Master of Civil Engineering (MC-CIVENG) // Attributes, outcomes and skills

Intended learning outcomes

On completion of this course, graduates will:

• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and practice in civil engineering fields of mechanics and materials, structural engineering, construction, transport systems, geotechnical engineering, water resources engineering and sustainable infrastructure engineering;
• Apply their knowledge to analyse and design civil engineering systems and facilities;
• Apply analytical, problem solving and design skills that may be applied in professional practice;
• Demonstrate proficiency over established and emerging engineering methods and tools to solve practical engineering problems;
• Apply the basic principles underlying the management of physical, human and financial resource;
• Undertake a piece of original research either within an industrial setting or in a laboratory, involving development of research questions, method and methodology and the collection of data, its objective analysis and interpretation;
• Use the mathematical and computational skills for the solution and theoretical problems in civil engineering professions and for further personal and professional development;
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written form that enable them to make a meaningful contribution to the changes facing society;
• Converse with important issues relevant to sectors influenced by civil engineering, such as the sustainable design and practice, environmental processes, ethics in engineering, the efficient operation of all infrastructure, the rise of automation and privacy and security in the age of the internet;
• Epitomize professional ethical behaviour and responsibilities towards their profession and the community, including having positive and responsible approaches to sustainable development, personal and public safety, management of information and professional integrity.

Generic skills

• An ability to grab emerging trends and changing knowledge bases;
• An ability to evaluate and synthesise the research and professional literature;
• Advanced computational and analytical skills;
• Well-developed and flexible problem-solving abilities;
• A capacity to articulate in oral and written presentations;;
• An advanced understanding of the international context and sensitivities of their profession;
• An appreciation of the design, conduct and reporting of original research;
• A capacity to manage competing demands on time, including self-directed project work;
• A profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship;
• An appreciation of the ways in which advanced knowledge equips for leadership;
• The capacity to value and participate in projects which require team-work;
• A capacity to engage where appropriate with issues in contemporary society; and

Graduate attributes