入学要求 Requirement：
学术要求：Candidates must hold UK first class or 2:1 honours degree, or its equivalent if outside UK, in civil engineering or a related subject, for example mechanical engineering or applied mathematics.
英语要求： IELTS 6.5 (with 6.0 in each section)
学费 Tuition Fee：2011/2012 £16,050
课程特征 Course Features：
The aim is to provide a high-quality Masters degree in structural and fire engineering to UK/EU and international students with a first degree in civil or mechanical engineering or related disciplines.
The focus will be on students developing a thorough and deep understanding of the behaviour of structures in fire as well as the basic principles of fire dynamics and the interactions between structural elements and fire.
The evolution of building regulations internationally is enabling structural fire resistance design to move from the rigid 'prescriptive' approaches to 'performance based' approaches and the need for skilled engineers in this area is increasing rapidly.
This course provides a unique opportunity for engineering graduates and professionals to acquire the specialist skills required to understand the behaviour of structures in fire and become proficient in using modern techniques of analysis and design of structures for fire resistance.
课程内容 Course Content ：
The programme has a modular structure with the award of credits for successful completion of each module and the project. A total of 180 credits (120 from taught modules and short research projects plus 60 from the main research project) are required at a satisfactory level of achievement in all modules for the award of the Master's degree.
The core taught modules includes
•Fire science and fire dynamics
•Current methods in fire safety engineering
•The finite element method
•Quantitative methods in fire safety engineering
•Fire resistance of structures
•Fire dynamics laboratory
plus a number of optional modules such as (at least two must be chosen)
•Plastic analysis of frames and slabs
•Thin-walled structures and stability
•Real structure behaviour and its analysis
•Structural dynamics and earthquake engineering
•Mechanics of repairing and strengthening structures