Advanced Structural Engineering

In this course, you'll develop skills in the analysis, design and assessment of engineering structures under general, environmental, seismic and extreme loading conditions. Accredited by relevant industry bodies and designed to meet the needs of the construction industry, the course offers a wide spectrum of structural engineering principles, as you learn about issues relating to steel and concrete structures.

This degree is accredited as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired a Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng(Hons) or an Accredited IEng (Full) BEng/BSc (Hons) undergraduate first degree.

As Edinburgh's top university for Graduate Employability (HESA 2010) and one of the top in the UK for Graduate Prospects (The Independent and The Times University Guides for 2009), we can offer you a valuable head-start in your chosen career.

In this highly technical course, you'll develop skills in numerical simulation using a variety of software. You'll also learn failure analysis methods, the Eurocodes for the design of various construction materials under varied loads, research skills and the legal issues surrounding construction.

Career prospects
We are one of the top universities in Scotland for graduate employability, with over 93% of our graduates in jobs or further study six months after graduating.

As a qualified structural engineer with advanced training, you'll be in demand in the construction industry worldwide. Alternatively, you may choose to use this course as the basis for further education, or a research position.

Based over one year, the course will involve lectures, tutorials, laboratory sessions and independent study.

Trimester 1

Advanced Mechanics of Materials and FEA, Advanced Structural Concrete 1 - Analysis, Advanced Structural Steel Design 1, Forensic Engineering

Trimester 2

Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Design, Advanced Structural Concrete 2 - Design, Advanced Structural Steel Design 2, Foundation Design to Eurocode 7.

Completion of trimester 2 modules will qualify you for a Postgraduate Diploma.

Trimester 3

Masters Dissertation

Students of this course are eligible for the Best Timber-related dissertation prize.

You will need to have an honours degree in either science or engineering.Alternatively, you may apply with a lesser degree and relevant work experience.Contact us using our online enquiry form to check the equivalence of your qualifications and experience. If your first language is not English you will usually have to take an English language test, unless you studied your undergraduate degree in a country where English is the official language. Otherwise, we ask for evidence that you have the correct level of English language competency. The English language tests and scores we accept are: * IELTS with a score of 6.0 with no element below 5.5 * TOEFL with a score of 75 or above * Pearsons Test of Academic English with a score of 50 or aboveOur TOEFL DI Code is 4475. English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6 TOEFL iBT® test: 75 IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa. The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.

We have a selection of funding opportunities available such as the UK postgraduate tuition fee loan (Scottish & EU) and specific scholarships aimed at student from India and across Africa.