Construction Management and Economics

This programme is a response to the growing demand from the construction and property industry for flexible professionals capable of strategic thinking and a creative response to volatile economic conditions. Planning and controlling the allocation of resources, and the detailed matching of design and production to the needs of the market for built space, are at the core of the construction and property industries.

This programme enables students to develop analytical, technical and managerial skills and prepares them for leadership roles in the construction and property industries. The structure allows consideration of both the theory and applications of economics, finance and management in the context of construction projects and portfolios. The emphasis of this programme is on the presentation and communication of workable solutions to complex problems.

Aims of the programme

• To develop a knowledge of management economics in the construction and property industries
• To develop the management skills, techniques and abilities required for management of construction
• To develop abilities to generate management solutions to construction problems

Content

• Principles of Management (20 credits)
• Research Methods (10 credits)
• Critical Thinking (10 credits)
• Development Economics and Planning (20 credits)
• Construction Management (20 credits)
• Risk Management (20 credits)
• Construction Economics (20 credits)
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• One option (20 credits) chosen from courses offered by the School