In Teaching Block Two, students will choose to specialise in either Structural and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering OR Disaster Risk Management and will take 40 credits of units for that specialisation, as prescribed by the Programme Specification.
Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
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Master Class Seminars | CENGM0048 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Structural Dynamics | CENGM0050 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Engineering Seismology | CENGM0041 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Earthquake Engineering 4 | CENGM1900 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Fundamentals of Reliability for Engineers | CENGM0043 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Soil-Structure Interaction 4 | CENGM2700 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
Research Skills: Literature Review, Data Processing and Presentation Skills | CENGM0045 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Field Trip | CENGM0042 | 10 | Mandatory | TB-2 |
Research Project | CENGM0049 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Disaster Risk Management Specialisation Units. | ||||
Students must take the three units listed below plus one from the Structures and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering strand | ||||
Engineering for International Development | CENGM0032 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Disaster Risk Reduction | CENGM0044 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Hazards and Infrastructure | CENGM0051 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Structural and Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering Specialisation Units | ||||
Analysis and Design of Structures | CENGM0046 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Dynamics Laboratories | CENGM0047 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Geotechnical Engineering Practice | CENGM0038 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Geotechnics | CENGM0039 | 10 | Optional | TB-2 |
180 |
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to exit from the programme with a postgraduate diploma or certificate.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.
An award with Merit or Distinction is permitted for postgraduate taught masters, diplomas and certificates, where these are specifically named entry-level qualifications. An award with Merit or Distinction is not permitted for exit awards where students are required to exit the programme on academic grounds. An exit award with Merit or Distinction may be permitted where students are prevented by exceptional circumstances from completing the intended award.
The classification of the award in relation to the final programme mark is as follows:
Award with Distinction*: at least 65 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation. **Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
Award with Merit*: at least 60 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 60 out of 100 for the dissertation. Faculties retain discretion to increase these thresholds.
* The MA in Law has separate regulations for awarding distinction and merit.
** For the award of Distinction, the Faculty of Engineering requires at least 70 out of 100 for the taught component overall and, for masters awards, at least 70 out of 100 for the dissertation.
All taught masters programmes, unless exempted by Senate, must allow the opportunity for students to choose, or be required, to leave at the postgraduate diploma or certificate stage.
To be awarded a postgraduate diploma, students must have successfully completed 120 credit points, of which 90 must be at level M/7.
To be awarded a postgraduate certificate, students must have successfully completed 60 credit points, of which 40 must be at level M/7.