Advanced Project Management in Construction MSc

This course focuses on developing and applying advanced project management strategies needed to plan, organise and coordinate the integrated delivery of complex projects in evolving environments. This postgraduate programme focuses to those seeking to acquire such advanced, strategic level skills as project managers in the construction industry, wishing to progress towards managerial positions. To take up such roles you would need to be able to apply knowledge to optimise and solve complex issues in a very dynamic industry, with a clear understanding of business implications. This programme enables the understanding of process and production management issues, including planning and control approaches, the management of resources, and how technology can be applied to support successful project outcomes. The advanced level nature of the course will also prepare students for further research in the field, either within academia or for consultant organisations, providing the skills and competencies necessary for a project manager to successfully deliver projects.

This masters degree also forms part of an integrated suite of built environment postgraduate taught courses within the School, which mark an exciting new development in the subject area and which draws on the skills of leading researchers and practitioners.

The understanding and ability to manage projects acting for clients or coordinating other professional organisations, is a key skill-set to be acquired; this sits alongside a range of advanced analytical and transferrable skills valuable across a range of built environment themes and scenarios.

Core modules

• Lean and BIM in Construction Projects
• Advanced Procurement in Construction
• Construction Project Management: Planning and Control
• Research Methods
• Major Project

Optional

• Advanced Construction and Building Analysis

OR

• BIM at the Project Level: Collaborative Approaches