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Trinity offers full- and part-time MSc courses in civil engineering

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Trinity College Dublin is ranked in the top 100 universities in the world and is the highest-ranked university in Ireland. Trinity School of Engineering continuously benchmarks itself against the top international engineering schools, with outstanding teaching by engineers who are at the forefront of their fields worldwide. The course was nominated as the ‘Best New Course’ by Postgrad Ireland in 2013 and ‘Best Engineering Course’ in 2015. Trinity offers full-time (one year) and part-time (over two or three years) MSc courses in our range of civil-engineering specialisms. So it is possible to work full-time and do the course as a part-time option – in fact, about half of our students are registered as part-time students. The degree programme is divided into three parts: two semesters of taught courses with an average of 12 lectures per week and a major dissertation undertaken during the second half of the course. It offers excellent career prospects both in Ireland and abroad. The following are the range of civil-engineering MSc courses run by the university. The closing date for applications for the 2016/’17 academic year is 30 June 2016. Informal inquiries can also be made via civeng@tcd.ie or to +353 1 896 1457. • MSc in Environmental Engineering The MSc in Environmental Engineering provides education and training to those eager to pursue a career in the protection of the environment. It aims to develop students with a specialist understanding of the engineering challenges facing the environment today, and with specialist skills to address these. The course explores the themes of water, air, noise and soil pollution and how we may develop solutions for these challenges to protect our environment and society. The course also incorporates the grand challenges facing environmental engineers including climate change, sustainability and renewable energy. Students take lectures from experts in a variety of environmental engineering subjects and carry out research on topics of societal importance. The areas of environmental engineering covered during the course include:

Monitoring and impact assessment;
Hydrology and hydrogeology;
Waste management;
Water resource management;
GIS and spatial analysis;
Renewable energy and energy efficiency;
Air and noise pollution;
Water pollution;
Water and wastewater treatment;
Environmental modelling;
Climate change.

For more information, or to make an application, please see the following link: https://www.tcd.ie/civileng/msc-environmental-engineering/ • MSc in Transportation Engineering The MSc in Transportation Engineering, Policy and Planning provides education and training to the next generation of transportation professionals. The course aims to equip students with the skills to address the numerous challenges in the transportation field. It examines areas of transport policy, planning, design, modelling and analysis. The course also incorporates modules addressing issues such as climate change, sustainability, and renewable energy. Students take lectures from experts in a variety of transportation subjects and carry out research on topics of societal importance. The areas of transportation covered during the course include:

Transportation policy analysis;
Transportation modelling;
Traffic analysis;
Transportation planning;
Micro and macro simulation of transport networks;
Transportation design;
Public-transport system design;
Transport economics;
Intelligent transport systems;
Analysis and evaluation of transportation data.

For more information, or to make an application please see the following link: www.tcd.ie/civileng/msc-transport-engineering-policy-and-planning/index.php. • MSc in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering The MSc in Structural & Geotechnical Engineering at Trinity is a specialist course aimed at engineering graduates who wish to pursue a career at the top level of structural or geotechnical engineering. The course explores the field of structural/geotechnical engineering, addressing the modern challenges in this industry, including: sustainability of buildings and structural materials, earthquakes, bridge design, soil-structure interactions, advanced modelling and analysis of structures. Students take lectures from experts in a variety of structural or geotechnical subjects and carry out research on topics of relevance to this field. The areas of structural and geotechnical engineering covered during the course include:

Advanced structural analysis;
Structural dynamics;
Earthquake engineering;
Bridge engineering;
Façade engineering;
Geotechnical design;
Materials technology;
Soil-structure interactions;
Unified theory of structures;
Structural durability and sustainability;
Engineering management.

For more information, or to make an application please see the following link: www.tcd.ie/civileng/msc-structural-and-geotechnical-engineering/ • MSc in Sustainable Energy The MSc in Sustainable Energy is designed to provide engineers, and other suitably qualified graduates, with a specialist understanding of energy management and energy efficiency as well as sustainable-energy generation. The course will advance your knowledge in efficiency techniques, sustainable-energy technologies and energy-management systems and strategies. It also includes theory and practice along with economics, management, current legal requirements and standards. Students take lectures from experts in a variety of sustainable-energy subjects and carry out research on topics of relevance to this field. The areas of sustainable-energy engineering covered during the course include: