MS Disaster Mitigation & Re-construction Engineering – NUST
Course Name: MS Disaster Mitigation & Re-construction Engineering
Course Overview
Establishment of National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and its subsidiary organizations at provincial and district level have brought about a paradigm shift in relief-oriented approach to prevention, mitigation and preparedness commonly referred to as Disaster Risk Management (DRM).
Earthquakes and Floods are two major disasters which have caused huge loss of life and property in Pakistan.
Although awareness is being created at national level for formal education of people involved in management of disasters but still the impetus is slow.
NDMA has established National Disaster Management Institute in Islamabad but they are yet to start any formal degree program.
No. of Semesters: 2
Requirements:
GENERAL ELIGIBILITY:
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Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit hours) education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
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GAT (General) conducted by NTS with at least 50 accumulative score or GRE (General) conducted by ETS, USA, with following minimum score separately in each section:-
Description |
Scale |
Quantitative |
151/170 |
Verbal |
146/170 |
Analytical Writing |
3.5/6.0 |
MS/PGD Disaster Management
Masters / BS (04 years) in any discipline from HEC recognized institute
Course Duration: 2 years
How to apply:
Application
• Access web-link: www.pgadmission.nust.edu.pk • Fill online application form. • Upload scanned copies of required documents.
Application Confirmation
• Application confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 24 hours of submission.
Application Fee
• Deposit Application Fee online in any HBL branch.
Fee Receipt
• Fee confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 15 days of payment.
Application Status
• Application status would be communicated through email/website within 2 days of documents receipt.
Interview Calls
• Eligible candidates and those who qualify GAT-Gen or relevant tests will be asked to appear for interviews.
Interviews
• Candidates would appear for interviews at the concerned School/College/Center in July 2014.
Selection List
• Selection list will be uploaded on NUST website by the mid of August 2014.
Admission Dues
• Candidates will deposit admission dues in any HBL branch as per challan form available online.
Document Submission
• Candidates will prepare documents as per given checklist available online and will submit to the PGP Directorate, Main Office NUST. • All original documents, Medical Certificate and Affidavit will be submitted to the respective Schools/Colleges/Centers at the time of joining.
Joining Instructions
• Relevant NUST School/College/Center will issue joining instructions to those candidates who have completed all admission requirements.
• Successful candidates will join relevant programs as per joining instructions in 2nd week of September 2014.
Curriculum
Courses Credit Hours
Advance Structural Mechanics 3 |
Matrix Structural Analysis 3 |
Concrete Materials and Technology 3 |
Pre-stressed Concrete Structures 3 |
Advanced Concrete Design 3 |
Thesis 6 |
ADDITIONAL COURSE
Research Methodology 2 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (EARTHQUAKE FOCUSED)
Seismic Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures 3 |
Structural Dynamics 3 |
Seismic Design of Masonry Structures 3 |
Earthquake Seismology and Earthquake Hazard 3 |
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering 3 |
Disaster Risk Evaluation and Retrofitting of Existing Structures 3 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (FIRE ENGINEERING)
Fire Engineering & Fire Safety Systems 3 |
Structural Fire Protection 3 |
Performance Based Fire Design of Structures 3 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (FLOOD FOCUSED)
Flood Hazard Modeling and Flood Forecasting 3 |
Climate Forecasting and Early Warning System 3 |
GIS and Remote Sensing in |
Disaster Mapping & Disaster Management 3 |
ELECTIVE COURSES (OTHER DISASTERS AND ADVANCED COURSES)
Landslide Analysis and Mitigation 3 |
Structural Fire Engineering 3 |
Disaster Risk Assessment and Mitigation 3 |
Deep Foundation 3 |
Coastal Engineering 3 |
Probability and Statistics 3 |
Construction Management 3 |
Finite Element Method 3 |
Steel Structures 3 |
Reinforced Concrete Members 3 |
GIS & Remote Sensing Application for Civil Engineering 3 |