Program Overview

Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) program is designed to graduate students with the skills necessary to perform competently at a professional level in the building industry. Students will develop specialized skills in four concentrated areas alongside a broad-based view of the construction industry and its operations. The four concentrated areas, related to the delivery of construction projects, are construction technology; construction economics; construction law; and construction resource management.

Program Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points, which include subjects in the recommended sequence below.

• Year 1:
  • Autumn session:
    • BLDG 1015 Residential Building
    • ARCH 1004 Drawing and CAD
    • ENGR 1036 Construction Communication
    • BLDG 1007 Construction Work Safety
  • Spring session:
    • BLDG 1014 Non-Residential Building
    • BLDG 1013 Building Science
    • BLDG 2011 Contract Administration
    • BLDG 1009 Environmental Building Design
• Year 2:
  • Autumn session:
    • CIVL 2016 Civil and Substructure
    • BLDG 2002 Building Measurement
    • Select two electives
  • Spring session:
    • ACCT 1001 Accounting Information for Managers
    • BLDG 2001 Building Estimates and Tendering
    • Select two electives
• Year 3:
  • Autumn session:
    • CIVL 3016 Building Superstructure
    • BUSM 3077 Construction Project Management
    • Select two electives
  • Spring session:
    • JUST 3003 Building Law
    • CIVL 3017 Construction Scheduling
    • Select two electives
• Year 4:
  • Autumn session:
    • BLDG 4003 Construction Economics
    • BLDG 4009 Residential Building Project
    • BLDG 4010 Construction Research Methods
  • Spring session:
    • CIVL 4016 Envelope and Services
    • CIVL 4015 Complex Building Project
    • Select one of the following:
      • CIVL 4020 Construction Research Project
      • BLDG 4011 Construction Thesis

Industrial Experience

All students enrolled in the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) must obtain, through their own initiative, 1200 hours of construction management-related employment prior to undertaking their final year of study.

Accreditation

The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) program is accredited by the Australian Institute of Building (AIB, Incorporated by Royal Charter under the Australian Crown). The Quantity Surveying specialization of this program is accredited by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS).

Admission

Assumed knowledge required: HSC Mathematics and English.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas may be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) or directly through the Western Portal.

Elective Spaces

Electives within the sequence may be used towards obtaining an approved minor for this award.

Testamur Majors

• Building, Testamur Major (T149)
• Building Surveying, Testamur Major (T088)
• Quantity Surveying, Testamur Major (T087)

Suggested Minors

• Business, Minor (0299)
• Construction Economics, Minor (0119)
• Property, Minor (0289)

Optional Electives

Students may choose eight electives from the list or any from the majors listed above in order to graduate without a major. Other free electives are also available.

Major and Minor Elective Spaces

Elective subjects may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points) or minor (40 credit points)

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