Advanced Structural Engineering (Online) | University of Aberdeen

Course summary

Earn your structural engineering Masters online and prepare for a career in the aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors, as well as civil and construction. Study hours fit around full-time work. Become one of the next generation of structural engineers, capable of applying your skills across a wide range of sectors. This flexible online Masters degree will prepare you for careers in industries including:

structural engineering
civil engineering
construction
aerospace
automotive
renewable energy
oil and gas.

With expert guidance from engineers, academics, and industry itself, you’ll develop advanced skills in structural engineering and learn to tackle environmental, economic and social challenges.

Tailored to you
Flexible course choices mean you can customise your studies to suit your needs and interests, based on your academic background and career ambitions after graduation.

Train in new technologies
Get ready to embrace opportunities in 3D printing, robotics, artificial intelligence and machine learning as a structural engineer, to tackle the challenges of sustainable development, climate change, pollution and waste.

Go beyond construction
With distinct specialist courses in Advanced Composite Materials and Lightweight Structures, earn the skills you need for careers in aerospace, automotive, or wind energy, where these structures and materials are vital.

Modules

Course Modules

You’ll work through eight 15-credit courses and a 60-credit project to earn your MSc. You can start your studies in September or January and progress at a pace that suits you. Typically, it takes 27 months to complete the MSc part-time. To study part-time, we recommend you take no more than 30 credits per term. You can take breaks between courses, as long as you complete your MSc within six years.

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Entry requirements

Minimum requirements for this programme are a 2:2 Honours degree in Civil, Mechanical, Automotive, Aerospace, Energy or Structural Engineering, or equivalent.

English language requirements

Test	Grade	Additional details
IELTS (Academic)	6.5	Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted.
TOEFL (iBT)	90	TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818
PTE Academic	62	Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted
Institution's Own Test	Pass	Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course

To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations. We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test. Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology. Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

No fee information has been provided for this course

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.

Additional fee information

Fee information is not yet published for entry in Academic Year 2027/2028. For guidance, the fees on the University Online Prospectus website are for 2026/27.

Sponsorship information

Aberdeen Alumni Discount - PG

This scholarship is available for students registered for online programmes and on-campus programmes delivered at our Aberdeen campus.

A special ‘loyalty discount’ of 20% off the cost of any element of self funded graduate study is available to University of Aberdeen graduates who wish to undertake further study at the University of Aberdeen. The discount applies to a range of taught graduate programmes (Masters, Diploma, Certificate and Short Course), and the year one of a full time research programme (years one and two for part time research students). It is available to both UK/EU and International students.

Please see Eligibility at the link provided.

https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/funding/69