Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Postgraduate Programmes

  • MPhil, PhD in Construction Engineering & Management

  • MPhil, PhD in Construction Management

Regulations and Entry Requirements

The regulations for the MPhil in Construction Engineering & Management or Construction Management would require:

  1. A good honours degree (Upper Second Class) in one of the construction-related professions, e.g., Civil Engineering, Building Engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Planning, Land Surveying, etc.
  2. At least one (1) year of relevant industrial experience.
  3. Before completion must have passed a course in Research Methods or equivalent.

A candidate may be required to sit an entrance examination and/or complete introductory/qualifying courses before being allowed to read for the MPhil or PhD degree.

The Principal Areas of Research

The principal areas of research are as follows:

  • Advanced Construction Materials
  • Building Information (BIM) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry
  • Caribbean Construction Firms and/or Finance
  • Construction Management & Administration
  • Green Technology Application in Construction
  • Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Construction Engineering and Management
  • Infrastructure Technology in Construction Management
  • Management of Quality in Construction
  • Marine and Offshore Structure Construction
  • Project and/or Resource Management
  • Rehabilitation, Retrofitting, and Repairing of Existing Construction
  • Service-Life Prediction Modeling and Life-Cycle Costing
  • Sustainable Construction

 

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