Master of Construction Management (Professional)
2021 Deakin University Handbook
| Year | 2021 course information |
|---|---|
| Award granted | Master of Construction Management (Professional) |
| Course Map | This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2021. This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2021. This course map is for new students commencing form Trimester 3 2021. Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central. |
| Campus | Offered at Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Cloud Campus | Yes |
| Duration | 2 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
| CRICOS course code | 079321G Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Deakin course code | S792 |
| Approval status | This course is approved by the University under the Higher Education Standards Framework. |
| Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition | The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9. |
Course sub-headings
- Course overview
- Indicative student workload
- Professional recognition
- Career opportunities
- Participation requirements
- Mandatory student checks
- Fees and charges
- Course Learning Outcomes
- Course rules
- Course structure
- Work experience
- Research and research-related study
Course overview
The Master of Construction Management (Professional) provides you with specialised skills related to the theoretical, evaluative and research frameworks that underpin the construction professions.
Students will be challenged to stretch their thinking in a supportive environment and instilled with the motivation to be independent learners in their career.
The Master of Construction Management (Professional) offers the opportunity for students with an undergraduate degree in a civil engineering or built environment discipline to further explore their interests and take the next step in their career.
It is also suitable for those with degrees from non-related disciplines who have demonstrable professional experience in construction, through public or private enterprises, who wish to formalise their entry into the construction management profession.
Ready for a diverse career path in research or industry?
Students will work in a multi-disciplinary context to explore topics that are at the forefront of the built environment industry, including procurement, project economics and cost management; quantity surveying, business and construction management; professional practice, BIM and sustainability.
Employers are looking for graduates who are fully equipped with advanced skills and the capacity to start work on projects immediately. As a graduate of this course, you will find career opportunities in the fields of quantity surveying, project management and construction management with a wide range of employers, including construction companies, business organisations with property portfolios and consulting agencies.
Indicative student workload
You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include classes, seminars, 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
The course is professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), and Australian Institute of Building (AIB).
Career opportunities
As a graduate of this course, you will find career opportunities in the fields of quantity surveying, project management and construction management with a wide range of employers, including construction companies and consultancies. You will also be qualified for relevant positions in client organisations, in the property development arms of government departments, and in commercial companies such as banks, retailers and manufacturers.
Construction management professionals are generally highly mobile and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) accreditation provides an immediate, readily recognised international qualification. Graduates who wish to do so will be able to pursue their careers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and North America. This course is relevant to experienced mid career construction professionals who are seeking to extend themselves into future leadership positions within the industry.
Participation requirements
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.
Alternate exits
- Master of Construction Management (S791) (exit only)
- Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (S691)
- Graduate Certificate of Construction Management (S591)
Fees and charges
Fees and charges vary depending on your course, the type of fee place you hold, your commencement year and your study load. To find out about the fees and charges that apply to you, visit the Current students fees website or our handy Fee estimator to help estimate your tuition fees.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes | Course Learning Outcomes |
| Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities | Integrate broad and specialist knowledge of construction management practices in the industry and advocate sustainable management of social built environments in urban, regional and rural communities through professional practice. Apply an integrated specialised and evidence-based scholarly knowledge of ever-changing construction industry practices in order to improve construction economics and construction life cycle management. Develop and demonstrate a complex body of knowledge of construction management and practices, cost planning and control, legal and risk management in order to manage construction companies and projects. |
| 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. Engage with a variety of participants and contributing influences including legal, economic and environmental impacts in construction projects to mediate, negotiate and collaboratively resolve issues and conflicts. |
| Digital literacy | Apply knowledge of relevant technical tools and methodologies to locate, collect, analyse and synthesise complex information from a variety of sources to prepare cost benefit plans and legal, risk and environment implication analyses for construction projects. Apply knowledge of digital technologies for modelling and scenario building, including information systems to evaluate and assess various scenarios for disseminating relevant analysis to clients. |
| Critical thinking: evaluating information using critical and analytical thinking and judgment. | Use expert reasoning and analysis skills, drawing on knowledge and information from a range of professional or scholarly sources to reflect on, analyse and synthesise complex legal, economic and environmental influences and impacts for collaboratively and independently planning and making decisions in construction. |
| Problem solving | Apply specialized technical skills and judgment to identify potential legal, environmental and economic risks and problems and recommend appropriate solutions for effective risk management in construction. Demonstrate professionalism, autonomy and well-developed judgement to independently and collaborative generate strategies and solutions to manage construction projects at various stages including planning, implementing, construction and evaluation of the built environment. |
| Self-management | Apply critical reflection and use frameworks of self and peer evaluation to develop independent judgment, adaptability and responsibility for expert professional practice and / or scholarship. |
| Teamwork | Apply interpersonal skills to interact, contribute, collaborate and develop leadership skills through teamwork activities, and enhance project potential through shared individual and collective knowledge and creative capacity to optimise complex problem resolution. |
| Global citizenship | Engage ethically and professionally when working in a variety of construction management situations through concern for legal, economic, environmental and social risks both nationally and globally. |
Approved by Faculty Board 27 June 2019
Course rules
To complete the Master of Construction Management (Professional), students must attain 16 credit points, Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake two trimesters each year.
The course comprises a total of 16 credit points of study which must include the following.
- 13 core units (14 credit points)
- Level 7 elective units (2 credit points)
- Completion of STP050 Academic Integrity (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of SRA710 Safety Induction Program (0-credit point compulsory unit)
- Completion of STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point unit) as a co-requisite for SRM776 Introduction to Construction Management
Students are required to meet the University's academic progress and conduct requirements. Click here for more information
Course structure
Core
Year 1 - Trimester 1
| STP050 | Academic Integrity (0 credit points) |
| SRA710 | Safety Induction Program (0 credit points) |
| SRM776 | Introduction to Construction Management |
| SRQ780 | Strategic Construction Procurement * |
| SRQ774 | Construction Measurement and Estimating ^ |
| SRM751 | Principles of Building Information Modelling ** |
Year 1 - Trimester 2
| SRT757 | Building Systems and Environment |
| SRQ762 | Cost Planning and Economics |
| SRQ764 | Building Project Evaluation |
Plus 1 level 7 elective (one credit point)
Year 2 - Trimester 1
| SRQ763 | Project Risk Management |
| SRM777 | Construction Management Practice ** |
| SRR720 | Construction Research Frontiers ** |
Plus 1 level 7 elective (one credit point)
Year 2 - Trimester 2
| SRQ745 | Construction Company Management ** |
| SRV799 | Integrated Project Management ** |
| SRR721 | Construction Research Project (2cp)**# |
*Unit offered in Trimester 1 and Trimester 3
**Unit offered in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2
^ Unit offered in every trimester
# Students intending to apply for entry into Higher Degree by Research may be required to complete SRR711 Thesis instead of SRR721 Construction Research Project
Electives
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 may have the opportunity to complete a Work Integrated Learning experience.
Course duration - additional information
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.
- Contact Student Central
Research and research-related study
The suite of core units exposes students to advanced knowledge within the discipline and to research methodologies.
In SRR720 Construction Research Frontiers students are provided with an introduction to research methodology that is specifically suited to research for current issues in the construction industry. By the end of the unit students will have a critical understanding of appropriate research methodology and have developed a research proposal for progression to SRR721 Construction Research Project.
In SRR721 Construction Research Project (2cp core unit) students undertake a Masters level thesis or research project related to current issues in the construction industry. By the end of the Unit students will have developed knowledge and skills to become independent researchers.