MSc Construction Project and Cost Management

Program Overview

Construction Project and Cost Management MSc

Overview

Our practice-led, 100% online Construction Project and Cost Management MSc course has been developed in response to rapid changes in the global construction industry and explores innovative, non-adversarial approaches to project and cost management.

Why you should study this course

• You will learn new ways of working to meet the challenges of a shortfall of skilled labour and rising demand for lower costs, lower emissions, and faster delivery.
• This professionally accredited course combines the study of the core industry professions, construction management; project and contract management and quantity surveying.
• Successful completion of this course is intended to set you on the path towards becoming a chartered surveyor or chartered construction manager. You may also have the opportunity to obtain full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) (Memberships are subject to meeting the relevant professional body's entry criteria and may incur additional costs).
• This exciting course focuses on developing the core skills and competencies identified by the professional bodies for roles as construction project managers, cost managers and quantity surveyors.
• This course may be of interest if you are looking to enter the construction industry or are seeking career progression – as an existing construction professional, civil or structural engineer, architectural technologist, surveyor or building services engineering. For non-cognate graduates, those without a RICS accredited undergraduate degree, it also constitutes a vocational conversion course.

Accreditation and professional recognition

• This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
• You may also have the opportunity to obtain full membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) (Memberships are subject to meeting the relevant professional body's entry criteria and may incur additional costs).

Modules

• Global Management Practice – 15 credits
• Financial and Asset Management – 15 credits
• Construction Cost Management – 15 credits
• Strategic Management for Construction and Engineering – 15 credits
• Pre-Contract Management Practice – 15 credits
• Contract Management Practice and Law – 15 credits
• Integrated Project – 15 credits
• Contemporary Issues and Research Methodologies – 15 credits
• Research Project – 50 credits
• Leading Diverse Workforces – 10 credits

How you'll learn

• This course is studied completely online via our digital learning environment.
• You will have access to a complete set of online learning materials delivered through our approved platforms.
• You will also have the support of an Associate Lecturer who will undertake weekly live sessions (recorded for those unable to attend) and offer fortnightly one-to-one surgeries.

Teaching contact hours

• As a full-time student, you will study modules totalling 180 credits each academic year.
• A typical 15 credit module requires a total of 150 hours study.
• In a typical teaching week you will have around two contact hours of teaching.

Assessment

• This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.
• Assessment methods may include formal examinations, phase tests, essays, group work, presentations, reports, coursework, exams, and individual assignments.

Entry requirements

• You should have a minimum of a second class honours degree in a related discipline (e.g. Construction Management, Architecture, Architectural Technology, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Building Services and Facility Management).
• We recognise a breadth of qualifications, speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.
• English language requirements: IELTS: 6.5 overall with no component lower than 5.5.

Fees and funding

• UK and International: £13,550 (full-time), request fee information (part-time)
• The University will charge the tuition fees that are stated in the above table for the first Academic Year of study.
• The University will review tuition fees each year. For UK (home) students, if Parliament permit an increase in tuition fees, the University may increase fees for each subsequent year of study in line with any such changes.

Facilities

• All students have access to our modern library and computing facilities, dedicated careers advice and Your Students’ Union.
• The Hub is the centre of student campus life. It's also home to the Student Wellbeing Centre, the Spirituality and Faith Centre, the Tank Studio and the Enterprise Hub.

Careers and opportunities

• Upon successful completion, this degree could set you on the path towards becoming a chartered surveyor or project management surveyor.
• The complexity and scale of modern construction projects requires construction professionals with expertise in construction management, who can work either on site or within an office to ensure they are delivered safely, within budget, on deadline and to the highest possible quality.
• Recent graduates have found employment with companies such as Barratt and David Wilson, National Grid and Baily Garner.