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

Doctor of Philosophy in Building Surveying 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 Surveying.

As the concern on sustainability issues in built environment increased, these programmes focus on the building control and performance to achieve a safe, friendly and well maintained building and infrastructure. These programmes include total asset management practice, which begins at the planning stage until the disposal of assets. Building control and performance covers pre, execution and post construction. It also encompasses the operational life cycle of building performance and restoration. At the end of the programme, graduates are able to:

1. contribute knowledge and competent skills in conducting research in the field of Built Environment
2. integrate information and knowledge of the theoretical principles and scientific method to solve problems
3. demonstrate effective communication in the Built Environment community and teamwork
4. encourage readiness for career development, professional and lifelong learning
5. supervise research and conduct research under supervision
6. develop and apply relevant techniques, resources and equipments
7. promote awareness and responsibility in social, health and safety, ethics and legal issues
8. lead research in professional and ethical manner

Upon graduation, postgraduates can pursue their careers in academic as well as industry-based research.

Research Thrust Areas:

Building Surveying

• Building Fire Audit
• Building Pathology
• Space Management
• Risk Management
• Adaptive Reuse
• Building Refurbishment
• Building Conservation
• Asset and Facilities Management
• Building Maintenance
• Building Service Audit
• Best Practice in Building Surveying
• Occupational Safety and Health
• Sustainable Building Management
• Green Building

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