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MSc Construction Project Management

University of Westminster — London, United Kingdom

MSc Construction Project Management is a postgraduate Engineering course at University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom. It takes 1 year, costs £18,685 per year and starts in September and January.

Postgraduate · 1 year · Full-time · Engineering · £18,685 per year

Intakes: September, January

Despite turbulence in the global economy, the construction industry continues to grow with revenue expected to reach US$15 trillion by 2025. Specialist project managers are in high demand to help negotiate projects through the inevitable hurdles that can arise due to a host of issues ranging from time constraints and safety and workforce considerations to legal issues, government regulations and environmental concerns. Top reasons to study this course (from the course page): - Fully accredited by Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). - Delivered by a multicultural and international teaching body, who come from professional practice and/or regularly publish in top international journals - Take part in site visits to major construction sites and infrastructure projects in the UK - Active student-run Construction Society that organises trip and socials, which in 2020 included visiting the mega development in London on the old Battersea power station site - Previous students have attended the week-long Constructionarium at the CITB training facility, building scaled-down versions of various structures, from start to finish, and including setting out, creating formwork, steel fixing and pouring concrete – as close as we can get to a working construction site - Option to take part in the International Building Challenge, a joint activity between the University of Westminster and Saxion University of Applied Science in Enschede, Netherlands, involving students from both institutions as well as universities in Belgium, Russia and Germany Campus: Marylebone, Central London Duration: 1 year Start dates: Full-time - September 2027; Full-time - January 2027 International tuition fee: £18,685 (Price per academic year). The university states annual fees stay the same throughout your studies. Careers (from the course page): There is a growing demand for construction project managers nationally and internationally with potential to secure roles in development, construction and building companies or government organisations and agencies, as well as commercial, management and consultancy firms. Many of our students are already on a career path in the construction industry. Whether they are architects, interior designers, surveyors, engineers, construction managers or property developers, their common aspiration is to move to more senior management positions in the construction industry. Graduate employers named on the course page: Bouygues UK, Costain Group Plc, Gleeds, MACE, TFL, Turner Townsend, Wilmott Dixon. Source: University of Westminster course page.

Modules

• Construction Project Planning (Core)
• Corporate Management (Core)
• Design and Construction: Principles, Application and Management (Core)
• Operational Project Management (Core)
• Procurement (Core)
• Project (Core)
• Strategic Project Management (Core)
• AI and Emerging Technologies in Projects (Option)
• Managing Uncertainty in Projects (Option)

Careers

• Chartered builder
• Chartered surveyor
• Construction project manager
• Project manager