Syllabus
To complete the MSc, all students must undertake all modules listed under their programme title. With the exception of those taking Business Management or Sustainable Development, where the student replaces core material with these modules, further information is listed below.
Soil Mechanics MSc Syllabus
Autumn (Au) & Spring (Sp) Term
Core for all specialisations
- CI9-GEO-01 Consolidation and Seepage (Au)
- CI9-GEO-02 Strength and Deformation (Au)
- CI9-GEO-07 Analysis and Constitutive Modelling (Au)
- CI9-GEO-08 Laboratory and Field Techniques (Au)
- CI9-GEO-39 Laboratory Testing and Data Interpretation (Au)
- CI9-GEO-03 Embankments & Earthworks (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-04 Stability of Soil Slopes (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-05 Foundations (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-06 Earth Pressures (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-09 Site Investigation and Ground Models (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-12 Geotechnical Processes (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-15 Current Developments in Geotechnical Engineering (Sp)
Specialisation modules
Soil Mechanics specialisation modules
- CI9-GEO-10 Engineering Geomorphology (Au)
- CI9-GEO-37 Rock Engineering (Au)
- CI9-GEO-11 Advanced Soil Behaviour (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-16 Partly Saturated Soil Behaviour (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-17 Advanced Constitutive Modelling (Sp)
Soil Mechanics and Engineering Seismology specialisation modules
- CI9-GEO-30 Geotechnical Hazards (Au)
- CI9-GEO-10 Engineering Geomorphology (Au)
- CI9-GEO-11 Advanced Soil Behaviour (Sp)
- CI9-GEO-13 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering (Sp)
Soil Mechanics and Environmental Geotechnics specialisation modules
Additional requirements
- CI9-GEO-19 Geotechnics Fieldwork (runs across the academic year)
- CI9-GEO-21 Dissertation (runs in summer term)
Modules which cannot be taken with Business Management
Add-on modules in Business Management
Each of these options comprise 120 hours of study and are taken as an alternative to the modules listed above.
Syllabus for Business Management
- CI9-B1 Microeconomics
- CI9-B5 Innovation in Civil Engineering
- CI9-B3 Project Management
- CI9-B4 Business Environments and Construction Law
These options also have some entry requirements, to find out more see the Business Management page.