International Construction Management and Engineering MSc (Eng)

Program Overview

The program combines theoretical knowledge with practical skills, equipping graduates for a wide range of roles, including construction manager, project manager, and technical engineer. Students benefit from industry-informed curriculum, expert faculty, and access to state-of-the-art facilities.

Program Outline

It focuses on the risk, planning, and management aspects of the constructed life cycle, preparing students for the challenges of the ever-evolving global construction industry. The program covers construction processes from inception and feasibility, design, procurement, and construction through to commissioning, maintenance, renewal, and decommissioning.

Objectives:

• Develop a "whole life" understanding of constructed facilities and infrastructure.
• Prepare students for the challenges of the global construction industry.
• Equip students with specialist knowledge and skills to contribute to and manage projects in the construction industry.
• Build an extensive professional skill set sought after in the international construction industry.

Outline:

Program Content:

• Project Management: Students will gain a profound understanding of construction project management within the industry, covering project management tools and techniques in the context of the infrastructure life cycle.
• Construction Project Delivery: The program explores construction project delivery and the construction phase, including elements of health, safety, and environmental management, construction delivery systems, construction planning, and sustainability.
• Risk Management: Students will learn about risk management and its role during the project life cycle.
• Whole Life Asset Management: The program examines the "whole life management" of infrastructure, with a focus on operations, maintenance, renewal, and decommissioning.

Course Structure:

• Compulsory Modules:
• Dissertation (60 credits):
Students conduct their own individual research project, focusing on a real-world problem related to their specific interests or career ambitions.
• Principles of Sustainable Project Management (15 credits): Explores key project management concepts, their evaluation, and application to engineering projects.
• Project Management Tools and Techniques (15 credits): Covers common tools used in project management, including planning and control, quality management, scope management, schedule management, cost management, resource management, and change management.
• Risk and Resilience (15 credits): Focuses on risk management and resilience in projects, introducing a structured risk management process and tools and techniques for identifying, evaluating, transferring, and monitoring risks.
• People Management (15 credits): Builds a theoretical and practical understanding of key concepts relating to people working on and associated with projects, including organizational behavior in the context of projects and programs, and stakeholder management/engagement.
• Procurement Management (15 credits): Covers concepts of procurement management on projects and multi-projects, introducing alternative procurement strategies, procurement assessment criteria, contract strategies, and supply chain structures.
• Contextual Issues in International Construction (15 credits): Builds an understanding of the strategic management of organizations in the construction industry and their interaction with construction projects.
• Construction Engineering (15 credits): Explores a multidisciplinary approach to construction and engineering projects, covering environmental, quality, and health & safety management, digital technologies such as BIM and digital twins, lean construction, and MMC.

Assessment:

• Assessment Methods:
• Case studies
• Technical reports
• Presentations
• In-class tests
• Assignments
• Exams

Teaching:

• Teaching Methods:
• Lectures
• Seminars
• Tutorials
• Case-based problems
• Small group work
• Project meetings
• E-learning
• Faculty:
• The program is taught by expert academics, including lecturers, professors, and industry professionals with years of experience.
• Students also have the opportunity to learn from trained postgraduate researchers.
• Unique Approaches:
• The program incorporates the latest research conducted at the School of Civil Engineering, shaping the learning experience with the most current thinking in civil engineering and construction management.
• Students benefit from a structured support system, including a personal tutor who provides help and advice on studying and independent learning.

Careers:

• Potential Career Paths:
• Construction Manager
• Project Manager
• Planning Engineer
• Technical Engineer
• Opportunities:
• The program provides students with a holistic professional skill set that is sought after in the construction industry and transferable across many job roles.
• The University of Leeds is in the top 5 most targeted universities in the UK by graduate recruiters.
• Outcomes:
• Graduates have secured positions at companies such as:
• African Development Bank
• Jefcon and Associates Ltd.
• Colin Buchanan & Partners
• EcoGenSite
• AECOM
• Ministry of Kuwait
• Binladin Group Global Holding Company
• Tanzania National Roads Agency
• United Gulf Construction Co. W.L.L.
• AFL Architects

Other:

• Fieldwork: Fieldwork can be undertaken as an option as part of the primary data collection for the dissertation project.
• Industrial Advisory Committee: The course has been directly informed and advised by the Industrial Advisory Committee and the Institution of Civil Engineers.
• Employability Support: The University of Leeds provides a wide range of careers resources, including an award-winning Employability team, careers fairs, the MyCareer system, qualified careers consultants, and opportunities through the Leeds University Union.

UK fees: £13,750 (Total) International fees: £31,000 (Total)