Teaching and assessment for Civil Engineering with AI (part-time) MSc

This module covers the basic procedures and techniques used in conceptual design.

It emphasises systematic approaches and synthetic thinking in Civil Engineering. It covers project planning, design, and execution.

You will also cover the social, economic and environmental implications.

Estimating the environmental impacts of planned Civil Engineering projects is becoming increasingly important.

We must, wherever possible, minimize any negative effects.

This module looks at two ways to measure environmental impact. These are Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA).

This module is designed to instil a lifelong learning habit and establish the practice of documenting learning activities. 

This will prepare you for your initial professional development and a career as a professionally qualified engineer.

This module allows you to undertake a substantial, individual programme of research, either experimental, analytical, in-depth survey, or on-site, which addresses a specific engineering problem. 

The topic of the project will be related to the your MSc pathway/specialism.

Look into the ethical, societal, and regulatory dimensions of artificial intelligence. You will examine how AI systems impact privacy, fairness, and accountability, and how governance frameworks shape their development and use.

You’ll evaluate performance, scalability, and ethical implications, developing the skills to deliver tailored AI solutions, assess their impact, and communicate results effectively.

This module covers neural networks and deep learning architectures, teaching you to use and adapt pre-trained models with frameworks. You’ll apply transfer learning to real datasets, optimise model performance, and communicate technical results effectively.

This module will bring together your understanding and knowledge of structural engineering while developing new skills in structural analysis and design using 3D digital software.

Your creativity will be stimulated through a team-based design activity. You will also be introduced to parametric modelling and structural optimisation.

You will learn about the behaviour of soils under dynamic loading. Dynamic loading involves the application of rapid or cyclical loads.

You will learn how to model the effects of dynamic loading within the ground on people and structures, assess the hazards they pose, and design remedial measures.

You will explore how we work in teams, how to lead a team, and how to make a successful project team.

You will discuss team performance in group exercises and activities.

Case studies from a range of industries will be used to examine their successes and failures.

Learn about the field of earthquake geotechnical engineering. Learn about the development of dynamic models for engineering structures and their foundations.

You will also learn to assess hazards to civil engineering structures by dynamic loads.

You will learn to design resilient structures and apply remedial measures to existing structures.

You will learn about the inspection, assessment, strengthening, and repair of concrete structures.

You will explore the basic physics and chemistry of concrete deterioration processes. This includes the assessment of concrete structures for residual strength and durability.

You will also cover practical health and safety and environmental issues.

You will learn how to use finite element analysis in structural engineering. You will gain a fundamental background in the principles of the Finite Element Method.

This underpins similar approaches used in various sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering and other branches of Engineering.

You will explore systems used in project management to ensure success, potential risks, and how to monitor the costs of a project.

The module also covers the types of systems used in different projects and how they work.

Case studies will be discussed to learn from their successes and failures.

You will examine how the manufacture and use of construction materials can impact the environment.

You will look at how negative impacts can be reduced or avoided, and positive impacts maximised.