Program Overview

Construction Management, BSc Hons (Degree Apprenticeship)

This Degree Apprenticeship in Construction Management helps to develop trainees into highly skilled construction site managers with initiative and problem-solving skills.

Overview

• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Enables you to be a paid employee while completing your studies
• Leads to a chartered member of the CIOB upon completion
• Level 6 and mapped to the construction site management degree apprenticeship standard

Entry Requirements

UK citizens and permanent residents

• Completion of the Level 4 Construction Technician Standard; Technician status or the equivalent with the industry’s recognised professional bodies
• HND/HNC in Construction or equivalent qualifications and commensurate industry experience
• Transferable skills and readiness to study at undergraduate level
• GCSE English and mathematics at grade 4/C or above
• Must be employed in an appropriate apprenticeship role to be eligible for this course

Available to overseas students?

• No

Recognition of Prior Learning

• Assessed on a case-by-case basis

Course Content

• Part-time, 3 years
• Starts in September
• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building

Year 1

• Construction Management Practice 2 (30 credits)
• Contract Practice Administration and Law (30 credits)

Year 2

• Design and Structures (15 credits)
• Refurbishment and Adaptation (15 credits)
• Construction Management Practice 3 (15 credits)
• Construction Economics (15 credits)
• Sustainable Construction and Integrated Project (Workplace) (30 credits)

Year 3

• Design and Construction Management (15 credits)
• Project and Risk Management (Workplace) (30 credits)
• Research Practice and Dissertation (30 credits)
• Construction Contract Law (15 credits)

Teaching and Learning

• Combination of timetabled learning and independent study
• Seminars and workshops enable discussion and development of understanding
• Timetabled learning may fall between 9am and 9pm
• Apprentices also take part in shared/collaborative modules with students on our built environment course

Class Sizes

• Lectures are usually attended by larger groups and seminars/tutorials by smaller groups
• Workshop and lab sessions enable work in smaller groups of learners

Independent Learning

• Expected to dedicate time to study outside of timetabled sessions
• Facilities designed to support study, including libraries and online resources

Overall Workload

• Similar to a full-time job for full-time students
• Reduced in proportion with the number of courses for part-time students

Assessment

• Formal assessments count towards grade
• 'Practice' assignments help monitor progress and do not count towards final grade

Feedback

• Aim to give feedback on assignments within 15 working days

Fees and Funding

Tuition Fees

• Shared between government and employers
• Visit our degree apprenticeships pages for more information

Other Costs

• Apprenticeships are paid for by employers, not apprentices
• Employers with a payroll of more than £3 million can use their apprenticeship levy contributions to pay for places on apprenticeship programmes
• Additional incentives available to employers who take on young apprentices

How to Apply

• If you are a UK student or have settled/pre-settled status (EU) and you want to study full-time, apply through the Universities and Colleges Admission Service (UCAS)
• If you are a UK student or have settled/pre-settled status (EU) and you want to study part-time, apply directly via our online application form
• If you are from outside the UK, apply via UCAS, directly via our online application form, or via one of our in-country representatives