Project Management for Construction MSc (PGCert PGDip)
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Overview
The Project Management for Construction programme offers a challenging academic route in project management that addresses the local, regional, national and international need to manage complex projects within the property and construction industry. It provides an exciting and dynamic learning experience, building on your existing background and experience. Our cutting edge expertise in civil engineering, built environment and the natural environment enables you to develop the research and analytical capabilities at masters level. The course provides the requisite knowledge for understanding project management for construction as a profession. You will refer to how people, private and public sector organisations and the environment interact by taking account of unique needs and characteristics of project life cycle in an environmentally sustainable fashion.
Emphasis is given to knowledge and skills required to manage construction projects at strategic and tactical levels involving the client, developers, financiers, designers, main contractors and operators/users. You will explore the interaction of the technologies of design and construction whilst taking into account the legal, economic, technical, social, environmental and practical constraints. You will also develop effective methods to manage strategic stakeholders and to develop/select effective systems, policies, procedures, methods and technologies required for effective project delivery from problem identification, client needs, ideas and solutions, design through construction, to use of facility, decommissioning and re-use/re-cycle.
Course duration
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 years
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Course content
Course structure
Course delivery is divided into two main parts:
(i) taught portion at the university for lectures, seminars, tutorials, workshops, laboratory classes, individual supervision sessions and team working
(ii) the masters project, an individual research programme enabling you to broaden your learning and develop research skills directed at critical appraisal, examine innovative solutions to the problem at hand, and to produce and defend a written thesis on a selected project management topic using a university based supervisor.The course has been developed using the university's modular structure providing flexibility for student learning and for further evolution of the course to reflect advances in the subject and the demands of the profession.
A typical 20-credit module normally requires a total of 200 hours of study time. The timetabled contact time for these modules is normally a minimum of four hours contact time for thirteen teaching weeks. A minimum of eight hours per week per module is used for directed self-study, structured assignments, open-ended assignments, and team working. Taught modules are assessed based on their learning objectives using coursework, presentations, oral and/or written examination at the end of the semester.
Areas of study
The programme is designed to provide students with the academic and professional core knowledge, understanding, skills and experience that are necessary to practice professionally as project managers in the property and construction industries. Modern construction projects are characterised by a complex network system of interacting stakeholders. With the continuous demand for speed, save in cost, higher quality standards, higher safety standards, mitigation of environmental impacts, globalisation of the financial and technological sectors, the property and construction industry have to evolve and significantly change its acquisition and procurement methods and technologies and the quality of the skill base of its workforce. The taught modules in the project management programme have evolved to reflect this new industrial and commercial environment.
The masters project plays two major roles, firstly to develop your ability to identify, formulate, execute and report upon an individual programme and secondly to develop specialist knowledge and understanding of a topic related to the project management profession with a particular reference to construction. A series of lectures and seminars develop appropriate research skills and expectations. The project is primarily an independent study, and your progress is monitored through interim scoping study reports and progress presentations.
Syllabus
Core modules
Project Management for Construction
Project Risk and Financial Analysis
Construction Law and Procurement
Management of People and Organisations
Project Planning and Analysis
Masters projectEnvironmental Impact Assessment
Sustainable Construction
Energy Assessment of Buildings
Environmental Policy and Law
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Entry requirements
Typical entry requirements
individual offers may varyFor non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.Degree and/or experience:
Honours degree; or other degree plus at least two years postgraduate experience in a position of responsibility; or full membership of a relevant chartered professional body. -
Location
Location
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Career opportunities
The course serves as a training and proving ground for the next generation of construction project managers and researchers in the construction industry, leading to immediate employment in the property and construction industries as professional project managers, or to further study at doctorate level.
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Fees and costs
The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.
The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.
To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.
Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.
Project Management for Construction (MSc) (Full time) [P2BH015] UK/EU (Full Time) 4,500 GBP Island Students (Full Time) 9,450 GBP International (Full Time) 13,500 GBP -
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You should not apply unless you can meet all the entry requirements for this course. Please contact the course team before applying if you are unsure about any of the specific entry requirements.
Entry requirements
For non-native speakers of English:
IELTS 6.5 overall and 6.0 in writing.Degree and/or experience:
Honours degree; or other degree plus at least two years postgraduate experience in a position of responsibility; or full membership of a relevant chartered professional body.
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