This course is the first of two parts and is undertaken prior to CVEN9932 Masters Project B. Successful completion of Parts A and B are required to obtain the equivalent of 12 UOC in CVEN9930 Masters Project. Permission of Specialisation Authority required for admission to CVEN9931 and CVEN9932.

The Masters Project may describe directed research work on an approved subject and will be completed under the guidance and supervision of a member of the academic staff. The research may involve a directed laboratory or field investigation, analytical or numerical modelling, a detailed design, literature review or such other individual research project approved by the Head of School. Part A involves the satisfactory formulation of the project, completion of a significant part of the research and the development of the Project and thesis outline which is to be eventually submitted the following semester within CVEN9932 Masters Project B.