Transportation system characteristics, functional classification of road network, criteria of geometric design, design of roadway horizontal and vertical alignments, cross section elements, type of road pavement, and design of highway flexible/rigid pavements.

Types of real estate, urban plans, relationship with infrastructure planning, integrated urban and infrastructure approaches, urban form, environmental management considerations, mitigating natural hazards, types of urban development, building types, planning laws and standards, real estate development processes and considerations, market analysis in real estate development, financial

Utilization of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology, introduction to BIM and related computer-based techniques, documentation and modelling of structures, processes involved in developing 3D design models, visualization, understanding operation and performance of buildings and facilities, principles of components modelling, process of components assembly, exported and imported BIM

Nature and evolution of management, managerial environments, problem solving and decision making, organizational structure, design, and planning, managing change, staffing, and human resources management, understanding teams, motivation and rewarding employees, leadership productivity, and TQM with particular emphasis on the construction industry.

Strategic role of actors in the construction process, client, constructor, competencies, national and international firms, strategic management process, theoretical and practical aspects of strategy formulation, overview of the construction and real estate markets, and marketing and promotional strategies in construction.

Design metal structures, behavior of members and connections, theoretical, experimental, and practical bases for proportioning members and connections, design of steel members under different load cases (ASD and LRFD), combined loads, connections, welded and bolted, and moment-resistant connections, and development of detailed drawings for steel members and connections.

Overview of value management (VM) in construction, concept and types of value, value process and value management procedures, opportunities for and benefits of value management, risk management (RM) in construction, types of risk and uncertainty, value and risk management, decision making, and integration of value and risk management in construction projects.

Fundamental geographic information science and technology, multiple types of geographic data, geographic information systems (GIS) theoretical basics, current popular GIS tools, geographic data manipulation, visualization, and analysis through work on real-world geospatial problems.

Deterioration of concrete/steel structures, evaluation of concrete conditions, types of damage in structures, instruments used for inspection, destructive and non-destructive tests, materials/chemicals used for repair, classic/modern repair and strengthening of columns, beams, and slabs, methods of ground improvement, repair of foundations, and maintenance of structures.