Master of Science - Road Management and Engineering

The Road Management and Engineering Masters programme will equip students with the skills and knowledge they need for the planning, appraisal, design construction and maintenance of road networks.

At the University of Birmingham, students will learn to originate innovative research, transfer current thinking into practice and respond effectively to the road industry needs. The programme is relevant to conditions found in both developed and developing countries and are suitable for road engineers and civil engineering graduates who want to pursue a career in road management.

The Road Management and Engineering Masters/MSc/Diploma course has been devised to meet the demands of both the UK and overseas road industry. It offers advanced training to engineers aspiring to higher or middle management in public and private sector road management. Course content is geared towards conditions found in developed and developing countries, and the course is suitable for road engineers and civil engineering graduates seeking to take their career into road management.

Management-focused modules complement the range of subjects taught in the engineering oriented modules and include state-of-the-art principles and practices associated with road asset management, economics and financing, HDM-4 (the World Bank’s de facto standard for road investment appraisal) and planning.

Modules are delivered via a variety of lectures, tutorials, team exercises, projects and site visits.

Those taking the MSc programme undertake a research project which accounts for 60 credits (one third of the overall programme).