Gain skills to influence our built environment and successfully manage projects in a thriving digital, sustainable and global era.
Join a highly-respected, practice-based course on your journey towards Chartered status.
Plan and manage construction projects by mastering the latest technology and techniques.
Explore buildings, places and communities on a global scale and discover key challenges facing the industry.
Gain experience from UK and European field trips, well-known organisations and our campus estate partners.
Develop skills in leadership, management and networking to kickstart your career.

Explore the key challenges facing the construction industry – from developing resilient buildings for addressing climate change, to using digital technology to manage and monitor construction projects – you’ll discover how we’re all impacted by our built environment.

Work placements

You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement in between your second and third years. This gives you real-world experience to prepare you for your future career. Placements are usually at a major construction firm or consultancy – and can contribute towards your professional experience requirement for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' Assessment of Professional Competence and the Chartered Institute of Building's Professional Review.

Previous students have spent their placement working as site managers for national construction firms, assistant project managers for national firms, a HR and recruitment consultant, a health and safety manager, a design manager and as a consultant engineer. 

Field trips

Field trips on this course include local excursions, trips to cities within the UK and a project-based visit – which is usually a major European city.

Networking

We have strong connections with a number of construction firms in the region. Through these you’ll be able to visit live sites and gain valuable professional opinions.

All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.

The course teaches you to use the skills and knowledge gained in the classroom and apply them to real-life projects – preparing you for employment in construction management when you graduate. You’ll work on real briefs such as site-based land surveying activities.

You learn through

• field trips
• site visits
• live projects
• lectures and seminars
• tutorials
• self-directed study
• practical classes

This course prepares you for a career in

• project management
• construction management
• site management
• design management
• engineering
• infrastructure
• business management
• surveying

Some graduates have gone on to undertake postgraduate study in the fields of construction law, business administration and finance.

 

UCAS points

• 112

This must include at least 64 points from two A levels, or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:

• BBC at A Level.
• DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
• A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.

You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.

GCSE

• English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4
• Mathematics at grade C or 4

We may accept GCSE equivalents.

• Access - at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2 from a relevant Open College Network accredited course

• Foundation degree - advanced entry - for direct entry to year two you must have a foundation degree in a related subject, with an average score of 60% across the highest level modules.

• Advanced entry - for direct entry to year two you would normally have a minimum of an all merit average on all units in a construction related HND/HNC, not including key or common skills. Compensation for a pass in one unit with a distinction in another unit is permitted.

If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.

We consider other qualifications from the UCAS tariff. Applicants with alternative qualifications or a combination of qualifications and work experience are also considered. We welcome applications from people of any age. Please contact us for further advice.

Meeting the qualifications on the entry criteria does not guarantee you a place. You should ensure that you submit a personal statement and reference as these are considered as part of the selection process. Guidelines on personal statements and references can be found on the UCAS website.

Please note the University will only admit students who are aged 18 or over at the point of enrolment.

Important notice:

The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.

You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.

 

Year 1 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Fundamentals Of Buildings & Materials	40	Coursework Exam
Introduction To Digital Surveying And Project Planning	20	Coursework
Introduction To The Built Environment	20	Coursework
Sustainability, Law And Economics	40	Coursework Exam

 

 

Year 2 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Construction Contract Practice	20	Coursework
Construction Technology And Safety	40	Coursework
Project Costing And Management	40	Coursework Exam
Resilient Built Environments	20	Coursework

 

Year 3 Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Placement Year

 

Final Year Compulsory modules
Module	Credits	Assessment
Advanced Planning & Climate Action Retrofit Project	40	Coursework
Digital Construction And Management	40	Coursework
Research Methods	20	Coursework
Research Project	20	Coursework