Masters in Civil Engineering
This masters offers* students the chance to develop their engineering skills in both University College Dublin and Columbia University, New York (ranked 16th best university in the world) and to graduate with a dual degree from both universities. This is a huge benefit to both graduates of this masters and the industry as a whole as it produces high-quality graduates with global knowledge and training of European and American engineering practices.
Globally, Civil Engineers are essential to the provision of transportation systems, bridges, buildings and other infrastructure, clean water, waste management, and earthworks. With ever increasing global population, global urbanisation and global concerns about climate change, the formal training of engineers in a global context becomes crucial.Students will complete a mixture of taught modules, a work placement and research over the course of their studies on this programme.
Stage 1 in UCD comprises 6 core modules in the Autumn Trimester (30 ECTS) and either a Professional Work Experience placement (30 ECTS) which runs across the Spring and Summer Trimesters or a Design Project (10 ECTS) plus Option Modules (20 ECTS) which are undertaken in the Spring Trimester.
Students who complete Stage 2 in Columbia University, USA select their modules from the recommended course list for a chosen area of study/concentration (in consultation with Faculty Advisors in Columbia University).
The 6 Areas of Study/Concentrations offered are:
- Construction Engineering & Management;
- Engineering Mechanics;
- Environmental Engineering & Water Resources;
- Forensic (Structural) Engineering;
- Geotechnical Engineering;
- Structural Engineering).