Course Layout of MS

Courses Structure:

Program Duration: 1.5 years

Number of semesters: 18 months in 3 semesters

Total Number of Credit Hours available: 40 Credits

Teaching Learning Strategy:

Popular strategies are Lectures, Discussion, Multi-media, A/V Aids, Video, Field visits, Surveys, Case Studies, Discussion, Active Learning, and Cooperative Learning.

Assessment Strategy:

1. Distribution of Marks:

Class Test: 40%

Assignment: 20%

Final Examination: 40%

• Grading system and grading scale: PSTU ordinance

Course Layout of MS

Semester: January-June

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Alphabetic Code	Numeric Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Marks	Compulsory /Elective
DRE	5101	Decision and Risk Analysis in Resilience and Engineering	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5102	Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Engineering and Management	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5103	Disaster in Mining Exploration and Management	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5104	Flood Protection and River Engineering	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5105	Advanced Statistical Analysis for Disaster Resilience	2	100	Elective
DRE	5106	Land Slide: Resilience and Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5107	Retrofitting Engineering and Urban Planning	2	100	Elective
DRE	5108	Post-Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery	2	100	Elective
DRE	5109	Building Disaster Resilience: Bangladesh and Global Perspective	2	100	Elective
DRE	5110	Coastal Sediment and Beach Processes	2	100	Elective
DRE	5111	Sustainable Water Resource Management	2	100	Elective
DRE	5112	Frontier of Disaster Resilience and Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5113	Gender and Resilience: Theory and Practice	2	100	Elective
DRE	5301	Research Work	3	(Satis/Unsatis.)

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Semester: July-December

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Alphabetic Code	Numeric Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Marks	Compulsory/ Elective
DRE	5201	Green Technology and Resilience Engineering	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5202	Earthquake Engineering and Geo-Hazard Studies	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5203	Sustainable Transportation Hazard Mitigation Engineering	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5204	Applied Hydrology and Water Engineering	2	100	Compulsory
DRE	5205	Urban Disaster Mitigation Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5206	Community Involvement in Resilience and Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5207	Case Studies of International Projects on Disaster Resilience	2	100	Elective
DRE	5208	Advanced Waste Management Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5209	Spatial Techniques in Disaster Resilience	2	100	Elective
DRE	5210	Geotechnical Engineering in Built Environment	2	100	Elective
DRE	5211	Public Policy and Social System for Disaster Resilience	2	100	Elective
DRE	5212	Environmental Restoration, Rehabilitation, and Mitigation Engineering	2	100	Elective
DRE	5301	Research Work	3	(Satis/Unsatis.)

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Thesis Semester:

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Alphabetic Code	Numeric Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Marks	Compulsory
DRE	5301	Research Work	2	(Satis/Unsatis.)
DRE	5302	Thesis Evaluation	5	250	Compulsory
DRE	5303	Thesis Defense	3	150	Compulsory

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