Construction Project Management

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Course summary

• Join a highly-respected, practice-based course on your journey towards Chartered status

• Plan and manage construction projects by mastering the latest technology and techniques

• Explore buildings, places and communities on a global scale and discover key challenges facing the industry

• Gain experience from UK and European field trips, well-known organisations and our campus estate partners

• Develop skills in leadership, management and networking to kickstart your career

Explore the key challenges facing the construction industry – from developing resilient buildings for addressing climate change, to using digital technology to manage and monitor construction projects – you’ll discover how we’re all impacted by our built environment.

How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

On this course you’ll put your classroom learning into practice by working on real building projects, with guest lectures from internationally-recognised construction professionals, and site visits on field trips – ultimately preparing you for a successful career in construction.

Our academics have a wealth of industrial experience and bring cutting-edge knowledge and research into our classrooms. At every level of the course, you’re able to learn from industry professionals who are at the frontier of their fields. You’ll also engage with the wider world of construction, exploring diverse buildings, places and communities both locally and globally.

You learn through:

• Lectures and seminars

• Technical workshops

• Industry visits to live construction sites and manufacturing facilities

• Field trips – local and international

• Independent study

• Practice-based learning

• Group work

• Work placements

Key themes
You’ll learn the fundamental skills of how to plan, monitor and control a project. Core modules cover building technology, materials, digital surveying, law, sustainability and resilience, economics, construction contracts, health and safety, construction costing, digital construction, people management, planning and programming, and climate action.

You’ll be introduced to industry technologies such as 360 cameras and VR headsets to assess potential health and safety issues. We teach BIM (Building Information Modelling) standard methods and their application of digital technologies using cutting-edge technology and industry-specific 4D planning tools.

You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with and apply research-based knowledge. This could include a feasibility study to an inner city redevelopment project – both in the UK and Europe. Or tackling the growing challenges in balancing economic, social and environmental goals in the name of ‘sustainable development'.

Applied learning
Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed.

Work placements
You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement before your final year. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.

You’ll apply a wide range of practical abilities and knowledge to real-world situations, developing independent and creative decision-making skills.

Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances.

Important notice: The structure for this course is currently being reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment are all likely to change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Once the changes have been confirmed, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.Year 1
Compulsory modules
Fundamentals Of Buildings & Materials
Introduction To Digital Surveying And Project Planning
Introduction To The Built Environment
Sustainability, Law And Economics

Year 2
Compulsory modules
Construction Contract Practice
Construction Technology And Safety
Project Costing And Management
Resilient Built Environments

Year 3
Compulsory modules
Placement

Final year
Compulsory modules
Advanced Planning & Climate Action Retrofit Project
Digital Construction And Management
Research Methods
Research Project

Coursework
Exam
Practical

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of
• Building Engineers, Chartered Association of
• Chartered Institute of Building