Program Overview

Construction Management – BSc (Hons)

Course Overview

Construction Management is all about managing the construction process and meeting the needs of clients within legal, financial and environmental constraints. Construction Managers require a combination of engineering knowledge, good business and organisation skills and a capacity for leadership in managing the building process.

You will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the construction process and the necessary theoretical knowledge to match solutions to construction problems; the management skills to plan, organise and manage construction projects and the ability to contribute to the construction process in a manner that sustains and enhances the natural and the built environments. This includes the responsibility for coordinating a wide variety of skilled workers and specialists and leading them in the implementation of the plan, monitoring progress against the required objectives, and making adjustments to ensure that the goals originally set forth are achieved.

Construction Management graduates are also involved in organising the resources required – labour, materials, equipment, time and money and translating the work of designers such as architects and engineers into reality.

This course is accredited by the Chartered Association of Building Engineers, the Chartered Institute of Building and Engineers Ireland.

Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

• A minimum of 2 H5 & 4 O6/H7 grades in six Leaving Certificate subjects, including Mathematics and English or Irish.

Mature Applicants

• Candidates applying as mature applicants may be required to attend an interview and may be requested to take an aptitude test to prove their suitability for a place on this programme.

International Applicants

• International applicants should apply directly to the International Office at TUS, allowing plenty of time for completing the visa process. Applications for September start should be made by 1st June at the latest to ensure visas are processed in time. You should familiarise yourself with visa processing times for your country of origin to ensure you make a timely application.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Construction Technology (10 credits)
• Sustainable Building Systems (10 credits)
• Construction Practice and Materials (5 credits)
• Economics for Construction and Property Specialists (10 credits)
• Research and Technical Skills (5 credits)
• Built Environment Law (5 credits)
• Engineering Mathematics (5 credits)
• Land Surveying (10 credits)

Year 2

• Building Information Modelling and Digital Technology in Construction (5 credits)
• Integrated Project and Placement Preparation (5 credits)
• Sustainable Building Services For Construction Managers (5 credits)
• Construction Technology (5 credits)
• Autocad Construction Drawing (10 credits)
• Project Administration And Law (5 credits)
• Construction Management and I.T. (5 credits)
• Project Cost Management (5 credits)
• Estimating & Tender Documentation (5 credits)
• Surveying for Construction and Civil Engineering Managers (5 credits)
• Surveying (5 credits)

Year 3

• Active Learning Diary and Professional Competencies (25 credits)
• Capstone Project (15 credits)
• Dissertation Development (10 credits)
• Management Practice (10 credits)

Year 4

• Building Information Modelling and Virtual Design and Construction (5 credits)
• Construction Management & I.T. (5 credits)
• Construction Technology (10 credits)
• Dissertation (15 credits)
• Management Practice & I.T. In Construction (5 credits)
• Project Management and Integrated Project Delivery (5 credits)
• Services Application & Management (5 credits)
• Sustainable Construction (5 credits)
• Urban Economics and Housing Policy (Elective) (5 credits)
• Advanced Civil Engineering Surveying (Elective) (5 credits)

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this programme are in very high demand and are employed in management roles across the Construction Industry sector.

Positions that graduates can work in include:

• Construction and Project Management
• Contract Management
• Quality Management
• Site Management
• Site Engineering

Further Study

Successful graduates of this programme are eligible for Level 9 and 10 postgraduate programmes within TUS and/or elsewhere.