Construction Management

• Small tutorial groups allow for a high level of tutor support.
• The course is fully accredited by our professional body - the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). You will have Student Membership whilst studying and will be eligible for Applicant Membership and then Chartered Member on Graduation.
• This course is affiliated to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the Associate route to membership. This course is flexible and can be studied full-time or part-time meaning you can also work and there is advanced entry for those with relevant HNC or professional qualifications.
• Expert guidance, support and insight by lecturers with direct industry experience and excellent links with local professionals and employers who are closely involved with our courses as visiting lecturers and external advisors.
• Courses within Built Environment at Glyndŵr University were ranked third in the UK for overall student satisfaction in the 2015 Guardian University Guide - building, town and country planning section This course is designed to prepare you for professional practice. Construction projects are complex and you will develop skills, not only in traditional and modern construction techniques, project management and health and safety management but also in law, sustainability, economics, business management and the pathology of defects and deterioration
• This degree prepares you for the management of construction projects of all sizes. It readies you to take on responsibilities of client management, to satisfy employers that projects are completed to date and to the specified standard and budget.

The first year (level 4) modules (eg Academic & Professional Development, Sustainable Development, Site Appraisal) comprise a set of building blocks that introduce students to the range of subject knowledge and practical skills required throughout the programme. Subjects are approached from a perspective of practical problem solving (Construction Technology 1, Built Environment Law) underpinned by theoretical understanding of professional knowledge. Skills development is not confined within modular parameters and students are expected, progressively, to participate in their own learning.

• Site Appraisal
• Domestic Building Construction
• Sustainable Development
• Built Environment Law
• Academic and Personal Development
• Building Information

In the second year (level 5) modules cover subjects of a more complex and specialist nature (eg Development Management, Construction Management, Planning and Building Control) involving appraisal of practical situations, more complex options and policy analysis. These require students to prepare for lectures and seminars and are backed up by research skills and professional development modules that assist in linking and aiding coherence across the programme.

• Commercial Building Technology
• Construction Materials
• Planning and Building Control
• Development Management
• Research Proposal
• Renewable Energy
• Construction Site Management

The final year (level 6) brings students into a range of challenging opportunities that enables them to demonstrate their achievement in variable option analysis and assessment (eg Project Management), creative thinking, teamwork and leadership skills (eg Inter-Professional Studies), independent learning, critical analysis and synthesis skills (Dissertation), and cognate professional knowledge (eg Construction Technology 3, Health and Safety).

• Modern Methods of Construction
• Dissertation
• Project Management
• Health and Safety Management
• Inter-Professional Studies

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.