BSc (Honours) Construction Project Management

Gain skills to influence our built environment and successfully manage projects in a thriving digital, sustainable and global era. Explore the key challenges facing the construction industry – from developing resilient buildings for addressing climate change, to using digital technology to manage and monitor construction projects – you’ll discover how we’re all impacted by our built environment.

Course summary

• Join a highly-respected, practice-based course on your journey towards Chartered status.
• Plan and manage construction projects by mastering the latest technology and techniques.
• Explore buildings, places and communities on a global scale and discover key challenges facing the industry.
• Gain experience from UK and European field trips, well-known organisations and our campus estate partners.
• Develop skills in leadership, management and networking to kickstart your career.

How you learn

• On this course you’ll put your classroom learning into practice by working on real building projects, with guest lectures from internationally-recognised construction professionals, and site visits on field trips – ultimately preparing you for a successful career in construction.
• Our academics have a wealth of industrial experience and bring cutting-edge knowledge and research into our classrooms. At every level of the course, you’re able to learn from industry professionals who are at the frontier of their fields. You’ll also engage with the wider world of construction, exploring diverse buildings, places and communities both locally and globally. 

You learn through:

• Lectures and seminars
• Technical workshops 
• Industry visits to live construction sites and manufacturing facilities
• Field trips – local and international
• Independent study 
• Practice-based learning
• Group work
• Work placements 

Key themes

• You’ll learn the fundamental skills of how to plan, monitor and control a project. Core modules cover building technology, materials, digital surveying, law, sustainability and resilience, economics, construction contracts, health and safety, construction costing, digital construction, people management, planning and programming, and climate action. 
• You’ll be introduced to industry technologies such as 360 cameras and VR headsets to assess potential health and safety issues. We teach BIM (Building Information Modelling) standard methods and their application of digital technologies using cutting-edge technology and industry-specific 4D planning tools.
• You’ll also have the opportunity to engage with and apply research-based knowledge. This could include a feasibility study to an inner city redevelopment project – both in the UK and Europe. Or tackling the growing challenges in balancing economic, social and environmental goals in the name of ‘sustainable development’. 
• The combination of practice-focused learning and concern for contemporary industry challenges will make you stand out to employers. 

Course support

At every level of study, students are given the opportunity to thrive, culturally, personally and professionally. Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:

• Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development
• Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
• Free access to office and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities and a vast business network ready for you to tap into

Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in: 

• Project management (client or consultancy)
• Construction management
• Site management and logistics
• Health and safety management
• Project planning
• BIM management
• Sustainability
• Design management and coordination
• Contract management

We have long-standing relationships with leading companies – previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:

• Wates
• Henry Boot
• Laing O’Rourke
• Network Rail
• Faithful & Gould
• Turner & Townsend
• Mace
• Rider Levett Bucknall
• BAM
• Arcadis
• ISG Construction
• Bowmer & Kirkland
• Tilbury Douglas
• Balfour Beatty Construction