Course summary

Why choose this course Geotechnical engineering – the mechanics of the earth’s materials – is a sector with a huge global skills shortage, meaning that well-trained geotechnical engineers are in high demand. Our Advanced Geotechnical Engineering MSc will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue an exciting career in the geotechnical engineering sector, including offshore and earthquake geotechnics. You’ll be taught in highly specialised facilities such as our geotechnical lab, which has recently benefitted from a £450,000 investment, by academics who are leaders in their field. Throughout your course, you’ll also benefit from the expert knowledge of specialist guest speakers, including visiting academics and engineers working in the industry. What you will study Our MSc Advanced Geotechnical Engineering will develop your understanding of the principles and theories behind ground engineering, from soil mechanics to site investigation, advanced soil testing and foundation design. We’ll provide you with the necessary skills to address technological challenges in the geotechnical engineering sector. You’ll explore topics including deep foundations in urban areas, tunnelling, foundations for energy infrastructure and major bridges, deep water energy resources exploration and field monitoring. You’ll also have the opportunity to work on a research project, enabling you to acquire, analyse and critically evaluate data, then draw valid conclusions from it. It will test your understanding of scientific methodology, and allow you to graduate as a confident and capable geotechnical engineer. The course covers the following: Fundamental soil mechanics and its modelling using numerical approaches Testing of soils for obtaining design parameters – we use our purpose-built SAGE laboratory for teaching Analysis techniques: Simplified (Spreadsheet based) Standard (code-based methods or simple software) Advanced (Finite Element Method) Design and construction of foundations for bridges, buildings, offshore structures, tunnels and deep basements in busy cities Dissertation on a geotechnical topic Back analysis of collapse of foundations Related courses Bridge Engineering MSc Civil Engineering MSc Infrastructure Engineering and Management MSc