Construction Project Management BSc(Hons)

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Top reasons to choose this course

• Close links with industry – from our Industrial Advisory Board to guest lecturer – provide current industry insight and networking opportunities.
• Option of a paid placement year to gain valuable work experience and build your confidence.
• Specialist facilities including hydraulics lab, modelling studio, dynamics lab, heavy structures lab, surveying equipment and professional software, including BIM and CAD.
• Opportunities to get involved in active research projects.
• Accredited by RICS, CIOB and CABE.
• Shared first year with our building and construction courses covering key aspects of learning across the industry.
• Tailor option modules to your interests as you progress through your course.
• Flexibility to study full- or part-time.

Year 1

In your first year you will explore fundamental elements relating to the industry.

Year 2

In your second year you will build on the knowledge and skills you gained in your first year and begin to explore aspects of project management for construction in more depth, including Building Information Modelling (BIM).

Placement year

After year 2 you can choose to take a year-long placement in industry which provides an excellent opportunity to gain work experience and significantly enhances your CV.

There are lots of advantages of taking a placement year. You get to:

• apply your learning to real-life situations and challenges
• gain new skills and discover new ones, which will help in your career
• explore career options, helping you think about what you don’t want to do as well as what you do
• boost your confidence and organisational skills
• build your network of professional contacts 
• come back for your final year more focused, more organised and more confident.

Your placement can also count towards your professional experience to become chartered after you graduate.

Students have undertaken placements within organisations including:

• RG Group
• ISG
• Wates
• Kier
• Willmott Dixon
• Osborne
• Mace
• Buro4
• Morgan Sindall.

Final year

In the final year of your Construction Project Management degree you will develop and complete your individual project. You will also choose from option modules, giving you flexibility to specialise in areas that interest you most.

Building Information Modelling (BIM)

At Brighton, you will have the opportunity to learn Building Information Modelling (BIM). The industry standard BIM application is widely used in the UK construction industry to manage and deliver building construction projects from concept to completion. Gaining skills and experience in BIM, as part of your studies, can help to give you a professional advantage when you graduate.

You will begin to develop your knowledge and skills in BIM by gaining a comprehensive understanding of modelling a building in a 3D environment, applying contractual requirements and learning about the building lifecycle. 

You will then have the opportunity to further investigate BIM's capabilities. The UK government currently states that all publicly-funded projects must now meet the BIM protocol. This has created a growing demand for professionals with BIM experience following the resulting push for BIM to be quickly adopted in the industry.

Meet the team

Dr Hannah Wood, course leader

“My teaching encompasses a range of subjects across the built environment and civil engineering disciplines, including introduction to the built environment (focusing on regulations and legislation within the construction industry and practical construction skills), surveying practice, construction surveying, construction management and project management for construction.

“My teaching is underpinned by real-life projects and examples, incorporating site visits, field courses and practical workshops where possible. I use engaging and interactive teaching methods and blended learning to appeal to a wide range of learning styles. In one of my modules in particular I use flipped teaching – lectures are pre-recorded and watched by the students at their own pace before attending a tutorial-based face-to-face session – and this has proved very effective, appealing to students with a wide range of abilities and interests.”

Course fees

This course offers a professional placement (sandwich) year in year 3. If you choose to take this placement you will pay a reduced fee during this year. For students starting their undergraduate degree in the 2025–26 academic year, the fee for the professional placement year is £1,500 for UK students and £1,850 for international students. This fee may be subject to small increases in line with inflation.

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