MSc (Eng) in Construction Engineering & Management

Regulations and Entry Requirements

The Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in Construction Engineering & Management are the same as the General Regulations for the MSc (Eng) in the Faculty of Engineering except that candidates applying for registration should normally have a minimum of one year’s appropriate practical experience as well as either:

  • A Bachelor’s degree in Civil, Structural, Construction or Building Engineering;
    or
  • An equivalent qualification.

Course Listing
An MSc (Eng) candidate in Construction Engineering & Management will be required to pursue a programme of study approved by the Board of the Faculty of Engineering. Candidates will be required to follow and sit examinations in the six (6) core courses as well as:

Semester 1

Course Code

Course Title

Number of Credits

COEM 6014

Construction Materials

E3

Semester 2

Course Code

Course Title

Number of Credits

COEM 6010

Structural Design

E3

COEM 6012

Geotechnics in Construction

E3

and three (3) other courses from the list of options for the Postgraduate Diploma.

 

Other information

  1. The student is also required to submit a research project COEM 6002. Part-time students will be required to complete within two (2) calendar years.
  2. Full-time students will be required to take examinations in all the courses by the end of the first year.
  3. Holders of the Diploma in Construction Engineering or the Diploma in Construction Management or the Diploma in Construction Engineering & Management who qualify for registration under Regulation 3.5.1 may be allowed to register for the MSc (Eng) in Construction Engineering & Management or Construction Management depending on their qualifications. Once accepted, such candidates will be registered as part-time students and will be required to take examinations in the remaining prescribed courses by the end of the academic year in which they are registered.
  4. Candidates may proceed to the project only after successful completion of all the courses and may be registered to complete the project either as full-time or part-time students.
 
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