Civil Engineering

Successfully completing this (level 9) ME in Civil Engineering at University of Galway course, as part of an accredited 4+1 structure, will allow you to achieve the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status upon graduation.

The ME program on its own is a 60 ECTS one academic year course of study. Graduates with an honours degree in a cognate Engineering discipline may be eligible to take the ME. This will be of interest to graduates who wish to study more advanced topics in their core engineering discipline. Applicants wishing to use the ME program as part of their CEng certification should be aware that professional accreditation is assessed by the Engineering Councils on the basis of the aggregate periods of study (Level 8 + Level 9), and not on the Masters year alone. Candidates need to satisfy themselves that their undergraduate (Level 8) degree meets the relevant standards.

Careers

This degree program is ideally suited to the civil engineer with an honours (Level 8) undergraduate degree who wishes to become more competent in advanced civil engineering topics.

From 2013, the ME degree is required to satisfy the educational requirements for progression to Chartered Engineer status. Graduates of the program will be capable of working in any branch of civil engineering, including consultancy and contracting.

Courses include

• Advanced Structures
• Design of Sustainable Environmental Systems
• Transportation Systems and Infrastructure
• Offshore and Coastal Engineering
• Energy in Buildings
• Computational Methods in Civil Engineering
• Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering
• Hydrological Modelling
• The Built Environment