You’ll be treated like a professional colleague from day one on our fully accredited Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)and Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) course. You’ll get constant hands-on experience, including running a simulated building company, creating a proposal for a real site development, and producing a proHigh-quality, iconic buildings are changing the skylines of our cities. This means that the construction industry is no longer just about technical competence. Nowadays, managers must focus increasingly on client needs as well as environmental and social concerns.
As a manager in the construction industry, you’ll see projects through from start to finish as well as acting as the essential link between your client's ideas and the finished project.
On our course, you’ll get to grips with construction and develop your practical skills, to give you solid industry experience. We'll give you a taste of the whole construction process, including surveying, quantity surveying and architectural technology.
You'll also develop your management skills, preparing you to work as a professional in industry. This means building your understanding of time management, project management, teamwork and independent thinking. And you’ll learn how your work is affected by the law, budgets, standards, health and safety, ethics and more.
Choosing to add in a year’s placement in industry will test and increase your skills while building your CV and your professional contacts.
You’ll use our specialist facilities including site-standard surveying equipment and a dedicated computer suite offering the latest in CAD, project management and financial software. There are also labs for geotechnics, hydraulics, structures, engineering materials and concrete-testing.
We also offer our Constructionarium which is a week-long construction experience.ject management presentation for clients. This course has been validated to include an optional Sandwich Placement year in industry.
Course Details - Modules
Year one, core modules
IT and Communications
Elements of Construction Design
Elementary Surveying Skills
Building Technology
The Built Environment Work Sector
Introduction to Civil Law and Legislation
Construction Economics
Site Management and Safety
Year two, core modules
Construction Resource Management
Project Administration
Measurement
Advanced Construction Technology
Analysis and Control of Production Costs
Environmental Building Performance
Year two, optional modules
Construction Planning and Programming
Site Surveying for Engineers
Year three, core modules
Construction Technology and Innovation
The Strategic Construction Entrepreneur
Project Management
Running a Construction Business
Major Project (Construction Management)
Project Evaluation and Development
Environmental Management for the Construction Industry
Course Details – Assessment Method
Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help measure your progress. Besides exams, you’ll be assessed on your project work, case studies, reports, workplace assessments, presentations and role-plays.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
Professional Bodies are not listed for this Course.
How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
K220
Institution code:
A60
Campus Name:
Chelmsford Campus
Campus code:
Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels (or equivalent).
2020 entry requirements are under review for the next cycle and have been published using the current cycle information. Please check back when Apply opens for the exact requirements.
If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.0 (Academic Level - with no individual score being lower than 5.5) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.
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