Program Overview

This highly regarded course will develop your technical and managerial skills through an exciting blend of topics taught by experts. You will learn about the science, technology and materials of buildings, the legal and contractual frameworks applicable to the built environment and the financial, quality and project management of complex construction projects. On this course, you will be learning 'hands-on' with the latest equipment and software used in this exciting and innovative sector

Construction Engineering and Management is accredited by the leading professional body for the sector - CIOB. The industry loves our graduates, with offers of employment and prizes for our top performing students. We can boast that 95% of our graduates employed, were in professional management roles within six months of starting work. And our students love us - in 2019 we got 97% student satisfaction for the programme.

Attendance

Typically 8-10 timetabled hours per week with a mix of lectures, tutorials and practicals taking place between 09.15 am and 5.15 pm, Monday – Friday. Which days will depend on the year of study.

Attendance is (where possible), one day per week around 7 hours of staff contact time and 17 hours self-directed study per week.

Start dates

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Teaching of the main topics is delivered primarily through lectures, which often include presentations from industry professionals. You will then spend time in smaller group tutorials teasing out the details and gaining a deeper understanding. In labs and in practicals you will use the latest industry specific software and equipment to explore industry practice.

Course materials are made available online, offering you the flexibility to revise at your own pace, where and when suits you. One-to-one sessions with a tutor are provided to guide your progress.

The course is assessed in a number of ways to allow us to provide you with valuable feedback on your progress including class tests, coursework and a formal examination. Generally submissions are made, marked and feedback provided electronically online.

Academic profile

The Core Construction Team are:

The University employs over 1,000 suitably qualified and experienced academic staff - 59% have PhDs in their subject field and many have professional body recognition.

Courses are taught by staff who are Professors (25%), Readers, Senior Lecturers (20%) or Lecturers (55%).

We require most academic staff to be qualified to teach in higher education: 82% hold either Postgraduate Certificates in Higher Education Practice or higher. Most academic staff (81%) are accredited fellows of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) by Advanced HE - the university sector professional body for teaching and learning. Many academic and technical staff hold other professional body designations related to their subject or scholarly practice.

The profiles of many academic staff can be found on the University’s departmental websites and give a detailed insight into the range of staffing and expertise.  The precise staffing for a course will depend on the department(s) involved and the availability and management of staff.  This is subject to change annually and is confirmed in the timetable issued at the start of the course.

Occasionally, teaching may be supplemented by suitably qualified part-time staff (usually qualified researchers) and specialist guest lecturers. In these cases, all staff are inducted, mostly through our staff development programme ‘First Steps to Teaching’. In some cases, usually for provision in one of our out-centres, Recognised University Teachers are involved, supported by the University in suitable professional development for teaching.

Figures correct for academic year 2021-2022.