MSc Road Management and Engineering

The Road Management and Engineering MSc offered at the University of Birmingham, as part of its postgraduate studies in the Civil Engineering subject area, is a comprehensive program designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and understanding that they need in order to deal with the complex issues of managing and engineering roads effectively.Course Content: This course combines the aspects of road, bridge, geotechnical and structural engineering, traffic flow theory and road traffic safety to help students understand the issues related to highway engineering and transport planning. Course content broadly covers topics like road safety and design, transportation infrastructure funding and pricing, traffic engineering and control, bridge loading, analysis and design, and transport planning and policy.Key Modules: Some of the key modules students can expect to study throughout the course include Principles of Road and Bridge Engineering, Traffic Engineering and Control, Road Safety Audit and Design, Transport Planning and Policy, and Bridge Loading, Analysis and Design.Accreditations: The Road Management and Engineering MSc is accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE) and the Transport Planning Society (TPS).Future Careers: On completing the program, graduates can target potential career opportunities as Road Engineers, Bridge Engineers, Transportation Planners, Traffic Engineers, Civil Engineers, and Road Safety Auditors among others. The course prepares the students effectively for a professional role in the Civil Engineering, Roads, and Transport industry.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.