Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling (BIM) for Smart Engineering (MSc) 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Cardiff University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Demand from the worldwide construction and infrastructure industry for BIM graduates and postgraduates has increased significantly. Our MSc Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling (BIM) for Smart Engineering will give you the necessary training, skills and hands-on experience to become successful in the dynamic and highly competitive fields of BIM and smart engineering, and to give you a distinct edge when applying for a career in industry or for a PhD studentship.


Uniquely focused on a smart engineering perspective covering both buildings and infrastructure sectors, the programme offers the opportunity to obtain highly regarded industry BIM certificates.


You’ll get engineering oriented advanced BIM training so that you can consolidate related fundamental theory, strengthen your modelling and analysis skills and smart engineering knowledge, and enhance your future engineering competency and employability. You will learn how to plan and propose research projects, conduct literature reviews and critiques, design, simulate, optimize and manage building / infrastructure projects / assets, supported by cutting edge BIM related computing technologies. 


Based on the research strengths of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) group, which has been an established research group for over twenty years, the course will build on your existing engineering knowledge and skills to deliver a comprehensive, flexible, robust and research led advanced BIM training package.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Master's

Study Mode

On Campus

Demand from the worldwide construction and infrastructure industry for BIM graduates and postgraduates has increased significantly. Our MSc Building and Infrastructure Information Modelling (BIM) for Smart Engineering will give you the necessary training, skills and hands-on experience to become successful in the dynamic and highly competitive fields of BIM and smart engineering, and to give you a distinct edge when applying for a career in industry or for a PhD studentship.


Uniquely focused on a smart engineering perspective covering both buildings and infrastructure sectors, the programme offers the opportunity to obtain highly regarded industry BIM certificates.


You’ll get engineering oriented advanced BIM training so that you can consolidate related fundamental theory, strengthen your modelling and analysis skills and smart engineering knowledge, and enhance your future engineering competency and employability. You will learn how to plan and propose research projects, conduct literature reviews and critiques, design, simulate, optimize and manage building / infrastructure projects / assets, supported by cutting edge BIM related computing technologies. 


Based on the research strengths of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) group, which has been an established research group for over twenty years, the course will build on your existing engineering knowledge and skills to deliver a comprehensive, flexible, robust and research led advanced BIM training package.

Admission Requirements

176+
6.5+
4.5+
69+
2.7+

In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.


With your online application you will need to provide:

  1. A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject area such as Civil, Construction, Environmental or Structural Engineering, or other related areas such as Architecture, Mechanical Engineering or Computer Science, working towards digital and smart engineering, or an equivalent international degree. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
  2. A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.

If you do not have a degree in a relevant area, your application may be considered on the basis of your professional experience. Please provide additional evidence to support your application such as signed and dated employer references.

1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Tuition fees

Domestic
12,700 GBP
International
31,700 GBP

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