The Construction Industry is one of the largest employment sectors in the UK and requires a constant supply of construction managers to run building and civil engineering projects of all sizes.

The BSc (Hons) Construction Management (with foundation year)degree is an ideal qualification for those who are motivated by seeing their hard work rewarded and their expertise recognised within a vibrant and challenging construction industry.

 The course:

• can be studied full-time or part-time
• extend your interest and reinforce your understanding of how projects are created, managed, constructed and are operated upon completion.
• can open up a wide range of career options in construction management, being as diverse or as specialist as you want it to be in pursuing your own personal goals and ambitions.

YEAR 1 (FOUNDATION YEAR)

 In the Foundation Year you will study learning styles and methods, show your awareness of current affairs and reinforce your ability to work with quantities and materials. Other modules will introduce sketching and drawing, awareness of the built and natural environment and group work on projects relating to the built environment. You will be expected to attend lectures on two days each week and then do your reading and assignment writing on other days. Each of two semesters will have up to 14 weeks of teaching.

 MODULES

• Graphical Communication
• Number in the Built Environment
• Sustainability and the Environment
• Built Environment Project
• The Skills You Need
• Contextual Studies

 YEAR 2 (LEVEL 4)

 The second year of the programme comprises six core modules that combine to provide an introduction to the processes and technologies that exist within the contemporary construction industry. Subjects are considered from first principles so that students can come to appreciate fundamental issues in the design, construction, management, use and decommissioning of construction projects.

MODULES

• Design Technology 1

• Construction Management 1
• Construction Technology 1
• Sustainable Construction
• Quantity Surveying Practice 1
• Science and Materials

YEAR 3 (LEVEL 5)

 The third year of the programme builds upon the first by introducing further modules that explore important considerations in the development of construction projects. Planning and Building Regulations explores the two principal ‘permissions’ necessary when development is proposed, and Digital Technologies in Surveying considers the use of digital equipment in topographical measurement. Year 2 also includes a compulsory week-long work placement.      

MODULES

• Planning and Building Regulations

• Construction Site Management (Including Work-based Learning)
• Construction Technology 2
• Digital Technologies in Surveying
• Procurement and Contract Practice

 YEAR 4 (LEVEL 6)

The final year of the programme requires the development of a group project in Inter-professional Studies and provides an opportunity to explore a particular research interest in the Individual Research Project. All seventeen modules combine to engage students in their chosen field of study and are intended to encourage confidence and enthusiasm in the development of their expertise.   

MODULES

• Inter-professional Studies

• Construction Management 3 : Industrial Practice
• Construction Technology 3
• Commercial Management
• Project Management Technologies and BIM
• Individual Research Project