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
Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of each of the single degrees.
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)
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.
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
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as failing of units or accessing or completing placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
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.
