Masdar Institute of Science and Technology

Master in Sustainable Critical Infrastructure - Infraestructuras Críticas Sostenibles

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology
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  • Imparte:
  • Modalidad:
    Presencial en Masdar City
  • Precio:
    There are five scholarships available to applicants of Masdar Institute – the Masdar Institute Scholarship, BP Innovation Scholarship, IRENA Scholarship, Toyota Scholarship and ICT Fund Scholarship.
  • Comienzo:
    Septiembre 2016
  • Lugar:
    Masdar City (Abu Dhabi)
    Emiratos Árabes Unidos
  • Idioma:
    El Master se imparte en Inglés
  • Titulación:
    Máster MSc in Sustainable Critical Infrastructure - Infraestructuras Crísticas Sostenibles

Presentación

Mission
The mission of the Sustainable Critical Infrastructure Program at Masdar Institute is to develop and deliver world-class education and research in areas associated with critical infrastructure development under a sustainability paradigm and its application into urban operations planning.

Vision
The vision of the Sustainable Critical Infrastructure Program at Masdar Institute is to be a leader and a globally recognized graduate program in integrated sustainable infrastructure planning and development, with an initial focus on urban operations planning and transportation systems.

Urban development will continue globally while the requirements for reducing its ecological footprint and carbon emissions in particular will be increasingly more aggressive. The Sustainable Critical Infrastructure Program (SCIP) aims at advancing research and education in integrated sustainable infrastructure development. SCIP is addressed to architects, urban planners and civil engineers, as well as engineers, building scientists interested in infrastructure planning.

Requisitos

A relevant undergraduate degree in the fields of science, engineering or information technology
A minimum CGPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) or equivalent (2nd class upper in the British system)
A minimum GRE Quantitative score of 155 (700 on the old scale).
A minimum TOEFL score of 91 (Internet based) or equivalent paper/computer based TOEFL, or a minimum academic IELTS score of 6.5.

Academically strong applicants who do not have the GRE test may be evaluated for admission. If admitted, they will then be required to take placement exams and/or additional 400-level courses.

Objetivos

The MSc in Sustainable Critical Infrastructure has an overarching goal to educate its graduates professionally and ethically to be valuable professionals in the UAE and internationally with disciplinary preparation that imparts the following:
•Ability to design integrated urban infrastructure systems for new or existing developments with careful examination of environmental, social and financial requirements.
•Ability to apply planning, design and operations tools using multi-disciplinary inputs in order to effectively generate and assess solutions to urban infrastructure problems.
•Understand the complex interactions between proposed infrastructure systems solutions and their impact on urban systems and their long-term sustainability.
•Understand the value of technical and scientific scholarship, service to society, leadership and life-long learning required to further their career aspirations in support of the needs of the community.

Programa

SCI 501 – Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics – 3 credits
SCI 502 – Urban Design for Sustainability: Theory and Practice – 3 credits
SCI 503 – Management of Infrastructure Systems – 3 credits
SCI 504 – Infrastructure Finance – 3 credits
SCI 505 – Urban Planning Theory, Practice, and Ethics – 3 credits
SCI 506 – Geographic Information Systems – 3 credits
SCI 507 – Infrastructure and Development – 3 credits
SCI 508 – Urban Planning and Design Studio – 3 credits
SCI 509 – Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning – 3 credits
SCI 510 – Public Transportation Systems – 3 credits

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