54 Construction Project Management Master's Degree Programs

This specializing master course aims to give the main tools of project and contract management to both engineers and architects. Nowadays it is getting more and more important to know how any project should be managed from its inception to its end, in order to optimize costs and to get forward according to a predefined schedule.

This specializing master combines the teaching units of the specializing master "Project management in construction works" with the teaching units of the specializing master "BIM Manager". BIM (Building Information Modeling) is an increasingly important tool for the correct management of the design phase, construction sites, extraordinary maintenance works, etc., regardless of the size and complexity of the intervention in question. Knowing the digitization trends of the building sector and using them wisely, aiming at better performance and higher work quality, is becoming increasingly important for project managers in the civil and infrastructure sectors. For this reason, this specializing master will offer a greater number of teaching hours (if compared to each of the two specializing masters dedicated respectively to PM and BIM) distributed both in the first semester (November-March) and in the second semester (April-October), replacing the period of internship which is not required. Each student is going to write her / his master thesis that will be delivered to the Master School and defended in order to achieve the diploma by the Politecnico di Milano.

The MSc Real Estate and Construction Management opens to engaging professions in real estate development, law, economics and finance, and construction management. The combination of applied and theoretical courses with group projects and industry collaboration gives graduates the skills to excel.

Gain powerful skills in both construction engineering and business management and prepare to lead mega-projects around the world.

The Construction Engineering and Management program culminates in a Master of Science in Construction Engineering and Management (MSCEM) degree and is designed to provide programs of advanced study for candidates anticipating a managerial career in the construction industry. Flexibility is built into the program to provide an optimal educational experience for working students. Course delivery enables both online and face-to-face participation for local and distance professionals.

The goal of this specializing master's is to teach the most important tools and techniques of project and contract management to both engineers and architects. Today it is increasingly important to know how a project should be managed from beginning to end, to optimize costs and time. During this specialization master's, the students will be introduced to the theory of project management, the valuation of investments, and the principles of corporate accounting. Students will receive all the needed information to take the exam and obtain the PMI (Project Management Institute) and IPMA (International Project Management Association) certificates. They will also receive all the information necessary to take the exam and obtain the NEBOSH HSE Certificate in Process Safety Management. Students will receive all the information necessary to become a Lean Green Belt Project Leader, and also all the information necessary to become certified project managers in Italy through Accredia. Besides all those PM tools, this specializing master will also provide more specific concepts of contract, claims, and delays management in civil and infrastructural works. The need for technicians (engineers and/or architects) who become competent in the management of contracts and claims and who can perform a delay analysis in accordance with commonly applied international standards is increasingly urgent among the major general contractors in Italy and abroad. Our globalized world requires that professionals involved in contract and dispute management know how to deal with complex technical issues and at the same time know the legal aspects involved. It is essential for professionals with a purely technical background to know the "rules of the game" in the international arena. Therefore, they should know the fundamental principles of civil and common law, as well as international arbitration, together with the most widely used international contracts (FIDIC, JCT, NEC, AAA) and the many complex technical and legal details in the analysis and management of delays and construction variants.

The increasing population and climate change worldwide pose numerous challenges, especially in the construction sector. According to a report by the European Commission, about 35 million buildings need to be renovated in Europe alone, and at least 260 million new ones will need to be built to meet the population’s needs.

With the online Master in Construction you will acquire the specific knowledge of MBA programs applied to Construction, with an expert faculty belonging to ACS, Fenosa, FCC, Intecsa and Firmum Capital, among other companies.

The Master in Project Management specialized in BIM is an online master that allows you to obtain your own double degree with international validity. It is an innovative program, which provides skills for project management according to the guidelines of the Project Management Institute (PMI), but with a focus on the methodology par excellence in construction systems. The BIM Project Management Master allows to know in depth the BIM (Building Information Modeling) methodology and implement it in the execution of projects in the private sphere and in public infrastructure works.

Students learn the perfect combination of technical knowledge and economic and legal expertise to successfully implement plant construction projects as a project manager. It trains students to manage comprehensive projects and monitor cost management, schedules, performance guarantees and the coordination of various specialist departments and subcontractors.

This Master's course offers advanced training for BIM managers who will learn to deal with integrated projects of all kinds and sizes. The course provides an in-depth understanding of the regulations, data processing, and key roles in the BIM environment, and will then get into many practical applications.

The building sector is undergoing a process of change in recent years to adapt to the new market situation, looking for new objectives and new proposals. These changes affect both its technological aspects, the set of sciences and techniques that are applied in the construction of buildings, as well as the management processes that must be adopted by the construction, developer and real estate companies involved in building works. It is currently being built under new and more complex constructive proposals that are demanding advanced interdisciplinary knowledge in these matters. It is for this reason that there has been a clear demand for the intervention of specialist technicians in building works who, based on a synthetic and integrating knowledge of technological and management disciplines, can adequately respond to the new demands that this sector is currently manifesting and, in turn, can generate new advanced specific knowledge in these matters.

The Master will offer the opportunity of a stage (550 working hours) in some renowned firm: many large general contractors, engineering firms, and producers have already confirmed to us to be extremely interested in employing technicians equipped with the set of skills the Master will provide.

The Master's program aims to provide specialized knowledge for the design and seismic retrofitting of buildings, bridges, and special structures in reinforced concrete, steel, composite, and masonry, with reference to Eurocodes and the most widely adopted international standards, also within a sustainability perspective.

In the current situation, there is a demand, on the part of industries and companies, for increasingly highly qualified professionals. The Máster Universitario en Construcciones e Instalaciones Industriales trains both professionals and researchers specialized in the development of actions in the field of industrial construction, as well as in industrial activities that affect other buildings.