Construction Project Management, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Course summary

Build your knowledge and skills in construction technology, processes and management to develop a successful career as a construction project manager. The combination of lectures, site visits, tutorials with industry partners and an optional year-long paid industry placement will prepare you for a range of routes in the construction sector, including project management, site organisation, estimating and planning.Flexible pathways: this course is designed around a common first year with BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying, allowing you to transfer to these courses after successful completion of Year 1.Gain industry experience with the option to take part in a year-long paid work placement in a leading surveying company in the UK or abroad.Learn using industry-standard facilities, resources and equipment, including a designated design studio space, specialist laboratories (materials and immersive visualisation) and Mac and PC suites with industry-standard software (such as Revit, AutoCAD, MS Project and BCIS database). Live, real-world design and build projects guided by our panel of industrial advisers enable you to develop the professional skills to stand out in the sector.Professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

Year 1: Understand the technologies, services, construction methods and materials used in domestic buildings. Gain knowledge in project management and Building Information Modelling (BIM). You will work on an industry-led group project to design an energy-efficient housing development. Year 2: Advance your knowledge of site organisation, programming, estimating, health and safety, and environmental management. You will work on an industry-led group project to design and build or retrofit a complex high-rise building. Placement year (optional): Boost your studies with a paid year-long placement in a leading company in the UK or abroad. Final year: Gain the management skills and technical knowledge necessary to successfully manage building projects. Real-world group projects with input from industry professionals will help you understand the construction project manager's role.