Develop an in-depth understanding of the business of construction, from economics and law to technology. Deakin’s Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) equips you with market-ready skills for construction management, quantity surveying and property development. Work confidently across projects large and small, with a strong focus on practical learning, you will develop the initiative and ability to hit the ground running.
Undertaking industry placements will help you kickstart your professional experience while building professional networks, technical knowledge and skills. Collaborate with Deakin’s architecture students to gain a sound understanding across both disciplines. This experience prepares you for the real world and ensures you graduate with the well-rounded and adaptable skillset employers are looking for.
Dreaming of running diverse building projects with a professionally recognised qualification?
This degree is professionally accredited by the Australian Institute of Building (AIB), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). That means your qualification is recognised for practice in over 50 countries, providing a global passport for work in this field in Australia and overseas.
You will 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
digital construction
sustainable built environment
quantity surveying.
Learning from academic staff who understand the industry means your classroom is a hub of the latest ideas, techniques and approaches to construction management – which you can then test out in our purpose-built studio and workshop. You will also benefit from our teaching staff’s professional networks, which means you can start building your own connections long before graduation.
We take graduate employability seriously, so you will be workplace-ready through opportunities for placements, site visits, international study tours, exchange and guidance from Deakin’s leading careers service, DeakinTALENT. There is also an accelerated learning option available for this course, so you can join the workforce in just three years of full-time study, if you undertake selected units in Trimester 3.
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
Graduate in-demand in the growing construction management industry with the practical skills and professional experience employers value. 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. More information available at Disability support services.
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 the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study and their study discipline, and 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.
Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students 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, which must include the following:
SRA010 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit)
DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit point compulsory unit)
STP010 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit)
twenty-eight (28) core units (29 credit points)
three (3) credit points of open elective units (1 elective unit must be level 2 or above)
no more than ten (10) credit points at level 1
six (6) credit points at level 3.
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.
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.
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).
Work experience
You can apply to undertake a discipline specific industry placement as an elective option as part of your course. Explore the SEBE WIL program.
Other course information
Course duration
Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.
Further information
Student Central can help you with course planning, choosing the right units and explaining course rules and requirements.
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.
