BSc (Hons)

Construction Project Management

3 good reasons to study Construction Project Management at Salford:

Develop skills in the management and control of construction operations
Placement year opportunity
Accredited by Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Construction project managers lead, manage and control all construction operations. Their primary role is to ensure that construction projects are completed on-time and within budget. They identify and control resources and ensure quality standards and safety requirements are met.

You will develop economic, legal, technical and management knowledge and skills. You will also take part in project-orientated group work where real-life problems will be tackled.

You will learn how to plan, organise and control construction operations and you will gain knowledge in all stages of the process – from initial feasibility studies through to design, construction, maintenance, refurbishment and demolition.

Course details

Course Structure

Year 1 (Part-time Years 1 and 2)

This course has modules in common with other related courses within the school, (Architectural Design and Technology, Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying and Property Management) and with which you study essential foundation subjects.

Year 2 (Part-time Years 3 and 4)

Introduces a number of subjects which are specific to this course as well as others which are in common with other courses.

Year 3 (Part-time Years 4 and 5)

Requires you to undertake some core compulsory construction project management modules in addition to some which you select each semester. You also undertake a research project on a built environment subject of your choice under the supervision of a member of the academic staff.

Industrial placement year

If you are studying full-time, you'll have the option to take an industrial year-out placement between years 2 and 3. If you wish to take a placement year you will be responsible for securing your own work placement. The University will help you to develop their employability skills. An academic member of staff is appointed to be your placement tutor. Your progress within your placement is monitored by the appointed placement tutor with 'telephone visits', visits to your place of employment and the assessment of a written end of placement report which you prepare.

Year 1 (Part-time Years 1 and 2)

Technology 1
Economics and Management
Introduction to Law and Regulatory Framework
Environmental Science and Services
Discipline Project 1
Multidisciplinary Project 1

Year 2 (Part-time Years 3 and 4)

Technology 2
Procurement and Administration
Construction Process Management
Property Law and Organisational Management
Discipline Project 2
Multidisciplinary Project 2

Year 3 (Part-time Years 4 and 5)

Project Management
Production and Human Resource Management
Option A*
Option B*
Discipline Research Project
Multidisciplinary Project 3

*Option A (choose one)

Property Development
Professional Practice
Introduction to Urban Regeneration

*Option B (choose one)

Sustainable Design and Construction
Conservation of the Historic Environment
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution
Off-Site Construction

Course Enquiries

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