Construction Management (Building)

Every construction project combines a variety of complex challenges. Construction managers coordinate the delivery of these projects, which requires a combination of technical understanding of construction processes and resource management, as well as managing their legal and financial aspects.

Why study construction management?

Our courses combine problem-based learning and reflective professional practice to solve real world challenges faced by construction managers, building surveyors and engineers, and quantity-surveying professionals.

The problem-solving process fosters the development of a holistic understanding of the construction project environment and, more importantly, portable life-long learning skills.

Flexible and innovative course delivery and assessment are provided by an enthusiastic international teaching staff committed to providing high quality, multi-mode education.

Our courses are tailored to the needs of all prospective students, who have the option of studying full time on-campus in Newcastle, Australia, or whilst in employment in the industry by distance learning from anywhere in the world.

What will I study?

Courses studied in construction management will expose you to the range of topics you will encounter in industry, including:

• Construction technology
• Ecology
• Management
• Communication
• Law
• Economics
• Tendering
• Procurement
• Health and safety
• Finance
• Facilities management.

There are also opportunities to undertake elective courses from a wide range of topics.

Career Opportunities

Rewards for successful construction managers are considerable in an industry experiencing a chronic skills shortage, with opportunities for international travel, and a median salary placing it in the top ten professions in the Sydney job market.

Construction Management opens up a diverse range of career opportunities for our graduates, who are likely to find opportunities working for construction contractors in the building or civil engineering industries.

Other career prospects include:

• Supply and sub-contracting managers
• Project managers
• Property developers
• Self-employed consultants
• Quantity surveyors.

There are also opportunities to work with Federal, State or Local government authorities. Should you wish, an academic career as a post-graduate researcher or as a lecturer is a possibility for those who graduate with first class Honours.

Accreditation

Our Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) program is accredited by the Australian Institute of Building (AIB), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveying (AIQS), the The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), and Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV).

Academic Staff in Construction Management (Building)

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