Master of Engineering / Master of Construction Management

Get an edge with Swinburne’s Master of Engineering/Master of Construction Management.

Through a blend of research and hands-on learning, you’ll learn how to transform complex problems into effective solutions and communicate them with ease.

Choose a specialisation from Civil Engineering and Structural Engineering to complement your studies in Construction Management and steer your future career path.

You’ll gain advanced knowledge of civil engineering design, construction and infrastructure management principles, procurement and cost analysis.

And be well equipped to plan and manage building and infrastructure projects in the 21st century.

Your career could take you into a variety of industries.

Choose from consulting engineering, construction, local government, and public and private infrastructure owners.

This combined postgraduate course is for students who wish to enhance their knowledge and undertake continuing professional development specifically in the fields of civil or structural engineering and construction management. The course will have an applied industry focus and present units of study relevant to professional practice and contemporary research in these fields.

The specialisations of civil or structural engineering with construction management in this combined course have a technical focus, along with industry relevant research units, to suit the needs of the individual student. Importantly, many of the units of study have a sustainability theme which is the great challenge for the delivery of infrastructure in the 21st century.

The Master of Engineering/Master of Construction Management consists of 15 units (200 credit points). Units normally carry 12.5 credit points. This course is available on a full-time or part-time basis. In each academic year, two units (25 credit points) per semester would normally constitute a part-time load and four units (50 credit points) per semester constitute a full-time load.

The volume of learning of the Master of Engineering/Master of Construction Management is typically two years.

Units of study

View Swinburne Engineering Competencies relevant to learning outcomes for this course.

Core units - complete all four units (62.5 credit points)

ICT80011 Research Methods CVE80001 Research Paper ENG80001 Engineering Master Thesis CSM80006 Engineering Project Management CVE80007 Geotechnical Design CVE80008 Building Design CVE80009 Integrated Water Design

Civil Engineering specialisation units - choose three units (37.5 credit points):

CVE80003 Transport Planning, Modelling and Economics CVE80004 Advanced Concrete Design CVE80005 Strengthening and Monitoring of Structures CVE80006 Infrastructure Deterioration Modelling CVE80018 Finite Element Methods and Applications CVE80019 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering CVE80004 Advanced Concrete Design CVE80008 Building Design CVE80020 Bridge Design

Structural Engineering specialisation units - choose three units (37.5 credit points):

CVE80005 Strengthening and Monitoring of Structures CVE80018 Finite Element Methods and Applications CVE80019 Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering CVE80007 Geotechnical Design CVE80006 Infrastructure Deterioration Modelling

Construction Management foundation units - choose two units (25 credit points):

CSM80003 Construction Law CSM80001 Project Costing CSM80007 Construction Site Operations RSK80004 Introduction to Risk and Due Diligence

Construction Engineering specialisation units - choose three units (37.5 credit points):

CSM80002 Environmental Sustainability in Construction CSM80004 International Construction CSM80005 Engineering Project Control CSM80008 Location-based Management for Construction CSM80009 Procurement and Risk Management in Projects MME80001 Resource Planning and Management

* Outcome units - matched exemptions are generally not granted for higher education outcome units.

Please note that all units are 12.5 credit points unless otherwise specified.

• a bachelor of Engineering (in Civil or Infrastructure or Construction) (Honours) (minimum 4 years of full time study) degree, or
• a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma of Engineering (in Civil or Structural or Construction Management) degree following on from a four year Bachelor of Engineering (Civil or Infrastructure or Construction) degree, or
• a qualification deemed to be equivalent to any of the above.

Upon completion of Master of Engineering/Master of Construction Management students should be able to:

• demonstrate high-level advanced knowledge and skills in Civil or Structural Engineering and Construction Management practice related to design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings and civil infrastructure;
• plan and execute independent research projects by applying appropriate research principles, sound methods and technical research skills;
• reflect in managing practical issues/ complex problems and describing/ developing contemporary and sustainable Civil or Structural Engineering and Construction Management trends and best practices related to design, construction, operation and maintenance of buildings and civil infrastructure;
• investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, perceptions, problems, concepts and theories of Civil or Structural Engineering practice to provide rational solutions to composite problems using critical thinking and team-based/ independent judgement in the project-based construction industry;
• demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and justify propositions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences; including clients, customers, multi-disciplinary/ multi-cultural project teams and stakeholders;
• demonstrate a high level of autonomy, accountability, credibility, ethics, and responsibility for all personal work outputs.

The Master of Engineering/Master of Construction Management is designed to provide the following generic attributes:

• providing career-orientated education
• developing links with industry and knowledge transfer
• undertaking research which is applied and relevant to the needs of industry
• developing lifelong learning skills
• establishing international links including opportunities for collaboration with Swinburne’s other campuses.