Structural Engineering & Mechanics
Degree structure
The programme consists of 10 compulsory courses. Every course can be taken individually (as for CPD) or as a part of an MSc degree programme or postgraduate diploma programme.
The study time for each of the courses comprises direct contact hours with formal lectures, organised labs and problem solving sessions and private study time. The formal teaching is delivered during a single day at the University of Glasgow and a single day at the University of Edinburgh. Each course is spread over a period of 10-11 weeks and 5 courses take place in parallel. Courses are examined at the end of each semester.
The 10 compulsory courses must all be completed by both MSc and diploma students. In addition, MSc students must submit a dissertation based on project work carried out during the four-month summer period.
On non-teaching days, you are expected to complete course-work, consolidate the lecture material, prepare for examinations and, occasionally, attend extra-university activities such as field trips and professional meetings.
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Semester 1 (September to December)
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Credits
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Day
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University
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| Applied engineering mechanics - Prof Christopher Pearce |
10
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Tuesday
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Glasgow
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| Advanced Structural Analysis and Dynamics - Prof René de Borst |
10
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Tuesday
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Glasgow
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| Structural engineering review project - Dr Peter Grassl |
20
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Continuous
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Glasgow or Edinburgh
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| Plastic analysis of frames and slabs - Prof Michael Rotter |
10
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Thursday
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Edinburgh
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| Fire resistance of structures - Dr Martin Gillie |
10
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Thursday
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Edinburgh
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Semester 2 (January to April)
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| Computational Modelling of Nonlinear problems - Prof Christopher Pearce |
10
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Tuesday
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Glasgow
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| Structural concrete - Dr Peter Grassl |
10
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Tuesday
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Glasgow
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| Structural engineering preliminary research project - Prof Christopher Pearce |
20
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Continuous
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Glasgow or Edinburgh
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| Thin-walled members and stability - Dr Jian-Fei Chen |
10
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Thursday
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Edinburgh
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Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering - Dr. Pankaj |
10 | Thursday | Edinburgh |
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Dissertation (May to August)
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60
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Continuous
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Glasgow or Edinburgh
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Assessment will normally be by a combination of formal examination and course-work. The precise mode of assessment for each course is contained in the formal course documentation which will be distributed by the course lecturer.