Tunnelling and Underground Space

This programme will appeal if you’re looking to enter a career in the tunnelling and civil engineering industries.

Our distinctive course format means that approximately 20% of teaching is delivered by guest lecturers from industry, ensuring that the content remains relevant. Specialist subjects and case studies are also presented by experts with first-hand experience. Modules include: Communication and Leadership; Construction Management; Finite Elements for Tunnelling; Geological Investigation and Ground Characterisation; Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations; Rock Mechanics; Tunnel Design; Underground Construction Methods.

You’ll learn from internationally recognised academics and industry experts on a course uniquely developed in partnership with the British Tunnelling Society. At what is fast becoming the UK’s centre of excellence for tunnelling, we’ll give you the state-of-the-art knowledge, understanding and skills to design and build the underground infrastructure of the future.

• ES94V Tunnel Design (15 CATS)
• ES94W Geological Investigation and Ground Characterisation (15 CATS)
• ES94Y Health, Safety and Environmental Considerations (15 CATS)
• ES95A Underground Construction Methods (30 CATS)
• ES96Q Construction Management (15 CATS)
• ES97I Communication and Leadership (15 CATS)
• ES96V Finite Element Methods for Tunnelling (15 CATS)
• ES95C Rock Mechanics (15 CATS)
• ES95B Project (45 CATS)

• Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in a related subject.
• IELTS (International English Language Testing System) with a minimum score of 6.5 (with no component score below 6.0)
• PTE (Academic) with a minimum score of 69
• TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) with a minimum score of 92 in the internet-based test (iBT).
• Personal Statement
• Transcripts

Want to improve your English level for admission?

Prepare for the program requirements with English Online by the British Council.

• ✔️ Flexible study schedule
• ✔️ Experienced teachers
• ✔️ Certificate upon completion

📘 Recommended for students with an IELTS level of 6.0 or below.

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Scholarships

• Balfour Beatty studentship