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Nelson Mandela University

Port Elizabeth , Port Elizabeth ,South Africa

MSc (Construction Economics)

Candidates shall be admitted to the study for the qualification of Master of Science in Construction Economics only if they hold the qualification of Bachelor of Science Honours in Quantity Surveying or a qualification deemed by Senate to be equivalent thereto.
 
Final year for admission
The final year for new admission into this programme was 2015.
 
Completion of qualification
The final year for all students to comply with all requirements for this qualification is 2020.
 
APPLICABLE RULES
Obtaining the qualification
The qualification shall be awarded to a person who has been a candidate for the qualification for at least one year and who has completed a dissertation on an approved topic, and who has passed:
 
an oral examination on a prescribed topic in the field of Quantity Surveying in a case where the research for the dissertation was carried out independently; or
a written examination on the module of the dissertation and/or any other prescribed topic in the field of Quantity Surveying in a case where the research for the dissertation consisted of a building project or building-system prepared by the candidate as leader of a team of related specialists.

Intakes

  • Jan

Application Processing Time in Days: 10

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

The medium of instruction and examination at the NMMU is English.

Applicants from non-English speaking countries are required to submit proof of English proficiency before registration. The TOEFL or IELTS tests, available in most countries, are acceptable proof.

IELTS – 6.5 overall score with a minimum of 6 in each section.
TOEFL: PBT – 580 overall with minimums of 53 in listening, 52 in reading and 59 in structure/written
CBT – 237 overall with minimums of 19 in listening, 19 in reading and 25 in structure/written
IBT – 90 overall with minimums of 18 in listening, 17 in reading 22 in writing and 19 in speaking

  • Course Type: Full Time
  • Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
  • Duration: 01 Year  
  • Total Tuition Fee: 25980 ZAR
    Annual Cost of Living: 35000 ZAR
    Application Fee: 500 ZAR
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