Program Overview

Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) is a four-year undergraduate program designed to provide an education and professional level qualification in the fields of quantity surveying, construction management, building technology, building structures, building surveying, and housing studies.

Program Overview

The program requires the completion of courses totaling 144 units and is structured to provide a common core with elective specializations in three areas: Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, and Building Surveying.

Admission Criteria

Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result:

• Higher education study: successfully completed equivalent to a minimum of half a year of full-time study of a higher education program at a recognized higher education provider
• Vocational Education and Training (VET): completed an award from a registered training organization at Certificate IV level or above
• Work and life experience: passed a UniSA Online literacy and numeracy test and have relevant work experience; completed a 12-month UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent; or qualified for Special Entry
• Recent secondary education: completed a secondary education qualification equivalent to SACE, such as an interstate year 12 international qualification

Essential Requirements for Admission

• Prerequisites: None
• Assumed Knowledge: None

Program Structure

The program is divided into four years, with each year consisting of four study periods. The courses are designed to provide a comprehensive education in construction management, with a focus on quantity surveying, construction management, and building surveying.

Courses

The program includes a range of courses, including:

• Introduction to Construction Management
• Construction Communication
• Construction 1
• Construction Materials
• Introduction to Construction Business Management
• Structures 1
• Introduction to Contract Administration
• Construction Scheduling
• Construction 2
• Quantity Surveying Practice 1
• Contract Administration
• Structures 2
• Building Estimating
• Building Services
• Construction Cost Planning
• Development Regulation
• Construction 3
• Construction Environmental Science
• Project Appraisal
• Construction Operations and Safety
• Fire Technology
• Building Surveying
• Advanced Contract Administration
• Integrated Project
• Construction Management Research Principles
• Construction Management Honours Research Project A
• Construction Management Honours Research Project B
• Industry Experience

Electives

Students can choose from a range of electives, including:

• Advanced Quantity Surveying
• Quantity Surveying Practice 2
• Advanced Building Surveying
• Asset Management and Building Pathology
• Construction Business Management
• Advanced Construction Management

Rules and Notes

1. Students must select two of the following specializations: Construction Management, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying.
2. Students are expected to undertake industry experience in partnership with relevant construction and professional organizations, prior to graduation.

Professional Accreditation and Recognition

The program is recognized as meeting the educational requirements for corporate membership with AIBS for graduates who have completed the Building Surveying specialization. The program is also recognized as meeting the educational requirements for voting membership of the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, for graduates who have completed the Quantity Surveying specialization. Additionally, the program provides the educational requirements for corporate or full membership with the Australian Institute of Building, with eligibility also requiring an applicant to demonstrate three years of relevant experience.

Program Director

The program director is Mr. Rob Freda.