MEng in Civil Engineering

Med101007

Hi, just wondering is there anyone here currently studying the MEng in Civil Engineering in Sligo IT?

What is the course and modules like? What has the workload been like up to now? Is there much of a practical element to the course or is it mainly theoretical?

Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Razleavy

The MEng hasn't been run since it was started due to a lack of students. No-one from the final year (12 students) at the moment has any intention of doing it, so I really can't see it go ahead this year.

Med101007

Thanks very much for your reply Razleavy.

I thought there might have been a bit of interest in the course this year, especially now since a Level 9 qualification is required in order to meet the educational requirements necessary for progression to Chartered Engineer with Engineers Ireland. NUI Galway are also starting an MEng in Civil Engineering from this September, due to this new requirement for Chartered status.

I can understand the lads in their final year of their BEng honours degree not wanting to face another year, especially since the MEng runs for a full 12 months. The fact that you can’t qualify for the Back to Education Allowance whilst doing an MEng is another reason why a lot of people won’t be able to commit to it.

My own personal situation is I qualified last June with a BEng degree in Civil Enginering from the University of Dundee as a mature student, but I have been unable to find any work since. Due to family reasons I can’t travel abroad to look for work so I was considering doing an MEng, with the hope that in a year’s time the job situation here might have improved and graduates with an MEng qualification might have a better chance of securing employment.

Razleavy

I was hoping the same, but it seems that none of the group wants to do it. Now, there might be more interest from students outside of the IT. I know that they were looking for 12~ for it to run last year, but only 7 applied. I'm not sure how many of those were from outside the IT, but the class that year was 26 students.

Med101007

Are most of your class intending on leaving the country to find work once they graduate? If that is the case then a BEng degree is more than enough to secure good employment, especially in places like Aberdeen where they are crying out for honours degree graduates and the typical starting salary for BEng graduates is £30,000+. If on the other hand they intend to stay in Ireland to look for work then it is next to impossible to get even an interview, let alone a job with a BEng degree. I can’t see things getting any better in the next 5 years so maybe doing an MEng degree might be worthwhile.

Razleavy

I think two of them are thinking of doing a masters in Structural Engineering with the rest going abroad. I'm not sure what I'll be doing myself, I'll be working this summer (nothing to do with Civil) and after than I don't know One point of interest is that we had a Civil Engineer in near the end of the year (he owns his own company and employs 15~) to talk to us and one of the question we asked was would he prefer someone with a master in Civil Engineering or something else related, say, Renewable Energy, Project Management, etc. His answer was that he would far prefer someone with a masters in something that wasn't purely civil and he knows of others who would be of the same opinion.

Med101007

Hi,

Just wondering did this course go ahead this year? And if so, how many students were enrolled in the course?
Thanks.

IT Sligo

Hi Med101007,

The MEng in Civil Engineering did not run this year at IT Sligo and will not be running for the short term. If you have any queries regarding our other courses you can email admissions @itsligo.ie.

Kind Regards,
IT Sligo