REGULATIONS FOR THE DEGREE OF
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
(MSc[ConstProjectMan])
(See also General Regulations)
Bachelor of Arts in Architectural Studies (BA[ArchStud])
Bachelor of Science in Surveying (BSc[Surv])
Master of Architecture (MArch)
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)
Master of Science in Urban Planning (MSc [UrbanPlanning])
Master of Science in Construction Project Management (MSc [ConstProjectMan])
Master of Science in Real Estate (MSc[RealEst ])
Admission requirements1
Ar 35 To be eligible for admission to the curriculum for the degree of Master of Science in Construction Project Management a candidate
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shall comply with the General Regulations; | |
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shall hold | |
| (i) | a degree or other qualification of equivalent standard awarded by this University or by another university or comparable institution accepted for this purpose; or | |
| (ii) | a professional qualification and membership of an appropriate professional body accepted for this purpose; and | |
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shall satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination if required. | |
1 Candidates for admission are normally expected to show evidence of not less than three years' relevant professional experience.
Qualifying examination
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A qualifying examination may be set to test a candidate's formal academic ability or his ability to follow the courses of study prescribed: such an examination shall consist of one or more written papers or their equivalent and may include a project report. |
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A candidate who is required to satisfy the examiners in a qualifying examination shall not be permitted to register until he has satisfied the examiners in the examination. |
Award of degree
Ar 37 To be eligible for the award of the degree of Master of Science in Construction Project Management a candidate
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shall comply with the General Regulations; and |
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shall complete the curriculum and satisfy the examiners in accordance with the regulations set out below. |
Curriculum
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The curriculum shall extend over not less than one academic year of full-time study, or two academic years of part-time study, with a minimum of 300 hours of prescribed work, and shall include all examinations, a workshop report and a dissertation as detailed below. | |
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To complete the curriculum a candidate | |
| (i) | shall follow courses of instruction and complete satisfactorily all prescribed written work and practical work where appropriate; | |
| (ii) | shall satisfy the examiners in each of the following Core Modules:
and each of three Electives selected from the modular programmes and any other courses of study in the University approved from time to time. Candidates without an economics background shall be required to study Economics for professionals as a programme prerequisite; |
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| (iii) | shall satisfy the examiners in each of the modules followed either by a written paper, or an assessment of coursework, or a combination of these methods; | |
| (iv) | shall complete and present a dissertation which satisfies the examiners; and | |
| (v) | shall complete and present a workshop report which satisfies the examiners. | |
The examiners may at their discretion prescribe an oral examination in any module or on the dissertation.
Selection of Electives shall be made in consultation with the programme co-ordinators concerned and be subject to the approval of the Committee for Postgraduate Modular Programmes.
Dissertation
Ar 39 The dissertation shall be on an approved topic relevant to the curriculum and shall be not less than 10,000 and not more than 20,000 words. The title of the dissertation shall be submitted for approval not later than December 31 for full-time students or June 30 for part-time students in their first year of study, and the dissertation shall be presented not later than December 31 of the following year. The candidate shall submit a statement that the dissertation represents his own work undertaken after registration as a candidate for the degree.
Examinations
Ar 40 A candidate who has failed to satisfy the examiners in more than three modules shall be recommended for discontinuation of studies under the provisions of General Regulation G 12. A candidate who has failed to satisfy the examiners in not more than three modules may be permitted to present himself for re-examination in the modules of failure in the following August/September; and should he again fail to satisfy the examiners in any module at the second attempt he shall be recommended for discontinuation of studies under the provisions of General Regulation G 12. 1
Ar 41 A candidate who has presented an unsatisfactory dissertation, but has satisfied the examiners at the written examination or re-examination, may be permitted to revise the dissertation and to re -present it within a specified period of not more than four months after receipt of a notice that it is unsatisfactory. A candidate who has presented an unsatisfactory dissertation for a second time shall be recommended for discontinuation of studies under the provisions of General Regulation G 12.
1 Notwithstanding a pass in a module at the second attempt, failure in that module at the first attempt shall still count as failure in one module.
Examination results
Ar 42 Following presentation of the dissertation, a list shall be published showing in alphabetical order those candidates who have successfully completed the curriculum. A candidate who has shown exceptional merit may be awarded a mark of distinction, and this mark shall be recorded on the candidate's degree diploma.
