BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management

• Explore the industry with site visits and field trips (including a European field trip), observing construction practices within and outside the UK.
  
• Learn from leaders in their fields - our staff come from both industry and research backgrounds. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside industry professionals and have access to an exciting and diverse programme of visiting speakers.
• Lead the way in the industry - the environmental focus of our course enables you to place yourself at the forefront of the sector, able to embrace the trend of stricter environmental and energy based legislation.
• Gain valuable workplace experience with a paid year-long placement in a leading construction company in the UK or abroad. Our industry links will help you find a placement, boosting your studies with practical experience and cultivating the contacts that can lead to future employment.
• Have a real-world impact as you engage in industry-led group projects with genuine project briefs and clients. Guided by our panel of industrial advisers, you’ll develop the professional skills and networking to stand out in this sector.
• Our course is fully accredited by the leading professional bodies recognised for construction project managers including the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

• Year 1

• Develop your understanding of the principles of low-rise domestic buildings, including building technologies, services, construction methods, and materials of both new and existing buildings. You’ll also gain knowledge of construction management practices, as well as the importance of building information modelling (BIM) to complete building projects successfully. An industry-led group project will see you work as part of a team to design an energy efficient housing development.
  

• Year 2

• Delve more deeply into the principles of non-domestic buildings, including building technologies, services, construction methods and materials. Advance your knowledge of topics such as site organisation, programming, estimating, health and safety and environmental management. Your industry-led group project will see you design and build, or retrofit, a complex high-rise building. Top it all off with a European field trip.
  

• Year 3

• Take advantage of an optional year of paid professional training by taking an industry placement with a company in the UK or abroad. During your placement, you'll work alongside an experienced construction manager, allowing you to put into practice the knowledge and skills gained in your first two years of study. The practical skills gained also help prepare you for both the final year of your degree, but most importantly for entering the workplace after graduation.
  

• Final year

• Your final year will see you further develop your specialist understanding of professional management practice. Cement your skill set with in-depth knowledge of project management, team management, development management, risk management and procurement. Your industry-led consultancy project, focused on site development, will see you apply these skills with real-world implications. Lead your own research project in a construction management subject of your choice.
  

Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.

The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:

BSc Hons Construction Project Management programme specification 6770

UCAS tariff

104 - 112

• Other combinations and non-A level qualifications also considered.
• Second year entry possible with a good HNC/HND or equivalent.
• Equivalent qualifications and industry experience can be considered.