Management for Construction Master in Science-Postgraduate Diploma
Entry requirementsTo enter the course you would normally need to have the following; * an honours degree in any relevant area related to construction or built environment, or equivalent * Students whose first language is not English should have achieved a minimum English language standard of IELTS 6.5.
Academic titleManagement for Construction Master in Science/Postgraduate Diploma
Course descriptionThis course provides a topical and industry-focused postgraduate education to enhance career opportunities in the construction industry. It can be taken on either a part-time or full-time basis, although part-time participants are likely to be graduates employed in the industry.
The course is designed to have wide appeal across construction industry professions and suitable for those with a first degree in construction management, or architectural technologists, engineers, surveyors or legal practitioners seeking career advancement to senior level.
Reasons to choose Management for Construction MSc/PgDip degree
* Industry-focused postgraduate degree
* Choice of Study mode full or part-time
* Flexible start dates
* One week tuition blocks
* Choice of research project
Course content
The course includes six taught modules including project management, construction procurement, organisational theory, construction economics, financial management and control, and strategic management in construction. Course tuition for each module is in a one-week intensive block. Full time students follow this with a two-week period for study and assessment, and part-time students in employment have a five-week period for study and assessment, which can be work-related.
There is also an integrated group project and an individual research project. The Integrated project affords the opportunity to integrate knowledge and skills gained in previous and concurrent modules of study and (where appropriate) in the work-place, and use these to carry out a comprehensive analysis of construction management problems. The project will require group work integrating the technical, economic, socio-political and interpersonal aspects of the project process, and can be work-based for part-time students.
Tuition in research methodology precedes the research project and project choices from a wide range of topics, are made in discussion with academic staff. The project will be in any area of management for construction, subject to staff with sufficient expertise being available for supervision. Assessment is by submission of a thesis. Full-time students complete their research project in the second half of their one-year course. Part-time students commence their project in the summer of year two to complete their course in about two years