Graduate Certificate in Structural Engineering (GC SE)

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Future engineering structures require professionals equipped with skills and knowledge adaptable to a spectrum of new challenges to create sustainable, resilient and liveable future cities and communities.

The programme equips students with the essentials beyond what is required in creating engineering wonders. It offers a unique and holistic training experience for our future ready engineers, covering topics in state-of-the-art developments in structural materials, advanced design and analyses of engineering structures, modern construction technologies, as well as retrofitting and assessment solution to optimise the life-cycle cost of structures.

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Eligibility

Applications are open to individuals with a Bachelor’s degree with relevant professional experience.

Application

Applications for the January 2027 intake will open on 12 Oct 2026. Click HERE(opens in new tab) to apply.

Application for the August 2027 intake is expected to open in May 2027.

Deadline

Application deadline for the January 2027 intake is 9 Nov 2026.

Period of Candidature

Maximum 2 years.

Award of Graduate Certificate

Upon completion of 12 units with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 2.50 out of 5.00.

Alternative Pathway - Admission to Master of Science Programme

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate programme, graduates with overall GPA ≥ 3.00 may apply for a relevant MSc programme, subject to approval by host department.
Submission of MSc programme application is required.
Successfully completed courses with grade point ≥ 3.00 may be transferred, up to a maximum of 12 Units.
Units transfer within 5 years from award of Graduate Certificate.

Course Fee

SGD 1,450 (before GST) per-unit of course.
The programme is self-funded and is not eligible for SWDA funding and NUS L3 eVoucher.
Students may take additional courses to improve their GPA; however, prevailing course fees will apply to all additional units taken.
Miscellaneous Student Fees (MSF) are payable each semester, in addition to the programme course fees.

Refund Policy

For 100% refund for course registration cancellation: Cancellation must be made in writing 14 working days BEFORE first day of lecture.
Cancellation request is subject to approval by Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering.
Fees paid are non-refundable after the above-mentioned period.

Contact

Ms Carrie Han
Email: carrie_h@nus.edu.sg(opens in new tab)

Associate Professor Du Hongjian
Programme Director
Email: ceedhj@nus.edu.sg

Courses

Course Requirements: Complete at least 12 units of courses

CE5010A - Finite Element Concepts & Applications

This course equips participants with the fundamentals of finite element principles to enable them to understand the behaviour of various finite elements and to be able to select appropriate elements to solve physical and engineering problems with emphasis on structural and geotechnical engineering applications. The course is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.

CE5010B - Finite Element Analysis for Civil Engineering

This course is a continuation of CE5010A to further equip participants with relevant knowledge and skills in using finite element method (FEM) in civil engineering applications. 3D solid elements for stress analysis will be covered as extension of 1D and 2D elements covered in CE5010QA. A generalised formulation, namely the weighted residual method, will be covered to solve problems beyond stress analysis (such as seepage, flow and heat transfer problems). Practical issues in modelling civil engineering structures will be discussed.

The course is targeted at practicing engineers involved in application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.

CE5509A - Advanced Structural Steel Design

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with advanced design knowledge and skills on steel structures. This course provides participants with approaches in designing structural components and buildings using steel and its use to enhance buildability and productivity in prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC). The participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills to perform design for structural elements and ensure the stability of steel structures. This enables the participants to conceive a safe and economical structural system using steel to improve productivity for the construction industry of Singapore.

The course is targeted at practicing engineers and postgraduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on structural steel design including the design for manufacturing and disassembly (DfMA) using PPVC technology.

CE5509B - Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with sufficient design knowledge and skills on steel‐concrete composite structures in their engineering career. This course provides participants with fundamental approaches in designing structural steel‐concrete components and buildings.

Participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and skills to perform structural design for composite beams, slabs, columns, joints, multi‐storey buildings. This enables the participants to conceive a safe and economical structural system. The course is targeted at practicing engineers, post‐graduate civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on structural design.

CE5510A - Advanced Structural Concrete Design

The objective of this course is to equip participants with fundamental approaches in designing structural concrete components and systems. The participants will learn refined methods in the design for action effects and for deflection and crack control, and in the structural detailing of concrete members. The course is targeted at civil engineers and those with a keen interest on advanced structural concrete design.

CE5510B - Rational Design of Structural Concrete Systems

CE5516A - Structural Stability Concepts & Applications

The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with the basic principles and concepts of structural stability for the analysis of civil engineering structures. Students will learn stability characteristics and design steel frames for local and global stability according to Eurocode 3 (EC3). The topics covered include general principles of stability, buckling of column, beam-column and frames. Students will also be taught how to deal with general stability problems of frames using computer applications and numerical formulation.

The course is targeted at post-graduate and senior under-graduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on stability analysis and design.

CE5516B - Structural Dynamics Concepts & Applications

This course is targeted at practicing civil engineers involved in planning, analysis and design of buildings. The primary objective of this course is to equip participants with fundamental understanding and technical knowledge needed for the dynamic analysis and design of buildings. The philosophy and concepts taught are applicable to onshore and offshore structures subjected to loadings resulting from sources such as earthquake, wind, waves and blast. Students will have to complete the dynamic analysis of a multi-dimensional structure using a software used in engineering practice.

The course is targeted at post-graduate and senior under-graduate civil engineering students with a keen interest on dynamic analysis and design.

CE5610A - Special Types of Concrete and Cementitious Material

The main objective of this course is to cover advanced topics in concrete and cementitious composites. Focus will be placed on special cement‐based materials that are fast replacing traditional normal density, low strength concrete in the construction industry, especially precast and repair and retrofit. More specifically special concretes and special processes and technology for particular types of structures are discussed. Case studies will used to illustrate construction and sustainability issues. Use of concrete and cementitious composites in a number of applications will also be covered.

CE5610B - Concrete Repair and Retrofitting of Structural Concrete

The primary objective of this course is to equip civil engineers with sufficient knowledge and skills on the durability of concrete structures and the basic principles and concepts of repair and retrofitting. Various factors affecting durability of concrete will be dealt with including non‐destructive tests to assess durability. The course also emphasise the technological and application aspects in the assessment and retrofit of concrete structures including causes of deterioration and various in‐situ and non-destructive tests. The course is targeted at practicing civil engineers and those with a keen interest in durability of concrete, assessment of concrete and retrofitting of concrete structures.

CE5611A - Advanced Prestressed Concrete Design

This course caters to industry needs pertaining to the design of prestressed concrete to Eurocode 2, which is prevalent in practice but not dealt with in many undergraduate programmes. The course is suitable for practicing engineers. The main course contents covers Basic Prestressed Concrete Design, Prestressed Concrete Compression & Tension Members, Prestressed Composite Beams, Prestressed Concrete Continuous Beams and Prestressed Concrete Slabs.

CE5611B - Precast Structural Concrete Design

The primary objective of this course is to equip civil engineers with sufficient design knowledge and skills on precast structural concrete both for their further education and for their future engineering career. This course provides participants with fundamental approaches in designing precast concrete components and structures.

The participants will acquire fundamental knowledge and approaches to section analysis and design, design of connections, floor diaphragm action, precast frame structures and precast components.

The course is suitable for practicing civil engineers and those with a keen interest in precast concrete technology.

CE6077A - Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering

This course introduces the basic principles to the numerical methods used for analysis of mechanics and environmental flow problems. Fundamental concepts in finite difference method, and the associated convergence and stability issues will be covered. The concepts of grids, issues with them and possible solution methods will be discussed.

The course will enable the students to acquire the basic numerical analysis knowledge and computational skills through mini-projects and homework assignments.

Schedule of Courses

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering reserves the right to make changes to the schedule. In case of changes, all registered students will be informed accordingly, ahead of time.

SkillsFuture Credits and SSG funding are not available.

Registered students will be informed accordingly if there is a change in timetable.

GC-SE schedule

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AY26/27 Sem 2 schedule - The course schedule is currently being finalised. In the meantime, students may refer to the previous Semester 2 schedules for reference.

Important notes

The Timetable is subject to change. Please revisit the respective link or refer to the latest class schedule on NUSMods closer to the start of the Semester.
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering reserves the right to make updated changes when necessary - registered students will be informed.

Past schedules (for reference purposes only):

AY26/27 Sem 1 schedule(opens in new tab)

AY25/26 Sem 1 schedule(opens in new tab)

AY25/26 Sem 2 schedule(opens in new tab)

AY24/25 Sem 1 schedule(opens in new tab)

AY24/25 Sem 2 schedule(opens in new tab)