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• Year one

Overview

In this course you will be introduced to the fundamental topics of resource management, economics, design and production processes, which are essential to practitioners in all construction professions. You will be taught alongside architectural technology, building surveying, quantity surveying and commercial management students, providing you with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the professional duties of a construction manager working in a multi-disciplinary team setting to emulate industry practices.

Modules

• Project Design Skills

• Domestic Building Science and Services

• Domestic Construction Technology

• Construction Materials

• Construction Industry Practice 1

• Land and Building Surveying

• Building Project 1

• Group Project 1

• Year two

Overview

The second year is where you explore the construction management professions in more detail and move from traditional industry practices into the more modern practices associated with building and infrastructure production today, including building information modelling, virtual reality and other advancing technologies. You will expand on the knowledge from Year 1 and discover new ways of working in a multi-disciplinary team in Group Project 2, which will also get you prepared for your industry placement year in year 3.

Modules

• Law for Construction Professionals

• Commercial Construction Technology

• Construction Industry Practice 2

• Commercial Building Science and Services

• Project Administration

• Construction Project Management 1

• Building Project 2

• Group Project 2

• Placement year

Overview

The third year in a sandwich programme allows you to apply the theory from years 1 and 2, in a professional industrial placement setting either at home or abroad. This optional placement year can provide valuable context to assist in final year completion as well as enhancing CVs to enable smoother progression into industry on completion of the final year.

Please note that placements may be subject to additional costs, competitive application, meeting any applicable visa requirements and availability.

Modules

• International Experience Year

• Professional Training Year

• Final year

In your final year, you will have the opportunity to deepen your knowledge of contract management, including procurement methods, tendering procedures, the contractual relationship among project participants and an awareness of all of the main standard forms of contract available in the UK construction industry.

We also focus on post-contract management practices and procedures, including construction finance. You will have the chance to gain a solid understanding of basic accounting and financial principles, preparing you to apply spreadsheet techniques to analyse financial problems and better understand financial and cost control issues from a corporate management perspective.

You have the opportunity to apply your knowledge to a ‘real-life’ project that will reflect the skills required in professional practice. Past students have used a variety of actual projects both in Coventry and further afield to apply their learning. You will also be expected to perform a detailed research study with the help of an experienced supervisor. You can choose a topic to suit your interests or to assist your career aspirations, with previous dissertation topics covering the use of drones in construction, the use of mobile technology to monitor construction work, and the effects of the planning software on project success.

Modules

• Contract Management

• Construction Project Management 2

• Sustainability and Innovation in Construction

• Group Project 3

• Research dissertation