Approved Abbreviation: BConstrMgt(Hons)

Western Sydney University

About

This course will develop the skills necessary to perform competently at a professional level in the building industry.

Students will develop specialised skills in several areas alongside a broad-based view of how the construction industry operates.

Four concentrated areas related to the delivery of construction projects will be studied.

These are construction technology;

construction economics;

construction law;

and construction resource management.

The honours level course will ensure that students can undertake research tasks and make evidence-based decisions which relate to industry problems.

Additionally, students will be required to undertake a total of 1,200 hours approved practical experience during the course.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 320 credit points which include units in the recommended sequence below. Electives within the sequence may be used towards obtaining an approved Sub-major for this award.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Code	Name
301226	Residential Building

Code	Name
301228	Drawing and CAD

Code	Name
301213	Construction Communication

Code	Name
301061	Construction Work Safety

Code	Name
301227	Non-Residential Building

Code	Name
301219	Building Science

Code	Name
200909	Enterprise Law

Code	Name
301062	Environmental Building Design

Code	Name
301220	Civil and Substructure

Code	Name
301208	Building Measurement

And two electives

Code	Name
200101	Accounting Information for Managers

Code	Name
301207	Building Estimates and Tendering

And two electives

Code	Name
301221	Building Superstructure

Code	Name
301229	Construction Project Management

And two electives

Code	Name
200292	Building Law

Code	Name
301230	Construction Scheduling

And two electives

Code	Name
200504	Construction Economics

Code	Name
301231	Residential Building Project

Code	Name
301243	Construction Research Methods

(Note; 301243 Construction Research Methods is a 20 credit point unit)

Code	Name
301222	Envelope and Services

Code	Name
301232	Complex Building Project

Choose one of

Code	Name
301223	Construction Research Project

Code	Name
301244	Construction Thesis

(Note; 301223 Construction Research Project and 301244 Construction Thesis are 20 credit point units)

Industrial Experience

All students enrolled in Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) must obtain, through their own initiative, 1200 hours of construction management related employment prior to undertaking their final year of study.

To facilitate the recording of such experience it will be necessary to enrol in 300724 Industry Based Learning and have an Industry Experience Diary signed off by the Course Coordinator.

Code	Name
300724	Industry Based Learning

Major elective spaces

Elective units may be used toward obtaining an additional approved major (80 credit points).

Code	Name
MT3035	Quantity Surveying

Code	Name
MT3036	Building Surveying

Optional Electives

Students may choose eight electives from the following list or any from the specialisations listed above in order to graduate without a key program. Other free electives are also available.

Code	Name
301233	Advanced Building Measurement

Code	Name
301234	Building Cost Studies

Code	Name
301224	Contract Administration

Code	Name
301225	Digital Construction

Code	Name
300885	Building Regulations Studies

Code	Name
301105	Negotiation in the Built Environment

Code	Name
200292	Building Law

Code	Name
301085	Built Heritage

Code	Name
300723	Development Control

Code	Name
301086	Design Brief Formulation

Code	Name
301087	Building Design Process

Code	Name
300053	Professional Practice

Code	Name
301158	Modern Construction Enterprises

Code	Name
301159	Modern Construction Projects

Institution