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