Civil engineering infrastructure drives economic growth and societal well-being. My research at UCD focuses on developing sensor technologies and condition monitoring frameworks to understand how we can better preserve civil infrastructures through automated operation and maintenance decisions. Sensor-engaged and digitalised civil engineering infrastructure condition assessment is a crucial step toward low-carbon civil infrastructure asset management and sustainable transport network operations. This programme provides our students with an excellent background to become future leaders in digital civil infrastructure technologies and civil infrastructure sustainability.
This is an academic programme suited to students with an interest in analysis and design of civil engineering infrastructure. It will provide you with the confidence to develop optimal solutions to complex problems from a knowledge of science, technology and mathematics. You will also understand the roles, responsibilities and ethical standards of your profession. You will have the ability to communicate with the engineering community and with society at large and to work as an individual and in group settings. You will have the ability to design civil engineering infrastructure and to undertake independent research. The learning experience includes lectures, tutorials, laboratory practicals and group/individual project work. Assessment is by a combination of end-of-semester examinations and continuous assessment which takes the form of individual assignments, practical laboratory work exercises, and group projects. Our goal with this learning and assessment approach is to produce independent critical thinkers with the skills required to engage in self-directed learning throughout their varied careers.
The program, while mainly based in Chang'an University, China, is globally engaged being taught almost entirely through English with the approximately half of the course being delivered by recognised international experts from University College Dublin (UCD), Ireland. This experience is further enhanced for the highest achieving students who have the option to spend a time studying in UCD’s campus in Dublin.