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MSc Construction Project Management

MSc Construction Project Management

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MSc

Start Date

27/01/2025

Duration

18 months

Mode

Full-time

Location

University of Bolton

Construction project managers are vital to the success of every major project, overseeing construction operations and managing schedules and budgets. The University of Bolton's MSc in Construction Project Management offers you the skills and knowledge needed to plan, organise and control construction operations while building your expertise in all stages of the process.

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Course Overview

Construction project management requires highly skilled individuals who can lead and integrate multidisciplinary teams of professionals. That could be you.

This challenging, industry-focused master's course supports you in developing both the academic and technical knowledge you'll need to be a construction project manager and the management and interpersonal skills essential for success in this career.

Our expert team will support you in building on the knowledge and experience you gained during your undergraduate studies or work experience, helping prepare you to take on the strategic responsibilities of managing construction projects. The course is based on the Chartered Institute of Building's definition of construction project management, which encompasses the whole project lifecycle, from inception to recycling. As such, sustainability is a key element of this course.

Our teaching staff bring vast industry experience to the course, and many are involved in leading research as part of their own professional development – which means they're currently involved directly in today's construction industry, here and all over the world.

Highlights

Key Features

Entry Requirements

Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.

Career Opportunities

This programme is ideal if you already have construction-related employment experience and are aiming for senior positions in project management. It aims to develop your awareness of the importance of construction projects to clients, and the context and constraints in which projects are procured and undertaken.

As a construction project manager, you'll take the lead and play a pivotal role in the successful completion of construction projects. You'll be responsible for coordinating the wide range of resources involved in construction projects, such as labour, materials, finance and consultants, to achieve the client's goals – on time, within budget and to the quality standards required. As a successful graduate of this course, you'll have developed the management, leadership and problem-solving qualities necessary for a career in this varied, rewarding and challenging field.

What can I do with this qualification?

As a construction project manager, you could work for consultancy practices, contractors, sub-contractors or other specialist companies in the supply chain.

You may be involved at the very earliest stages of construction projects, managing the development of project briefs and designs for clients. Alternatively, you could work during construction or manage the substantive resources needed during the occupation, maintenance, refurbishment, demolition and recycling phases. Or you could work as an independent project manager, perhaps building up your own consultancy practice.

The programme is also excellent preparation for doctoral-level study and a career in research and university lecturing.

Alternative career options

Graduates can also use the qualification as a stepping stone into a range of other careers. Some of these roles may require relevant experience and/or postgraduate study. Possible careers include:

  • Offshore and petrochemicals
  • Civil engineering
  • Teaching and education
  • Financial management
  • Architectural technology
  • Logistics and distribution
  • Management consultancy
  • Planning and development surveying
  • Town planning
  • Estimation
  • Research and development
  • Water and environmental management
  • Facilities management
  • Estate agency
  • Investment management
Professional Recognition

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Successful graduates, with appropriate experience, may then to apply to the CIOB for full corporate membership and use the designatory letters ‘MCIOB’ after their name.

Fees & Funding

Please note the total course fee for a Home student starting this course in 2023/24 will be £7,920. As this is an 18-month course, the fees are £5,280 for the first year and £2,640 for the final semester.

Home/EU Fees

Home students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Home fee of £5,664 for the academic year 2024/25.

International Fees

Overseas students starting this course in the first year will be required to pay a Overseas fee of £15,950 for the academic year 2024/25.

Bursaries

Click here for more information on our Master's Bursaries.

Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2024-25 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.

The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.

How to apply

Home Applicants

You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:

You should have to hand:

  • Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates

  • Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies

  • Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role

  • Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately

  • Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference

Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.

Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.

If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions-team@bolton.ac.uk

International Applicants

Thank you for your interest

In order to determine your suitability for this course as an international student and also to confirm you meet any initial eligibility criteria, we need you to answer a few short questions.

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Teaching & Assessment

We promote active learning through lectures, seminars, workshops, tutorials and library time alongside your own guided and independent study. We adopt a blended learning and teaching style, including online delivery and engagement where appropriate.

Assessment is predominantly through coursework. Exams comprise 50% of the overall assessment in two 30-credit modules (equivalent to about 15% of the programme). We assess group work and peer working in one module. Your dissertation comprises an extended piece of individual research, with a viva voce as the concluding assessment for the MSc award.

Modules

The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.

  • Construction Management
  • Project Management
  • Sustainable Construction
  • Group Project
  • Dissertation

Assessment methods

Level Assessment method
Level 1 Coursework 85%
Written exams 15%

Learning Activities

Level Activity
Level 1 Guided independent study 85%
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 15%

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

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