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3 Postgraduate Studies
3.1 Overview
Postgraduate study is a step all graduating engineers should consider. A masters
degree is rapidly becoming the standard entry qualification for professional civil
engineers in Europe, North America and Japan, and a PhD has always been the
necessary requisite for positions in academia or institutions involved in engineering
research.
All postgraduate courses offered are subject to sufficient student numbers. Usually
courses with fewer than four enrolments are not available. If you wish to take a
postgraduate course as one of your 3rd Professional options, you should consult the
3rd Professional year Co-ordinator and the academic in charge of the postgraduate
course. Students who take a postgraduate course as part of their BE(Hons) are not
permitted to take the same, or a similar, paper as part of a subsequent postgraduate
degree.
Postgraduate study information is available from the postgraduate administrator and
the Director of Postgraduate Studies.
3.2 ME (Civil)
The Master of Engineering degree is a research based masters qualification. It
comprises courses totalling 0.4EFTS and a research thesis, and takes approximately
18 months to complete. While some courses must be taken from the Department of
Civil and Natural Resources Engineering students have great flexibility in
constructing a qualification that suits their own interests.
Entry into the ME degree is limited to students with a BE(Hons) degrees with
second class honours or better.
3.2.1 Course Descriptions – Civil
Postgraduate Courses marked ** are not available for 3 rd Pro students
Semester 1
ENCI 611 Advanced Structural Steel**
G MacRae/W Walpole
Behaviour and design of steel members. Stability of frames. Limit state design
rules. Earthquake resistant design. Design of braced frames.
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