Program Overview

Course Overview

The Industry Project for Construction and Building Science, denoted as BILD 582, is a course designed to enable students to gain knowledge about construction or building science industry issues through supervised research. Students will analyze an aspect of the design, production, use, or maintenance of the built environment in practice and prepare a professional-quality report.

Course Details

• Dates: The course is offered from 23 Feb 2026 to 21 Jun 2026.
• Starts: The course starts in Trimester 1.
• Fees:
  • For domestic students: NZ$5,505.60.
  • For international students: NZ$24,195.60.
• Campus: The course is held at the Te Aro campus.
• Estimated Workload: Approximately 600 hours or 35.3 hours per week for 17 weeks.
• Points: 60 points, with one point estimated to be about 10 hours of work.

Entry Restrictions

• Prerequisites: Completion of Part 1 of the MBildSc or MConst.
• Corequisites: None.
• Restrictions: None, but note that courses with similar content may restrict enrollment.

Course Structure

Taught By

The course is taught by the School of Architecture — Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation.

Key Dates

Important dates, including mid-trimester teaching breaks, can be found on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be communicated once the course has begun.

About This Course

This course is intended for students to develop applied research on a topic current in the field of Architectural Science, supervised by internal and/or external supervisors. Students may study on campus or at an industry partner's site, with the expectation of having an external supervisor, though this is not essential. Weekly face-to-face or online meetings with project supervisors and tutorials/seminar sessions conducted on-campus in block format are part of the course structure.

Course Learning Objectives

Students who pass this course should be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of literature relevant to building science projects, the built environment, and the construction industry.
2. Apply construction or building science methodologies to analyze an aspect of the built environment.
3. Communicate effectively with others and present construction and building science findings.

How This Course Is Taught

The course includes weekly face-to-face or online meetings with project supervisors and tutorials/seminar sessions conducted on-campus in block format.

Assessment

• Research Report Mark: 75%.
• Oral Presentation Mark: 25%.

What You'll Need to Get

There are no specific texts or equipment required for this course.

Past Versions of This Course

Older versions of this course may be accessible through the course archive.