This course will equip you with the knowledge and expertise needed to plan, organise, secure and manage resources to bring about the successful completion of projects to client’s expectations and satisfaction. It enables you to recognise the significance of process, technology and people to the success of projects; to more effectively lead, organise and plan projects; to analyse corporate practice and implement highly effective strategies for change.
Course details
This course meets the needs of individuals and corporations managing change in a fast moving business and project environment.
This course emphasises the need for integration in projects and leadership in performance improvement. You will develop an understanding of project and process management, and recognise the significance of process, technology and people to the success of projects in the design, property and construction industries.
Learn how to:
- Organise and plan construction projects and manage project information
- Critically examine existing practice through implementing process measurement and evaluate alternative strategies for process improvement
- Analyse corporate problems and design and implement strategies for change
- Lead and work effectively with project teams, and communicate effectively in a variety of forms
Course Structure
This course can be studied full-time on campus or part-time by distance learning. Admission onto the course is in September or January.
The Masters award consists of four taught modules followed by a Dissertation. The PgDip requires the completion of the four taught modules. For the award of PgCert the completion of two specified taught modules is required. All modules are delivered over a 15 week period and are assessed mostly through coursework, there are no exams.
For the full-time study option:
You will study two 30 credit taught modules in each of your first two semesters on campus, these are designed to give you the core knowledge required for project management in construction. In the final semester you will undertake a dissertation worth 60 credits.
For the distance learning study option:
A 30 credit taught module is studied per semester. Assessment of these modules is driven by real-world problems aligned to your workplace and job role. Teaching is based around a virtual learning environment supported by interactive online sessions. In the final two semesters you undertake a Dissertation worth 60 credits which is also delivered online and incorporates extensive tutor engagement and support.
Dissertation (60 credits)
This module allows you to develop a research proposal with clear aims and objectives related to your study. You will undertake critical analysis of existing research and engage in various forms of recognised research in order to produce a sustained, sophisticated, and logical argument in the form of a written dissertation.
Full-time September Start
Semester 1
Culture and People (30 credits)
- Cultural change
- Group and teams
- Organisational development
- Effective team working
- Change management
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Procurement in Construction and Property (30 credits)
- Contractual frameworks
- Procuring design and construction services
- Partnering strategies
- Supply chain management
- Supplier appraisal
- E-procurement
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Semester 2
Process and Project Systems (30 credits)
- Construction as a manufacturing process
- Lean, agile and flexible production systems
- Management of risk and value
- Generic process models
- Tools and techniques
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Lean Integrated Design and Production (30 credits)
- Integrated people, process and technology
- Lean construction/production
- Continuous improvement
- Process design and implementation
- Process mapping analysis
- Integrated project life cycles
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Semester 3
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Full-time January Start
Year 1, Semester 2
Process and Project Systems (30 credits)
- Construction as a manufacturing process
- Lean, agile and flexible production systems
- Management of risk and value
- Generic process models
- Tools and techniques
close
Lean Integrated Design and Production (30 credits)
- Integrated people, process and technology
- Lean construction/production
- Continuous improvement
- Process design and implementation
- Process mapping analysis
- Integrated project life cycles
close
Year 1, Semester 3
Year 2, Semester 1
Culture and People (30 credits)
- Cultural change
- Group and teams
- Organisational development
- Effective team working
- Change management
close
Procurement in Construction and Property (30 credits)
- Contractual frameworks
- Procuring design and construction services
- Partnering strategies
- Supply chain management
- Supplier appraisal
- E-procurement
close
Year 2, Semester 2
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Distance Learning September Start
Year 1, Semester 1
Culture and People (30 credits)
- Cultural change
- Group and teams
- Organisational development
- Effective team working
- Change management
close
Year 1, Semester 2
Process and Project Systems (30 credits)
- Construction as a manufacturing process
- Lean, agile and flexible production systems
- Management of risk and value
- Generic process models
- Tools and techniques
close
Year 1, Semester 3
Year 2, Semester 1
Procurement in Construction and Property (30 credits)
- Contractual frameworks
- Procuring design and construction services
- Partnering strategies
- Supply chain management
- Supplier appraisal
- E-procurement
close
Year 2, Semester 2
Lean Integrated Design and Production (30 credits)
- Integrated people, process and technology
- Lean construction/production
- Continuous improvement
- Process design and implementation
- Process mapping analysis
- Integrated project life cycles
close
Year 2, Semester 3 and Year 3, Semester 1
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Distance Learning January Start
Year 1, Semester 2
Process and Project Systems (30 credits)
- Construction as a manufacturing process
- Lean, agile and flexible production systems
- Management of risk and value
- Generic process models
- Tools and techniques
close
Year 1, Semester 3
Year 2, Semester 1
Procurement in Construction and Property (30 credits)
- Contractual frameworks
- Procuring design and construction services
- Partnering strategies
- Supply chain management
- Supplier appraisal
- E-procurement
close
Year 2, Semester 2
Lean Integrated Design and Production (30 credits)
- Integrated people, process and technology
- Lean construction/production
- Continuous improvement
- Process design and implementation
- Process mapping analysis
- Integrated project life cycles
close
Year 2, Semester 3
Year 3, Semester 1
Culture and People (30 credits)
- Cultural change
- Group and teams
- Organisational development
- Effective team working
- Change management
close
Year 3, Semester 2 and 3
- Dissertation (60 credits)
Course Enquiries
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