DEGREE TYPE
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Jun 2025
TUITION FEES
GBP 9,250 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Construction professionals shape our cities. They build the places we live, work and play. Be a part of this rewarding, challenging and dynamic sector with a career in construction management.
Our Construction Management degree course will develop your specialist skills and knowledge, as well as your understanding of today's construction industry - and the legal, environmental and technological context in which it operates.
Course Overview
The Construction Management degree course has been designed to meet the needs of today’s construction industry, giving you the specialist skills and knowledge needed to manage a construction project from inception and design through to occupation.
The construction industry is a very practical, technical and hands-on environment, and teaching and learning in the course reflect this. You will learn from real-life examples, work-related learning, practical sessions, site inspections and expert guest speakers from the sector – all of which bring learning to life and make for a dynamic student experience.
Upon graduation, you will be able to deliver construction projects safely, on time, on budget, and to the highest possible quality and construction standards. You will be able to apply the key theories, concepts and principles used in construction management - including measurement, building appraisal and performance, design and buildability - and will benefit from having a solid base in general business management theory.
As a Construction Management graduate, you will also be able to apply evidence-based approaches to analysis, evaluation, decision making and problem-solving within the construction industry, making you the true specialist that employers are looking for.
Course Specification
- Intakes: October, February, June
- Duration: 4 years
- Awarding Institution: Bath Spa University
- Awarded Degree: BSc (Hons) Construction Management
- Delivery: Weekdays, Evenings and/or Weekends
- Locations: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds
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Curriculum
Year 0 (Foundation):
- Academic Integrity and Assessment (20 credits)
- Building Design and Building Science (20 credits)
- Introduction to Construction Management (20 credits)
- Job Search Techniques and Professional Behaviour (20 credits)
- Personal Development and Career Exploration (20 credits)
- Study Strategies and Academic Development (20 credits)
Year 1:
- Construction Methods, Materials and Technology (20 credits)
- Estimating and Cost Control (20 credits)
- Health and Safety in Construction (20 credits)
- Innovation in Construction (20 credits)
- Site Practice 1 (20 credits)
- The Environment and Sustainability Issues (20 credits)
Year 2:
- Financial Management in Construction (20 credits)
- Industry Project 1 (20 credits)
- Law and Statutory Requirements (20 credits)
- Procurement and Tendering (20 credits)
- Professional Practice (20 credits)
- Research Methods (20 credits)
Year 3:
- Dispute Resolution (20 credits)
- Modern Methods of Construction (20 credits)
- Project Management (20 credits)
- Site Practice 2 (20 credits)
- Industry Project 2 (40 credits)