NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Master of Science (Geotechnical Engineering)
The primary objective of the M.Sc. (Geotechnical Engineering) is to produce engineers who can
plan, design and supervise construction of temporary earth retaining structures and other
geotechnical problems that are more complex than standard foundations in a competent and
professional manner. The secondary objective is to provide continuing education to engineers
who wish to be trained solely in the highly specialized area of geotechnical engineering.
The M.Sc. (Geotechnical Engineering) programme consists of 7 core modules (total of 28 MCs)
and 7 electives (total of 28 MCs). The core modules are formulated specifically to address the
primary objective, while the elective modules are formulated to address the secondary objective.
The core modules include four new modules which are exclusive only to students registered
under the M.Sc. (Geotechnical Engineering) programme.
1. Core Modules
The list below shows the core modules, which are 4 MCs each.
CE4257
CE5108
CE6101
CE5111
CE5112
CE5113
CE6102
- Linear Finite Element Methods
- Earth Retaining Structures
- Geotechnical Constitutive Modelling
- Underground Construction Project
- Excavation Support Systems
- Geotechnical Investigation & Monitoring
- Geotechnical Analysis1
2. Elective Modules
The list below shows the elective modules, which are 4 MCs each.
CE5101
CE5104
CE5105
CE5106
CE5107
CE5881
CE6002
CE6003
- Seepage and consolidation of soils
- Underground space
- Analytical and Numerical Methods In Foundation Engineering
- Ground improvement
- Pile foundation
- Topics in Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Dynamics
- Analysis of Civil Engineering Experiments
- Numerical Methods in Engineering Mechanics
*Not all modules listed are necessarily available in any one year.
1
CE6102 needs two pre-requisites/co-requisites, namely CE4257 and CE6101. In other words, you need to have
taken CE4257 and CE6101 in a previous semester or are taking them the same semester as CE6102. Otherwise,
the system will not register you for CE6102. In terms of contents, CE6102 will draw heavily from CE4257 and
CE6101. For this reason, you are advised to take CE4257 and CE6101 as early as possible in your study.