MSc (Fire Safety Engineering) - School of Civil Engineering

The programme requires candidates to complete 40 units. The curriculum is divided into 2 components.

• Coursework
• Research

Core Courses

• Materials Behaviour in Fire
• Fire Protection Technology
• Fire Disaster Management
• Structural Design for Safety
• Fire Behaviour

Research Component
The research component requires candidates to select a research topic and carry out an intensive research study under the supervision of a lecturer.

Expertise available in the following School: 

School of Civil Engineering: www.civil.eng.usm.my 
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering: www.ee.eng.usm.my     
School of Chemical Engineering:  chemical.eng.usm.my  
School of Material and Mineral Resources Engineering: material.eng.usm.my 
School of Aerospace Engineering: aerospace.eng.usm.my 
School of Mechanical Engineering:  mechanical.eng.usm.my

Applicants should possess the following:

A. Bachelor's degree in STEM

1. CGPA of at least 2.75 / 4.00; or

2. CGPA between 2.50 - 2.74 with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least one year; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least one year; or
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

3. CGPA between 2.00 - 2.49 (Bachelor's Degree with Honours) with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least five (5) years; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least five (5) years; AND
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

B. Bachelor's degree in other than STEM

1. A CGPA of at least 2.75 / 4.00 with at least three (3) years of working experience in the relevant field; or

2. CGPA is between 2.50 - 2.74 with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least three (3) years; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least three (3) years; or
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

3. CGPA between 2.00 - 2.49 (Bachelor's Degree with Honours) with the following additional conditions: or

a) Research experience for at least five (5) years; or
b) Work experience in related field for at least five (5) years; AND
c) At least one (1) academic publication in the relevant field; or
d) Grade B for major / elective courses; or
e) Grade B+ for final year project

C. APEL A (Level 7)

(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 2 semesters / Max 4 semesters

Part-time: Min 4 semesters / Max 8 semesters

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