B-CONM v.1 Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)

Bachelor Degrees prepare students to develop broad and coherent knowledge and skills in a discipline for professional work and further learning corresponding to AQF level 7 qualifications. The honours component prepares students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional work, research and further learning corresponding to AQF level 8 qualifications.

This course is structured in a format that relates specifically to the career aspirations of students wishing to work as project managers, quantity surveyors, construction managers, estimators, and contract administrators. This course prepares students for a professional career in building, construction and related industries. Students may be invited to undertake an honours program in the final year of the course.

This course is accredited by the Australian Institute of Building; Australian Institute of Building Surveyors^; Board of Quantity Surveyors, Malaysia*; Chartered Institute of Building; Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. *Conditional registration ^ Pending outcome

Graduates may be eligible for corporate membership to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia and after fulfilling experience requirements.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks and other essential study materials.

Bachelor Degrees typically contain a series of units which may include compulsory (core), optional or elective units to cater for student preferences. They may contain a range of majors, streams and/or minors/specialisations for students to choose from to pursue learning in a specialised area of study. The honours component typically comprises an honours stream equivalent to one year of full-time study undertaken during the last year (or two) of study. Students can take no more than 250 credit points of first year level units.

Work-Integrated Learning is emphasised in this course. Regular site visits are arranged by the department. Students are also encouraged to make their own arrangements for gaining experience in the building industry. This can be undertaken during vacations or in employment while studying as a part-time student and shall be recorded in an official logbook.

Course Learning Outcomes

A graduate of this course can:

1. apply key concepts of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying, apply Construction Management and Quantity Surveying knowledge and extend this application through discipline based research

2. think creatively and innovatively in a building construction context to generate solutions to complex construction problems

3. access information from a range of sources using appropriate technologies and use decision making and problem solving knowledge to generate appropriate outcomes

4. communicate appropriately to a broad array of construction stakeholders and the wider community audience

5. recognise and apply the appropriate technologies to building construction processes and society

6. develop and manage learning strategies to advance themselves in a building construction leaning community

7. understanding the international perspective of construction management and quantity surveying and apply international practices

8. appreciate the cultural diversity of the wider community as it impacts on building construction, recognise indigenous rights with the regard to building construction

9. manage construction processes in an effective, ethical and professional way, recognise and apply environmentally responsible practices in a construction context

Duration and Availability

The course is four years' full-time or equivalent part-time study. July Intake is suitable for those students wishing to study this course part-time, or have sufficient credit for recognised learning.

Location and delivery Mode

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

* The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^ Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

# Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.

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Applicants for a Bachelor Degree or Bachelor Honours Degree are required to meet University academic and English language entry standards; details are provided at http://study.curtin.edu.au/ and include flexible entry pathways. Admission to the Honours stream is by invitation and follows high achievement within this Bachelor Degree. Any specific course entry and completion requirements must also be met.

Applicants require TEE Mathematics 2C/2D. STAT elements considered are E and Q.

Credit for Recognised Learning

Applications for credit towards a course are assessed on an individual basis. Credit reduces the amount of learning required to complete the course and may be granted for formal education qualifications, non-formal learning from non-award programs of study and informal learning through work experiences. Further information can be found at http://futurestudents.curtin.edu.au/non-school-leavers/rpl.cfm

Pathway to Further Study

Graduates with a Bachelor Degree may qualify for entry to some Graduate Certificates, Graduate Diplomas and Master by Coursework degrees. Graduates with a Bachelor Degree with Honours may also qualify for entry to a Master or Doctorate by Research. For further details, see the University website http://curtin.edu.au.

Specific Course Completion Details

Students must undertake 80 days of work experience in the construction industry to meet the completion requirement of this course. The work experience must be in approved professional roles which are relevant to the course (e.g. quantity surveying, construction management, project management, building surveying, property development, contract administration, construction law, procurement/supply chain management etc.). This must be undertaken in a valid organization [i.e. the organization must possess a valid registration with the government and must not be under government sanction), conducting their business as a construction outfit, or consultancy firm, or a department or unit of public or private organization in which construction or project procurement is the main responsibility. Students are required to notify the Discipline when they start, when they have completed 50 days of work experience and must complete the required paperwork at the end of the mandatory 80 days of work experience.