Construction Management (BSc, HND, HNC)
Introduction
With particular emphasis on preparing, you for a dynamic professional career
in construction management, consultation and collaboration with the
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Construction Wales Innovation
Centre (CWIC) and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), has helped us
develop a programme that is as close as possible to the construction
industry’s skills demand focus, to pioneer innovative and dynamic projects that
will support and enrich communities into the next century.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate
change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. Technology and
integrated delivery play an increasingly important role in the industry. This course
equips you with the skills to deal with these challenges in areas such as the legal,
technical, managerial, economic, social and environmental aspects of a construction
project while providing you with the knowledge and understanding to make informed choices, ensuring efficiency, quality and risk aversion for the project. Core modules in Construction Management allow students to learn through creative problem-solving and collaborative working.
The course also embraces the intellectual and practical competencies required by
professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). You will develop expertise in construction technology and project planning, project management and digital competencies.
PATHWAY OPTIONS
Construction Management (BSc)
UCAS Code: CSM1
Construction Management (HND)
UCAS Code: CSM8
Construction Management (HNC)
UCAS Code: CSM9
Why choose this course?
With particular emphasis on preparing, you for a dynamic professional career
in construction management, consultation and collaboration with the
Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), Construction Wales Innovation
Centre (CWIC) and Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), has helped us
develop a programme that is as close as possible to the construction
industry’s skills demand focus, to pioneer innovative and dynamic projects that
will support and enrich communities into the next century.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate
change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. Technology and
integrated delivery play an increasingly important role in the industry. This course
equips you with the skills to deal with these challenges in areas such as the legal,
technical, managerial, economic, social and environmental aspects of a construction
project while providing you with the knowledge and understanding to make informed choices, ensuring efficiency, quality and risk aversion for the project. Core modules in Construction Management allow students to learn through creative problem-solving and collaborative working.
The course also embraces the intellectual and practical competencies required by
professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). You will develop expertise in construction technology and project planning, project management and digital competencies.
PATHWAY OPTIONS
Construction Management (BSc)
UCAS Code: CSM1
Construction Management (HND)
UCAS Code: CSM8
Construction Management (HNC)
UCAS Code: CSM9
Overview
The Construction Industry continues to offer rewarding and sustained employment
within the UK and overseas, from house building to major infrastructure and capital
projects, all being undertaken with the support of sustainable approaches, and an
ethos of community and environmental care.
Taken as a whole, it is a major contributor to UK GDP (directly around 9% in
2020, rising to around 10% overall, when the entire value chain is considered). It is,
without doubt, a driver of historical GDP growth within the UK.
The industry value chain is made up of around 300,000 firms, including many small-
and medium-sized family and local businesses. These employ over 3 million people
in a multitude of roles representing 8% of all UK employment. Employment
opportunity is diverse in nature, from the management of projects, design and
costing, to on-site investigation in feasibility, operations logistics, planning and the
installation of plant and building services.
The Construction Management course at UWTSD offers students an understanding of the design techniques, methodology and implementation of projects from inception
to Client handover, drawing upon UK and worldwide case studies to build knowledge
in practical application and professional skills for employment.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (HNC, HND & BSc)
Digital Surveying (20 credits; compulsory)
Fundamentals of Construction Technology (20 credits; compulsory)
Introduction to Contract and Legal Responsibilities within the Built
Environment (20 credits; compulsory)
Material Science and Building Services (20 credits; compulsory)
Professional Skills and Health & Safety in Construction (20 credits;
compulsory)
Working with Digital Technologies & BIM (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Two – Level 5 (HND & BSc)
Modern and Traditional Construction: Managing the Design and
Construction Process (20 credits; compulsory)
Project Control & Contract Administration (20 credits; compulsory)
Project Planning for Construction (20 credits; compulsory)
Self-Development, Professional Practice and the Management of
Construction Personnel (20 credits; compulsory)
The Management of Sustainable Construction (20 credits; compulsory)
Work Based Project (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Three – Level 6 (BSc)
Advanced Construction & Civil Engineering Technology (20 credits;
compulsory)
Building Conservation, Asset & Facilities Management (20 credits;
compulsory)
Construction Management (20 credits; compulsory)
Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes
Framework module)
Integrated Group Project (20 credits; compulsory).
Entry Criteria
Assessment
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited
certificate
2. Academic Interview
Assessment
Assessments used within these Programmes are normally formative or summative. In
the former assessment is designed to ensure students become aware of their
strengths and weaknesses.
Typically, such assessment will take the form of practical exercises where a more
hands-on approach shows student’s ability on a range of activities. Traditional formal
time-constrained assessment is by means of tests and examinations, normally of two-
hour duration.
Examinations are a traditional method of verifying that the work produced is the
students’ own work. To help authenticate student coursework, some modules require
that the student and lecturer negotiate the topic for assessment on an individual
basis, allowing the lecturer to monitor progress.
Some modules where the assessment is research-based require students to
verbally/visually present the research results to the lecturer and peers, followed by a
question and answer session.
Such assessment strategies are in accord with the learning and teaching strategies
employed by the team, that is, where the aim is to generate work that is mainly
student-driven, individual, reflective and where appropriate, vocationally-orientated.
Feedback to students will occur early in the study period and continue over the whole
study session thereby allowing for greater value added to the student’s learning.
Career Opportunities
This programme will meet industry demands, and in doing so provide a sound
intellectually demanding vocational learning experience linked to industry and
professional bodies, a requirement that satisfies the needs of both students and
employers.
Furthermore, the programme team has developed the aims of the course to enhance
the development of technical competence and training at a level which is capable of
meeting the industry’s current requirements for middle management.
Module outcomes address concerns such as sustainability, energy efficiency, facilities
management along with the more familiar outcomes such as management theories,
literacy, problem-solving and client needs. Supplementing these is a range of higher
level skills which have been designed to integrate with module outcomes.