• The Master of Science (M.Sc) in Engineering and Project Management at the University of California is a 9 months program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • The department consists of a two-degree program: MSc and PhD.
  • The MSc program is uniquely specialized in teaching and researching such new management concepts as Learn Construction, Cost and Schedule Forensics, and Sustainability Engineering.
  • The teaching and research emphasize new concepts, technologies, developments, and techniques applicable to both domestic and international projects and corporate management.
  • The areas of emphasis of the program are:
    • Lean construction, project-based production systems
    • Sustainability, green design, engineering, and management
    • Cost and schedule forensics, construction disputes, and claims resolution
    • Design-construction-operation-maintenance integration
    • Engineering, construction, project, and corporate management
    • Project finance, risk assessment, management of technology

  • The course requirement is consists of two plans. The Plan I consist of 20 units whereas plan II is consists of 24 units.

  • It is semester-long courses that include two uniquely focused on Lean Construction as well as courses on Sustainability, Project Controls, Business for Engineers, and Law for Engineers.
  • Students can flexibly tailor their 9-month long MSc program of study or PhD coursework.
  • The comprehensive exam is a closed-book written test of the student's general knowledge and comprehensive understanding of the field of engineering and project management.
  • The test is administered towards the end of the spring semester and, at the faculty's discretion also in the fall.
  • During the 3-hour exam, each student selects and answers 3 questions and the number provided can vary from semester to semester.
  • During the graduate study, students will attend the weekly seminars in Fall and Spring. These seminars provide a forum for learning about what is happening in the profession and in academic research.