Approved Abbreviation: DConstMgt/BConstTech

Western Sydney University

About

This course provides the skills and abilities necessary to perform competently at a professional level in the residential construction industry, in one or more of the following roles:

Site Manager, Building Supervisor, Estimator and Building Surveyor.

Students will develop specialised skills in construction management.

The Construction Technology program is widely recognised for delivering the full suite of theoretical, practical, and hands-on experience in the area of residential construction.

Students will study four concentrated areas related to the delivery of residential construction projects.

These are construction technology;

construction economics;

construction law;

and construction resource management.

There may be a number of opportunities during the course to obtain a cadetship in the building industry in areas including project home building, building surveying and residential development.

The three year Bachelor of Construction Technology program may be used as a pathway to the four year Bachelor of Construction Management program which meets the Australian Institute of Building (AIB) professional accreditation requirements.

Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 260 credit points which include the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

The early exit College Diploma consists of 100 credit points which includes three College Preparatory units.

Western Sydney University The College Units

Please note that all campuses may not have intakes each year.

Code	Name
700056	Academic English (WSTC Prep)

Code	Name
700167	Tertiary Study Skills in Construction Management (WSTC Prep)

Code	Name
700264	Scientific Methods for Construction Management (WSTC Prep)

Code	Name
700290	Construction Communication (WSTC)

Code	Name
700070	Building 1 (WSTC)

Code	Name
700005	Accounting Information for Managers (WSTC)

Code	Name
700150	Graphic Communication and Design (WSTC)

Code	Name
700254	Enterprise Law (WSTC)

Code	Name
700252	Enterprise Leadership (WSTC)

Code	Name
700071	Building 2 (WSTC)

Code	Name
700256	Construction Work Safety (WSTC)

Note: Unit 700256 - Construction Work Safety (WSTC). replaces 700126 - Design Science (WSTC) from 2018

Note: Unit 700290 - Construction Communication. replaces 700154 - Professional Competencies (WSTC) from 2020

Students may exit at this point and graduate with the Diploma in Construction Management following a passing grade in all of the above units. Students who progress onto Year Two may also be awarded the Diploma if they gain a passing grade in all of the above units.

Western Sydney University Units

For course advice during your second and subsequent years of study, please use the contact listed for the Bachelor of Construction Technology.

Bachelor of Construction Technology

Code	Name
300720	Construction Technology 1 (Civil)

Code	Name
301208	Building Measurement

Code	Name
200472	Material Science in Construction

Code	Name
300723	Development Control

Code	Name
300721	Construction Technology 2 (Substructure)

Code	Name
301207	Building Estimates and Tendering

Code	Name
300885	Building Regulations Studies

And elective 1

Code	Name
301105	Negotiation in the Built Environment

Code	Name
300727	Project Management

Code	Name
300728	Construction Planning

And elective 2

Code	Name
300886	Construction in Practice 1

Code	Name
300053	Professional Practice

Code	Name
200292	Building Law

And elective 3

The units listed below count towards completion of this course for students who passed these units in 2018 or earlier.

200486 - Quantity Surveying 1

200468 - Estimating 1

Students may choose electives from any of the University`s courses, including the following units

Choose one of

Code	Name
200503	Construction Information Systems

Code	Name
301062	Environmental Building Design

Choose one of

Code	Name
200502	Construction Technology 3 (Concrete Construction)

Code	Name
300748	Quality and Value Management

Choose one of

Code	Name
200470	Construction Technology 4 (Steel Construction)

Code	Name
200487	Quantity Surveying 2

Institution