BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management

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BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management will give you the knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of employers of the ever-thriving built environment sector. You’ll gain comprehensive understanding of the core principles related to construction project management, including management o

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4 Years

Course Details

BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management will give you the knowledge and skills required to meet the needs of employers of the ever-thriving built environment sector. 

You’ll gain comprehensive understanding of the core principles related to construction project management, including management of resources, scheduling of work, construction and production processes, and be able to mitigate constraints due to various factors such as environmental, financial, contractual, and issues related to health and safety in construction projects. 

You’ll develop new ideas and learn about the briefing, planning, delivery, and procurement of built assets. You’ll also gain an awareness of the various regulatory requirements and the relationships that exist between other disciplines associated with construction. 

This industry-focused degree will ensure you have the knowledge, leadership, and management skills necessary for the effective delivery of construction projects from inception to occupation. 

Course content
September Intake - Edinburgh

Year 1
Mandatory September

  • Management in a Global Context
  • Construction Modelling
  • Construction Technology: Small Scale Buildings
  • Shaping Tomorrow Together A

Mandatory January

  • Cost Control Principles
  • Introductory Finance
  • Human Geography & The City
  • Shaping Tomorrow Together B

Year 2
Mandatory September

  • Surveying and GIS
  • Construction Technology: Structure and Fabric
  • The Economy

Mandatory January

  • Building Services Technology
  • EConstruction
  • Cost Modelling and Measurement

Optional January

  • Global Challenges 1
  • Global Communication
  • Environment and Behaviour

Optional September

  • Employability and Professional Skills
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Fundamentals of Finance

Year 3
Mandatory September

  • Design Cost Planning and Control
  • Safety Management and Site Establishment
  • Procurement and Contracts
  • Construction Technology for Commercial Buildings

Mandatory January

  • Innovation in Construction Practice
  • Design for Construction
  • Project Programming and Control

Optional January

  • Design Issues
  • Energy and Buildings

Year 4
Mandatory September

  • Construction Project Management
  • Cost and Value Management
  • Design Project (CMS)
  • Research Dissertation (CMS)

Mandatory January

  • Construction Information Management
  • Design Project (CMS)
  • Research Dissertation (CMS)

Optional January

  • Social Sustainability
  • Sustainable and Intelligent Buildings
  • Environmental Planning
  • Edinburgh Branch

    Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus, Edinburgh

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