Program Structure and Requirements
Overall Program Structure
The MSc SCIN consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows: 12 credit hours of Program Core courses, 9 credit hours of Elective courses, 9 credit hours of Master’s Thesis and a zero credit Research Methods course. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
| Program Component |
Credit Hours |
| Seminar in Research Methods |
0 |
| Program Core |
12 |
| Program Electives |
9 |
| Master’s Thesis |
9 |
| Total |
30 |
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of MSc in Sustainable Critical Infrastructure must successfully complete a minimum 30 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor. All courses have a credit rating of three credits each, except the Seminar in Research Methods and the Master’s Thesis.
Program Core (12 credit hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
Core Courses
| ENGR 695 | Seminar in Research Methods | 0 |
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| ESMA 603 | Systems Optimization | 3 |
| Or | |
| ESMA 610 | Business Analytics, Statistics for Engineering Systems | 3 |
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| SCIN 601 | Transportation Systems Analysis: Demand and Economics | 3 |
| SCIN 602 | Urban Design for Sustainability: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| SCIN 612 | Sustainable Building Science: Fundamentals, Tools, and Applications | 3 |
Program Electives (9 credit hours)
Students must select any three elective courses from the list below. Subject to Main Advisor approval, up to two elective courses (6 credit hours) can be taken from other MSc programs in the College of Engineering at KU.
Program Elective Courses
| SCIN 603 | Management of Infrastructure Systems | 3 |
| SCIN 604 | Infrastructure Finance | 3 |
| SCIN 605 | Planning Theory, Practice, and Ethics | 3 |
| SCIN 606 | Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
| SCIN 607 | Infrastructure and Development | 3 |
| SCIN 608 | Urban Planning and Design Studio | 3 |
| SCIN 609 | Comparative Land Use and Transportation Planning | 3 |
| SCIN 610 | Public Transportation Systems | 3 |
| SCIN 611 | Thermal Energy in Buildings | 3 |
| SCIN 612 | Sustainable Building Science: Fundamentals, Tools, and Applications | 3 |
| SCIN 694 | Selected Topics in Sustainable Critical Infrastructure | 3 |
Master’s Thesis (minimum 9 credit hours)
Students must complete a Master’s Thesis that involves creative, research-oriented work within the broad field of sustainable critical infrastructure, under the direct supervision of a full-time faculty advisor from the Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, and at least one other full-time faculty who acts as a co-advisor. The outcome of research should demonstrate the synthesis of information into knowledge in a form that may be used by others. The research findings must be documented in a formal thesis and defended successfully in a viva voce examination. Furthermore, the research should lead to publishable quality scholarly articles.
Thesis