StudyQA — Master: Civil Engineering

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This course is offered to give flexibility to students so that they can develop specialist skills in an industry with a wide range of career paths. It provides the ideal option for both individuals currently employed in the engineering industry and those seeking future employment. Those currently employed can choose modules based on their employers requirement while those in pursuit of a new career can choose modules to suit their career ambition.

WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?
You can choose from a series of modules which will be appropriate for you and your employer.
Academic staff will assist you in choosing the best modules from a list of about 15 on offer.
The engineering and manufacturing industry has many areas of specialism which you can develop on this MSc course

With such a large number of modules to choose from there are a wide variety of careers you can expect to enter on successful completion of this course. You can expect to secure careers in:

* Computer Networking;
* Human Resource Management;
* Manufacturing Strategy;
* Project Management.

For those currently employed, you can expect to seek career progression with the advanced skills and knowledge you will gain in the area of specialism you have chosen.

You will study:

* Masters Project;
* Study Skills and Research Methods;
* Project Management;
* Financial Decision Making and Risk Analysis;
* Human Resource Management.

You will choose 5 modules from an approved optional modules list (subject to availability).

* Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Processes;
* Lean Operations;
* Production Planning and Control;
* Manufacturing and Management Simulation;
* Supply Chain Management;
* Management of Quality;
* Logistics Strategy;
* Purchasing Management;
* Contract Management;
* Sustainability and Environmental Management Systems;
* Engineering Strategy;
* Automation Systems;
* Logistics Operations;
* Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Engineers;
* Digital Engineering.

To enter this course you should have a first or second class honours degree in an appropriate discipline. However entry qualifications are flexible and applications are welcomed for mature candidates and those with industrial experience. Students whose first language is not English should have achieved a minimum English language standard of IELTS 6.5. Alternatively students may be admitted with IELTS 6.0 if they attend a compulsory five week pre-sessional English course, operated by Coventry University, before joining their masters programme English Language Requirements IELTS band: 6.5 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.