入学要求 Requirement:
学术要求: The minimum entry requirement for consideration is a good degree from a UK university (at upper second class or above), or an overseas equivalent. Special cases, based on relevant experience, may be made in some circumstances.
英语要求:An overall score of 6.5, with 6 in the Writing and Speaking modules.
学费 Tuition Fee: 2011/2012 £24,500
课程特征 Course Features:
Engineering geology is concerned with the application of geology in engineering practice; it requires a quantitative knowledge of the behaviour of rock, soil, water and gas, as materials and en masse in both their uncontaminated and contaminated states.
课程内容 Course Content :
Four compulsory field courses are organised to Kent, Somerset, Berkshire, and Greece. Modules include:
•Applied engineering geology coursework
•Applied engineering geology fieldwork
•Applied soil mechanics
•Basic competences in engineering geology
•Basic soil mechanics
•Case histories and practice in engineering geology
•Chemical concepts for hydrogeology in contaminated land
•Contaminated land and groundwater
•Engineering geology of soils and rocks
•Geotechnical processes
•GIS for ground models
•Ground investigation
•Hazard quantification and risk analysis for ground engineering
•Hydrogeological principles
•Laboratory and field techniques in engineering geology
•Laboratory work in soil mechanics
•Practical work in rock mechanics
•Professional practice in engineering geology
•Rock excavation and support
•Rock strength and failure
•Waste management and landfill engineering
•Dissertation
•Option 1: Business management
•Option 2: Sustainable development
MSc course add-on modules
This MSc course offers the add-on modules of business management and sustainable development. Each of these options comprise 120 hours of study and are taken as an alternative to a corresponding amount of engineering study.