BSc (Honours) Construction Project Management
UCAS code
K220Attendance
Full-time
Four years full-time (including one year work placement)At a glance
Prepare for a career in the construction industry on a course with an excellent reputation within the industry. You learn a flexible approach to managing the building process, then gain experience putting it into practice on a one-year placement in industry. This can lead to full-time work even prior to graduation and we offer you the flexibility of completing your studies part time.
Key points
• Prepare for a career working at a high level in the construction industry.
• Benefit from the knowledge of lecturers with real construction experience.
• Benefit from the course’s strong reputation to gain the right placement.
• If you are offered a job after your placement, complete the course part-time.
What is construction project management?
Construction project management is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from inception to completion, which meets a client’s requirements, resulting in a functionally and financially viable project.
About this course
Prepare for management careers in the construction industry by gaining the technical knowledge, initiative, personal and management skills demanded by industry.
Most of your university-based learning takes place at our City Campus through a series of lectures, seminars and tutorials. You also work in practical classes in well-equipped specialist laboratories and complete a land surveying field trip in the second year.
Group projects are completed in your first and final years, working with students from other disciplines on related courses, such as quantity surveying, building surveying, and real estate.
All of our teaching staff have extensive industry experience across a range of professional disciplines associated with the construction industry. We also invite visiting lecturers from consultancy companies and large contractors to reinforce the practical nature of the course. In recent years we have had speakers from construction companies presenting on health and safety and environmental topics.
You learn to adopt an active and flexible approach to learning and managing the building process. This includes using information technology in our computer suites and learning centre.
You have the opportunity to put your learning into practice in the third year with a paid work placement in industry. You benefit from the course’s good reputation and standing in the industry, and can complete a placement in the UK or overseas.
We designed the course to be flexible, enabling some placement students take up full-time employment and complete their studies part-time.
Key areas of study
Key areas include • domestic and commercial construction technology • project planning • land surveying • site management practice • management theory and practice.
Contact hours
You take part in a minimum of 12 taught hours per week during your first and second year. The normal teaching pattern typically involves one lecture and one seminar per week, per module. You also have additional timetabled hours periodically for other activities such as laboratory work, guest lectures and field trips.
In your final year, taught teaching is supplemented independent research for your dissertation. Throughout your course, you are supported by a personal tutor.
Associated careers
Our graduates go on to posts in the construction industry, ranging from construction management to quantity surveying and project management.
Recent graduates are now working for major companies like • Mace • Vinci • Laing O'Rourke • Willmott Dixon.
Professional recognition
The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Building and the Association of Building Engineers.
Course content
Year one modules
• construction economics • interdisciplinary project • measurement 1 • domestic construction technology and environmental services • surveying (inspection and measurement of land and property) • built environment law • computer-aided design • materials • professional information management • building regulations and planning • contractual procedures
Year two modules
• health and safety management • structural principles • land surveying • commercial and industrial construction technology and environmental services • project planning • land surveying • costing • procurement tendering, estimating and detailed contract • site management practice • research methods
Year three
• work placement
Final year modules
• reflection on professional experience • dissertation • integrated project • advanced construction planning • construction management professional studies • management theory and practice • advanced building technology
Assessment
• continuous assessment • written assignments • examinations
Entry requirements
2014 entry requirements
GCSE mathematics and English language at grade C or above. We may accept GCSE equivalents. Plus one of the following
• 280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels, or BTEC National qualifications, or one AVCE double award. We accept AS levels and general studies. Key Skills qualifications are not accepted towards these points.
• advanced entry - for direct entry to year two you must have a minimum of all merits on all H2 level units in a construction related HND/HNC, not including key or common skills. Compensation for a pass in one H2 unit with a distinction in another H2 unit is permitted.
If English is not your first language you need an IELTS average score of at least 6.0 with a minimum score of 5.5 in all skills
We consider other qualifications from the UCAS tariff. Applicants with alternative qualifications or a combination of qualifications and work experience are also considered. We welcome applications from people of any age. Please contact us for further advice.
Meeting the qualifications on the entry criteria does not guarantee you a place. You should ensure that you submit a personal statement and reference as these are considered as part of the selection process. Guidelines on personal statements and references can be found on the UCAS website.
2013 entry requirements
GCSE mathematics and English language at grade C or above. We may accept GCSE equivalents. Plus one of the following
• 280 points including at least 160 points from two GCE/VCE A levels, or BTEC National qualifications, or one AVCE double award. We accept AS levels and general studies. Key Skills qualifications are not accepted towards these points.
Fees
Home and EU students
2013/14 academic year
For 2013 entry, membership of professional bodies is included in the course fee.
International students
2013/14 academic year
Typically £10,680 a year
2014/15 academic year
Typically £11,250 a year
How to apply
You apply for this course through UCAS.
Contact details
For more information or to check the progress of your application phone +44 (0)114 225 5555, fax +44 (0)114 225 2167, e-mail admissions@shu.ac.uk