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Throughout the next century developing solutions to environmental challenges and making construction practices more sustainable are likely to become more and more vital. Our graduates will be at the forefront of these challenges, working on strategies to engineer a better future.

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Postgraduate taught

Civil Engineering and Management MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

This multidisciplinary course will build your technical civil engineering expertise and management skills. We'll empower you to manage sustainable and complex construction projects and become a future leader in the modern construction industry. The course is academically rigorous, but deeply rooted in the real environment of the modern construction industry.

Postgraduate taught

Infrastructure and Urban Systems Engineering MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

Our lives are becoming increasingly urban, which raises significant challenges for engineers to create healthy, sustainable and secure infrastructure that minimises our impact on the environment. We'll give you the tools and techniques to analyse and design urban systems and civil infrastructure in order to build better, more resilient and sustainable cities.

Postgraduate taught

Architectural Engineering Design MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

Learn how engineering and architecture can be combined to design efficient, sustainable and environmentally sensitive buildings.

Postgraduate taught

Civil Engineering MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

This course offers a broad-based knowledge in civil engineering covering geotechnical, structural and water engineering, placing equal emphasis on both analysis and design.

Postgraduate taught

Structural Engineering MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

This course focuses on both concrete and steel structures, and how to analyse and design them to better withstand earthquakes, fire and explosions. We teach the use of innovative concepts and methodologies to provide an ideal grounding for an international career in structural design and construction.

Postgraduate taught

Water Engineering MSc

  • 2021 start
  • Full-time
  • Accredited

Protecting and improving our water resources and protecting people from flooding and droughts are some of the most significant engineering challenges we face today. This course will give you the fundamental knowledge and experience for a career in water engineering, including skills in environmental enhancement and protection.

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Top 100 in the world and 8th in the UK according to the QS World University rankings by subject (2021).

11th in the UK according to the Times University League Table (2021).

8th in the UK according to the Complete University Guide (2021).

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