12 lectures per week. A major dissertation is undertaken during the second half of the course (April - September inclusive).

It is possible to work full-time and do the course as a part-time option, providing you have the agreement of your employer. In fact about half of our students are registered as part-time students. As a part-time student, you only have to do 4 modules in the first year and 4 modules in the second year, which means 2 modules per term. Each module is 3 hours per week and so you would typically attend 6 hours lectures per week during the two 8 week terms. The project can be started at any time during the two years but the Department advises an early start.

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Site investigation, planning and procedures, sampling & in-situ tests, field and laboratory instrumentation and monitoring, assessment of design strength and stiffness parameters, design correlations, pile design & construction, geotechnical processes, basement construction reinforced soil, settlement and stability predictions for shallow foundations, embankments and slopes.

B2. Bridge Engineering (Option)

Aesthetics of Bridge Design, Bridge Loading, Building Bridges under the NDP, Introduction to Prestressed Concrete Design, Preliminary bridge Design, Railway Bridges, Concrete Bridge Durability

B3. Introduction to Transportation (Option)

Theory of traffic flow and management, congestion, traffic demand management, environmental aspects of transport, railway engineering

B4. Engineering Hydrology (Option)

Measurement and analysis of rainfall, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, stream flows, groundwater hydrology including principles of groundwater flow.

B5. Introduction to Environmental Analysis (Option)

Environmental chemistry and water quality, toxicology, risk analysis, environmental law, environmental impact assessment.

B6. Environmental Engineering (Option)

Introduction to environmental processes and engineering, fire protection engineering, air pollution and modelling, advanced water and wastewater treatment processes, on-site wastewater treatment.

B7. Transport Modelling (Option)

To enable students gain knowledge about state-of-the-art modelling techniques in transport.

2nd Semester

A2. Research Methods (Compulsory)

Public speaking, communication skills, research methods, research plan development, handling data, preparing literature review, delivering presentations

C1. Highway Engineering (Option)

Highway planning and programming, highway economics, pavement design, materials and maintenance, environmental impact assessment, geometrics, safety

C2. Applied Transportation Analysis(Option)

To introduce students to application of transport and environmental modelling techniques utilising industry standard software tools.

C3. Transport Modelling 2 (Option)

Behavioural modelling, assignment modelling, landuse modelling, dynamic traffic assignment, activity based modelling

C4. Renewable Energy (Option)

World energy resources and trends, renewable energy overview & transmission implications, wind energy, hydroelectric, energy from biomass, wave & tidal energy, geothermal energy, solar energy

C5. Waste and Environmental Management (Option)

Waste management strategies, landfills, contaminated land, soil and groundwater remediation, sampling and monitoring, site investigation

C6. Hydrological and Water Quality Modelling (Option)

River flow and water quality modelling, groundwater flow and contaminant transport models and catchment rainfall-runoff models. Water quality modelling including dissolved oxygen, wastewater treatment, eutrophication and tidal embayment modeling.

C7. Water Resource Planning (Option)

Combined use of surface and groundwater resources, the principles of well design, water resource planning in large river basins, arid zone hydrology, protecting groundwater from pollution, applications of remote sensing techniques.

C8. Modelling of Civil Engineering Systems (Option)

To provide the theory and techniques for modelling and solving dynamical systems in civil engineering.

ASSESMENT

Examination of course modules and completion of a Major Dissertation.In the first semester, students take the module A1 and three other modules. All first semester lectures will be presented in an eight-week period from early October up to the end of November with an examination in A1 before Christmas and examinations in all other subjects at end of March. In the second semester, students must select A2 and three other modules. Exams will take place at end of March.

Requirements

You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test if you come from a non-English speaking country. Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test. More information

The entry criteria are an upper second honours degree (or equivalent) in an engineering or related degree - although we also take relevant industrial experience into account.

English language requirements: