Master of Philosophy
Introduction
The Master of Philosophy programmes offered by the Faculty is in the field of architecture, quantity surveying, urban and regional planning, and transportation planning. The programmes are entirely conducted in research mode whereby students conduct original research under the supervision of experienced supervisors.
Name of Award
Master of Philosophy
Mode and Duration of Study
Mode of Study : Full-time
Minimum Duration : 1 year
Maximum Duration : 2 years
Minimum Duration : 1 year
Maximum Duration : 2 years
Classification of Courses
| Classification | Credits | Percentage |
| 1. University
a. General b. Research Methodology |
100 | |
| 3 | ||
| 3 | ||
| 2. Thesis | – | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 100 |
Areas of Research
Research Areas:
ARCHITECTURE
- Environmental Engineering & Architectural Sciences
- CAD
- Urban Design
- Architectural Management
- Architecture and Human Behaviour
- Architectural History and Theory
- Landscape Architecture
- Urban Greening
- Climatic Mapping
- Children’s Environment
- Vertical Green System
- Vernacular Architecture
- Passive Architecture
- Landscape Resource Planning
- Landscape Ecology
QUANTITY SURVEYING
- Construction Economics and Cost Management
- Construction Technology and Management
- Construction Law and Contract
- ICT in Construction
- Building Information Modelling
- Dispute Resolution and Adjudication
- Life Cycle Costing
- Sustainable Construction
- Construction Health and Safety
- Plant and Site Management
- Cost Estimating
- Facilities Management
- Building Services
URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
- Rural Planning
- Tourism Planning
- Housing and Community Planning
- Regional Planning
- Geographic Information System
- Spatial Modelling
- Urban Morphology
- Spatial Analysis for Social Issues
- Remote Sensing Applications
- Environmental Planning
- Low Carbon Society/City
- Climate Change
- Urban Design
- Urban Development and Management
TRANSPORT PLANNING
- Public Transport Planning & Management
- Port Planning and Cargo Handling
- Regional Transportation Planning
- Transport and the Environment
- Transport Economic
- Logistics and Physical Distribution Management
- Traffic Engineering and Management
- Transportation Models
- Airport Planning Management
- Urban Transport and Modeling
- Transport Policy
- Highway Planning
- Freight Transport
- Public Transport Operations