MSc/PGD in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management

MSc in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management
Overview
The program offers advanced civil engineering and management courses for engineering graduates who wish to strengthen their civil engineering knowledge, as well as prepare themselves for advanced engineering practices with management responsibilities. Students have the freedom to define their own area of concentration by taking courses from a few selected sub-areas, or cover a broad base by taking courses from a variety of sub-areas.

 

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Curriculum

MSc students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits of courses, including 6 credits of MSc Project, while PGD students are required to complete 15 credits. Students are given an option to complete a concentration in a selected sub-area. For details, please refer to the Postgraduate Program Catalog & Course Catalog. 

Admission and English Proficiency Requirements

Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering field with second-class honors or higher, or an equivalent qualification from a recognized university or tertiary institution. For English Proficiency Requirements, please refer to HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School.

Professional Recognition

  • Accreditation of MSc(CIEM) program by Joint Board of Moderators (JBM)

    Further Learning Program for a Chartered Engineer

    The MSc in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management program MSc(CIEM) is accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), the Institute of Highway Engineers (IHE), the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT) and the Institute of Highway Engineers and the Permanent Way Institution (PWI) as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) under the provisions of UK-SPEC for intake 2026 for candidates that have already acquired a CEng accredited BEng(Hons) undergraduate first degree.

    See www.jbm.org.uk for further information.

Program Fee

For 2025/26 Spring intake (February 2026):

The nominal program fee for MSc in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management for part-time study is HK$162,800 (paid in 4 installments).

The nominal program fee for Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management for part-time study is HK$93,450 (paid in 2 installments).

For 2026/27 Fall intake (September 2026):

The nominal program fee for MSc in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management for full-time study is HK$210,000 (paid in 2 installments) and part-time study is HK$180,000 (paid in 4 installments) respectively.

The nominal program fee for Postgraduate Diploma in Civil Infrastructural Engineering and Management for part-time study is HK$105,000 (paid in 2 installments).

Scholarships

Various scholarships are available for MSc(CIEM) students. Please click here for details.

Application

All applications are considered on a competitive and rolling basis. Early online application is strongly recommended. For admission details, procedures and application deadline, please refer to HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School.

For 2025/26 Spring intake (February 2026)#

  Application Deadline
Non-local Applicants

Part-Time Applications for MSc/ PGD programlie

1 November 2025

 
Local Applicants Part-Time Applications for MSc/ PGD programlie 1 November 2025

# Applications will commence in early September 2025


For 2026/27 Fall intake (September 2026)

  Application Deadline
Non-local Applicants Full-Time Applications for MSc program

15 December 2025 (Round 1)

1 April 2026 (Round 2)
Part-Time Applications for MSc/ PGD program

15 December 2025 (Round 1)

1 April 2026 (Round 2)
Local Applicants Full-Time Applications for MSc program

15 December 2025 (Round 1)

15 May 2026 (Round 2)
Part-Time Applications for MSc/ PGD program

15 December 2025 (Round 1)

15 May 2026 (Round 2)
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MSc CIEM program is a very attractive program and it changes the way I used to think about engineering. It gives me an opportunity to go deeper into different areas of civil engineering and it indeed covers almost every area in civil engineering.
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