Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
2025 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2025 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) / Bachelor of Property and Real Estate |
| Deakin course code | D336 |
| Course version | 2 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment |
| Course Information | For students who commenced from 2023 onwards |
| Campus | Offered at Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Online | No |
| Duration | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| Course Map - enrolment planning tool | The course map for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2025 The course map for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2025 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 7/8 |
This course is not available to international students. | |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Course learning outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Fees and charges
Course overview
Set yourself apart with Deakin’s Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate, a professionally recognised qualification that combines site skills with business execution. Explore building practice, technology, economics and law, property market analysis and valuation. Learn how to drive growth, make strong commercial decisions, understand regulations, and manage construction projects of any size.
Developed in consultation with industry, this unique combined degree gives you access to professional networks and teaching staff who are highly experienced in their field. Coupled with invaluable opportunities for discipline-specific work placements, you can be confident you will graduate with the practical knowledge, skills and expertise employers look for.
Want cross-discipline skills to excel in the growing construction management and property industries?
Graduate with a complementary skill set that will give you a competitive edge in the construction management and property industry, opening doors to diverse career pathways.
The construction management component of this course provides you with a well-rounded set of skills that can be applied in a range of practical settings. Topics you will cover will include:
- building economics and law
- building practice
- building technology
- measurement and estimating
- project management
- quantity surveying
- digital construction
- sustainable built environment.
The property and real estate component will focus on the business of real estate, including:
- accounting
- business law
- economic principles
- marketing
- property development
- property market analysis.
In this competitive industry, connections can be everything. You will learn from teachers who are experienced in their fields, benefiting from the latest ideas and strategies and their existing professional networks. Plus, you will develop your own industry connections, with work placement opportunities where you will gain valuable, hands-on experience in this dynamic industry.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, workshops, site visits and online interaction. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.
Professional recognition
Both single degree courses are professionally accredited by multiple professional bodies including the:
- Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
- Australian Property Institution (API) for Certified Practising Valuer (CPV) status.
This course is professionally accredited by industry. As a graduate you will have completed the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building (AIB), the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
As a graduate you will also receive professional accreditation by the Australian Property Institute and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. In addition, you will meet the academic requirements for membership as a Certified Practising Valuer.
Deakin Business School holds the prestigious and globally recognised AACSB and EQUIS accreditations, which attest to quality, academic and professional excellence, ongoing improvement, innovation and graduate employability.
Career opportunities
With this qualification, you'll be able to specialise in all facets of the construction management and property and real estate markets including commercial, industrial and residential property. Career opportunities include:
- construction manager
- contract administrator
- estimator/quantity surveyor
- facilities manager
- owners corporation manager
- portfolio manager
- property advisor
- property developer
- property valuer
- real estate agent.
Participation requirements
Elective units may be selected that may include compulsory placement, study tours, work-based training or collaborative research training arrangements.
Construction management units are all offered at the Waterfront (Geelong) campus, with a limited range of units offered at Melbourne Burwood campus. The property and real estate units are all offered online and at our Melbourne Burwood campus. Please refer to individual unit handbook entry for further details.
Course learning outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) (S346) | Course Learning Outcomes Bachelor of Property and Real Estate (M348) |
|---|---|---|
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Develop a broad and coherent knowledge of construction materials, structures, construction practices, estimating, cost planning, regulatory, legal, construction economics and construction management frameworks to manage construction projects. Integrate knowledge of technology, management, economics, regulatory and legal systems in implementing a construction project from small residential to large complex and high-rise buildings. Integrate well-developed knowledge of contextual factors that impact on construction management including regulatory requirements, industry environment, professional practice and sustainability to finalise construction management decisions. Acquire and apply research skills to initiate and formulate a research plan and undertake research that contributes to scholarly knowledge, based on current research directions. | Employ broad and coherent theoretical and technical property and real estate knowledge and apply legal and ethical standards in the fields relating to property development, investment, valuation and property management in private and commercial real estate markets, both nationally and internationally. |
| Communication | Communicate clearly, professionally and responsibly with specialist and non-specialist audiences in a variety of contexts using oral, written, graphical and interpersonal skills to inform, negotiate, lead and motivate a project team. | Prepare and present a selection of reports on property concepts and information for a range of stakeholders including investors, developers, regulators and clients |
| Digital literacy | Utilise a range of digital technologies including building information modelling to locate, select, analyse, use, evaluate, and disseminate a variety of information. | Identify, locate, evaluate and synthesise information about market and submarket trends and forecasts, economic influences, statutory requirements and industry practices. Communicate information and solutions to stakeholders utilising a range of diagnostic, analytical and reporting technologies |
| Critical thinking | Use critical and analytical thinking and judgment to identify and evaluate appropriate principles and procedures in technology, law, management and economics for construction projects. | Evaluate and analyse property related issues and data on property markets and indicators to make recommendations for maximising property outcomes |
| Problem solving | Apply analytical thinking and judgment to make decisions to identify a variety of problems and recommend solutions related to technology, law, management and economics for construction projects. Generate solutions to construction management problems using a framework of accountability and professional practice in the construction industry environment. | Apply legal property evaluation and property appraisal methodologies to identify solutions and sustainability strategies for a diverse range of authentic problems in property |
| Self-management | Use appropriate strategies including reflective evaluation to develop independence and demonstrate responsibility for professional learning. | Apply skills and knowledge to independently undertake educational activities that require considerable planning |
| Teamwork | Work in multidisciplinary teams and develop leadership skills to manage construction projects and use appropriate team processes to collaborate, communicate, and negotiate solutions. | Collaborate with others to examine contemporary issues in property |
| Global citizenship | Engage ethically and productively with diverse stakeholders, communities and cultures in the global construction industry. | Apply the interconnected principles of property planning, design, construction, management, maintenance and transference to a range of different environments and contexts reflecting social, sustainable, ethical, economic and global perspectives |
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)/Bachelor of Property and Real Estate students must pass 40 credit points and meet the following course rules to be eligible to graduate:
- DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in their first study period
- STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
- 15 credit points of core units from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
- 1 Work Integrated Learning (WIL) unit from the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate
- 24 credit points of core units from the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
- course requirements for both the Bachelor of Property and Real Estate (M348) and the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) (S346) must be satisfied
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. See the enrolment codes and terminology to help make sense of the University’s vocabulary.
Note:
- Construction management units are all offered at the Waterfront (Geelong) campus, with a limited range of units offered at Melbourne Burwood campus. The property and real estate units are all offered online and at our Melbourne Burwood campus. Please refer to individual unit handbook entry for further details
Course structure
Core
Year 1 -Trimester 1
| DAI001 | Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin (0 credit points) |
| SRA010 | Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) |
| STP010 | Career Tools for Employability (0 credit points) |
| MAA103 | Accounting for Decision Making |
| MMP111 | Introduction to Property |
| SRT153 | Building Materials Science |
| SRT141 | Building Safety |
Year 1 -Trimester 2
| SRT151 | Construction and Structures 1 |
| SRT259 | Construction Projects 2 |
| MAF101 | Fundamentals of Finance |
| MAE101 | Economic Principles |
Year 2 - Trimester 1
| SRT251 | Construction and Structures 2 |
| SRE272 | Building Measurement |
| SRM181 | Project Management 1 |
| MLC101 | Law for Commerce |
Year 2 - Trimester 2
| SRT351 | Construction and Structures 3 |
| SRQ301 | Building Cost Planning |
| SRT257 | Building Environmental Studies |
| SRM261 | Contract Administration 2 |
Year 3 - Trimester 1
| SRT358 | Building Environmental Services |
| SRE302 | Building Measurement and Estimating |
| SRM281 | Project Management 2 |
| MMP219 | Sustainable Property Construction |
Year 3 - Trimester 2
| SRQ460 | Quantity Surveying Practice |
| SRM310 | Project Planning and Scheduling |
| SRM381 | Project Management 3 |
| MMP122 | Introduction to Property Development |
Year 4 - Trimester 1
| MMP211 | Statutory Valuation |
| MMP213 | Property Economics |
| SRM461 | Contract Administration 3 |
| MMP212 | Property Investment |
Year 4 - Trimester 2
| MMP223 | Property Law and Practice |
| MMP322 | Advanced Property Development |
| MMP311 | Advanced Property Valuation |
| MMP221 | Property Management |
Year 5 - Trimester 1
| MMP321 | Advanced Property Analysis |
| SRR401 | Introduction to Construction Research |
| SRM489 | Professional Practice |
plus one WIL unit from:
| MWL316 | Consultancy Experience |
| MWL318 | Internship |
| MWL319 | International Consultancy Experience |
Note: Students should choose a WIL unit that relates to their field of study and career aspirations in property and real estate.
Year 5 - Trimester 2
| SRV499 | Built Environment Integrated Research |
| SRE464 | Building Development Appraisal |
| SRR402 | Construction Research Thesis (2cp) |
Work experience
You’ll have the opportunity to undertake a discipline-specific industry placement as part of your study in Property and Real Estate units - see here for more detail: Business and Law Work Integrated learning
Course duration
You may be able to study available units in the optional third trimester to fast-track your degree, however your course duration may be extended if there are delays in meeting course requirements, such as completing a placement.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
- Contact Student Central
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.
Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.
For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website.