Construction and Project Management MSc

Overview

Civil Engineering is a highly important profession. It involves the design, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of crucial infrastructure facilities, upon which modern life depends.

The MSc in Construction and Project Management enables graduate engineers to develop effective management skills that will allow them to take a leading role in these operations.

This programme is ideal for those with a degree in civil engineering/the built environment, management, and cognate disciplines, who are interested in pursuing a career in construction and project management.

During the twelve-month full-time MSc, you will choose from a wide range of modules relating to areas such as:

• sustainability in the built environment
• construction management
• risk assessment
• supply chain management
• management of procurement and construction contracts
• commercial dispute resolution
• sustainable development law in contemporary business society

You will also complete a dissertation relating to construction management.

You will acquire a strong business acumen and a solid understanding of the legal issues surrounding construction management, in addition to a variety of transferrable skills.

The programme is delivered jointly by the Faculty of Engineering and Informatics and the Faculty of Management, Law and Social Sciences, at the University of Bradford. There is a strong input from industry, where an emphasis is placed on providing a supportive environment that will you with the knowledge and learning skills to tackle the challenges in industry.

This MSc will be the first stepping-stone to a fruitful career in construction management.

Entry requirements

A minimum second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant engineering subject, eg: Civil Engineering, Construction Management, the Built Environment or cognate disciplines.

Alternatively, applicants may be accepted from any other backgrounds if they have extensive experience of working in the construction industry.

English language requirements

IELTS score of 6.0 or better.