MSc (Building) Project Management in Construction

The MSc (Building) in the field of Project Management in Construction is offered over two- years of part-time study and is directed towards applicants with an honours degree in Real Estate, Property, Economics, Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Building Technology, Civil Engineering and Planning.

Teaching and learning

• Teaching and learning strategies respond to the unique nature of the different courses and emerging trends, locally and internationally. Lectures, cases and projects that facilitate the study of the discipline on a deep level are used.
• Students typically work in small groups and apart from knowledge of the subject, group work facilitates financial modelling, team, communication and business skills. Guest speakers from the industry provide practical perspectives on some of the issues discussed in class.

Curriculum
The Construction Project Management field includes courses such as:

• Construction Planning and Control
• Construction Economics and Finance
• Construction Contracts Law & Management
• Project Management
• Health, Safety and Welfare in Construction
• Research Methodology
• Research Report

Entry Requirements

• BSc (Building) or BSc (Construction Management)
• BArch or BSc Town and Regional Planning) or BSc (Hons) (Urban and Regional Planning), or
• MArch(Prof) or BSc(Property Studies), or BSc (Quantity Surveying), or BSc (Eng) in the branch of Civil Engineering
• BSc(Hons) (Economics) or BCom(Hons) or BSc(Hons) (Finance)
• DQA applications based on the years of appropriate working experience in the built environment field.

University Application Process

• Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process. Refer to Wits Postgraduate Online Applications Guide for detailed guidelines. 
• Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
• Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
• Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.