BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management

Why UWE Bristol?

• BSc(Hons) Construction Project Management is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
• The course is available for both full and part-time study, so you can work towards Chartered Builder or Chartered Construction Manager status if you're already working in the industry.
• Learn to effectively manage the construction process to meet client needs within external constraints. Study the principles of economics, business, law, building information modelling (BIM), building design and science, and construction technology and management.
• Apply your knowledge and skills to real-life scenarios in a work-based research project or dissertation on a specific topic of interest.
• Discover new techniques and approaches on site visits and field trips. Test your skills on a placement, which may qualify as part of the professional development required to achieve Chartered status

Why study construction project management?

• The urgent need to support economic development in the south west and the UK generally is increasing the number of large construction and infrastructure projects requiring development.
• There is growing demand for professionals who understand the business aspects of running a company, building technology and the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) used in the project management of construction.

Where can it take me?

• On graduation, you could work for UK or global construction organisations concerned with the management and business of developing and constructing buildings and other infrastructure.
• You'll have opportunities to work in project management, quantity surveying, property development, facilities and asset management.

Content
Year one
You'll study:

• Law, Economics and Management
• Construction Technology and Services
• Environmental Physics and Materials
• Principles of Sustainable Design.

Year two
You'll study:

• Construction Technology and Building Services
• Project Management Tools and Techniques
• Procurement and Contract Practice
• Site Management
• Professional Practice for the Built Environment.

Placement year (if applicable)

• If you study on the four year (sandwich) course, you'll spend a year away from the University on a work placement after year two.
• You'll complete the Workbased Research Project module. 
• See the Placements and Fees sections for more information.

Final year
You'll study:

• People and Financial Management
• Technological Innovation and Life Cycles 
• Strategic and Operational Management
• Collaborative Practice
• Dissertation.

The University continually enhances our offer by responding to feedback from our students and other stakeholders, ensuring the curriculum is kept up to date and our graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for the real world. This may result in changes to the course. If changes to your course are approved, we'll inform you.

This structure is for full-time students only. Part-time students study the same modules but follow a different structure.

Careers / Further study

• The demand for our graduates means you'll have a good choice of employment. The combination of design, technology, building, law and management subjects will also prepare you for industry or postgraduate study.
• Recent graduates have gone into positions as construction managers, planning managers, site engineers or project managers with firms such as Balfour Beatty, Carillion and Kier Group. Some have set up successful businesses.
• Others have branched out into fields such as personnel management, marketing and financial management.