Develop a strong understanding of the business of construction, from law to technology. The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) will equip you with market-ready skills for construction management, quantity surveying or property development – working across projects large and small.
Dreaming of running diverse building projects with a professionally recognised qualification?
This nationally recognised course will equip you with the skills to tackle projects of every shape and size with confidence.
You’ll learn to apply construction management strategies and best practices to new and existing buildings. Your education covers areas including:
building economics and law
building practice
building technology
measurement and estimating
project management
quantity surveying
Learning from teachers who understand the industry means your classroom becomes a hub of the latest ideas, techniques and approaches to construction management. You’ll also benefit from their professional networks, which means you can start building your own connections even before graduation.
You will have access to our 24/7 studio and our brand-new workshop.
We take graduate employability seriously, so you’ll be workplace-ready with opportunities for placements, site visits, international study tours, exchanges and guidance from Deakin’s leading careers service. Plus, there’s an accelerated learning option available for this course, so you can join the workforce in just three years if you undertake selected units in Trimester 3.
Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, 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
As a graduate of this course you'll have completed the academic requirements for membership of:
Australian Institute of Building (AIB)
Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
This course is recognised for practice in more than 50 countries, so you can take your career to Australia and around the world.
Career opportunities
As a Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) graduate, you'll find career opportunities in roles including:
construction manager
contract administrator
estimator
project manager
quantity surveyor.
Participation requirements
Elective units may be selected that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.
Reasonable adjustments to participation and other course requirements will be made for students with a disability. Click here for more information.
Mandatory student checks
Any unit which contains work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, Working with Children Check or other check.
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, your fee category and the year you started. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website.
Course Learning Outcomes
Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes
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.
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.
Digital literacy
Utilise a range of digital technologies including building information modelling to locate, select, analyse, use, evaluate, and disseminate a variety of information.
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.
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.
Self-management
Use appropriate strategies including reflective evaluation to develop independence and demonstrate responsibility for professional learning.
Teamwork
Work in multidisciplinary teams and develop leadership skills to manage construction projects and use appropriate team processes to collaborate, communicate, and negotiate solutions.
Global citizenship
Engage ethically and productively with diverse stakeholders, communities and cultures in the global construction industry.
Approved by Faculty Board 27 June 2019
Course rules
To complete the Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours), students must attain 32 credit points. Most units (think of units as ‘subjects’) are equal to 1 credit point. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The 32 credit points must include the following:
28 core units (29 credit points)
3 elective units (1 elective unit must be level 2 or above)
Completion of SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit-point compulsory unit)
The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) may be completed in less than four years by taking selected units in trimester 3. This also provides for greater flexibility in your studies.
Select from a range of elective units offered across many courses. In some cases you may even be able to choose elective units from a completely different discipline area (subject to meeting unit requirements).
Course structure
Accelerated program
The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) may be taken as an accelerated program. By taking selected units in Trimester 3 the course can be completed in three years instead of four.
You may choose to use one of your elective units to participate in a short-term local or international study program to engage with construction management industry perspectives globally.
Research and research-related study
The key assessment of research and research skills in the programme is through two units in the final year of the course. You will have the opportunity to undertake an in-depth investigation of a chosen topic under the guidance of an academic supervisor that has expertise in the research field.
