Graduate Diploma in Construction and Building Science–GDipCBSc 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the GDipCBSc shall have:  

(i) completed a BAS, BBSc, or BConst degree or an equivalent qualification; and  

(ii) been accepted by the Head of School as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.  

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the head of school for a candidate who has practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides equivalent preparation.  

2. (a)  The personal course of study for the GDipCBSc shall consist of a coherent programme of study approved by the Associate Dean on the recommendation of the head of school. Except as provided in (b), it shall include at least 120 points from courses listed on the BAS, BBSc, BConst, BDI, MArch(Prof), MBildSc, MConst, MConsLaw, MIA, MLA or MURPlan schedules, of which at least 75 points shall be in courses numbered 300 or above.  

(b) At the discretion of the Associate Dean, up to 30 points in the GDipCBSc may be replaced with approved courses from other programmes offered at this university. 

3. (a)  A candidate for the GDipCBSc shall be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the requirements of the diploma within four years of first enrolling in it.  

(b) The Associate Dean may extend the maximum period in either (a) in special cases.  

Subject requirements  

4. The GDipCBSc can be endorsed with, at most, one subject if the candidate’s personal course of study includes courses as listed below.  

Building Surveying / Aromātai Hanganga (BSUR) 

BILD 301, BILD 302, SARC 301; one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Built and Natural Heritage Conservation / Te Whāomotanga o te Hanga ā-Ringa me te Hanga ā-Taiao (BNHC) 

BILD 361, SARC 354, one of (BILD 322, BILD 362, BILD 364, SARC 331, SARC 363); one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Construction Health and Safety / Hauora me te Haumaru (CHAS)  

CONM 312, HLWB 207, SARC 224; one of (HLWB 206, HLWB 306, HLWB 307, HLWB 309) 

Construction Management / Whakahaere Hanganga (CMGT)  

 BILD 362, BILD 364, CONM 321; one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Project Management / Whakahaere Kaupapa (BPGT)  

 BILD 361, BILD 362, BILD 364; one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Smart Cities and Digital Built Environments / Tāone Atamai me ngā Whaitua Hanga Matihiko (BSCD) 

MDDN 333, MDDN 342, one of (GEOG 315, MDDN 314, NWEN 301, SARC 301, SARC 315, SARC 351, SARC 363); one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Sustainable Construction / Hanganga Toitū (CSUS)  

CONM 311, CONM 322, one of (CONM 212, CONM 222, SARC 232); one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)  

Sustainable Engineering Systems / Pūnaha Pūhanga Toitū (BSEG)  

BILD 321, BILD 322, SARC 331; one of (SARC 321, SARC 362)