This programme is designed to support high-level training and enhance both the technical and managerial skills of graduates and experienced personnel who work in or aspire to a career in the construction or related industries; it is aimed at civil engineers and geologists who wish to widen their professional scope, or to specialise in geotechnical engineering with the addition of modern managerial skills.
Engineering geology; soil mechanics; laboratory testing; foundation engineering; earthworks; slope stability; retaining structures; earthquake engineering; ground improvement; environmental geotechnics and waste management; underground construction; financial and risk management; law, contract procedures, and investment appraisal.
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Sep Oct |
3 months |
Full time | No application date provided |
Birmingham, B15 2TT |
N/A |
£4500 per year |
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Sep Oct |
6 months |
Part-time | No application date provided |
Birmingham, B15 2TT |
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Taught
University of Birmingham
Management Studies / Science, Geotechnical Engineering

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2 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.There are very many enthusiastic lecturers and class teachers to help make this course interesting. the course iteself has many different modules, it has a statistic based module, a european module, "pure" maths , environmental economics, f...more
The course is easy as long as you put the work in. Lecture time is minimal, around 5 hours per week, so the majority of the work is done on your own, at home, preparing for the lectures. some basic knowledge of the subject is useful, but no...more
The course was demanding to say the least, encouraged self-study as well as attending more lectures than most courses, of which the majority were interesting and relevant to the course. I found that the lecturers were easy to approach and a...more
1 Hotcourses user(s) found the following review helpful.A well paced course with plenty of options to cater for all interests. Challenging, as you would expect, with a fantastic range of staff interests. Includes Russian language course - from non-speaker to fairly fluent reader in one year....more
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