PhD (Building Technology) - School of Housing, Building and Planning

The Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in Building Technology are research programmes offered throughout the year. These programmes are offered as full-time and part-time modes to qualified Malaysian and international students to do independent research supervised by respective lecturers in various specialisations in the field of Building Technology. As the concern on sustainability issues in built environment increased, these programmes offer many potential areas to be explored. Besides focusing on different aspects of building material, technology and services, these programmes also cover related facilities such as waste water treatment, geotechnology and transport. Upon graduation, postgraduates can pursue their careers in academic as well as industry-based research.

Research Thrust Areas:

Building Technology

• Building Infrastructure
• Water Reticulation and Distribution System
• Waste Water Treatment
• Urban Infrastructure
• Road and Transportation
• Construction Materials and Technology
• Ferrocement Technology
• Lightweight Concrete
• Reinforced Concrete Structures
• Structural Analysis, Design Optimisation and Assessment
• Geotechnology
• Sensors and Instrumentation for Civil Infrastructure
• Marine and Coastal Development
• Building Services and Engineering
• Fire Safety
• Thermal Comfort
• Ventilation and Air-Conditioning
• Energy Conservation
• Services Management
• Maintenance
• Impact Assessment
• Environmental Management
• Building Science
• Acoustic
• Illumination/Lighting
• Ergonomics
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Industrialised Building systems(IBS)
• Building energy simulation
• Construction Materials and Technology
• Reinforced Concrete Structures
• Ferrocement technology
• Computational Materials Engineering
• Finite Element Analysis
• Construction Administration and Management
• Transport system Studies
• Transport Facilities Management
• Building Quality and Assessment

As a graduation requirement(s), students are required to fulfil the below requirement(s):

• Minimum grade C+ for RUL670 (Research Methodology)
• Fulfil the publication(s) requirement
• Minimum Grade C for Bahasa Malaysia course (LKM100) (Applicable for International Only)

Expertise available in the following School: School of Housing, Building & Planning

Applicants should possess one of the following:

• A Master's degree in research mode; or
• A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 3.00/4; or
• A Master’s degree in related area with CGPA 2.50-2.99/4 with additional requirements; or
• Bachelor’s degree in related area with minimum CGPA 3.67/4 (fast-track to PhD)

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

• A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
• A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
• A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
• A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
• A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
• A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
• A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption is given to candidate if:

• English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
• Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)

Full-time : Min 4 semesters / Max 10 semesters

Part-time : Min 6 semesters /Max 15 semesters

** Fees are subject to change