Master of Construction Management (Professional)

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2024 course information
Award granted	Master of Construction Management (Professional)
Deakin course code	S792
Faculty	Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment
Campus	Offered at Waterfront (Geelong)
Online	Yes
Duration	2 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Course Map - enrolment planning tool	This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 1 2024 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 2 2024 This course map is for new students commencing from Trimester 3 2024 Course maps for commencement in previous years are available on the Course Maps webpage or please contact a Student Adviser in Student Central.
CRICOS course code	079321G Waterfront (Geelong)
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

Do you have a degree in a civil engineering or built environment discipline and want to advance your career? Deakin’s Master of Construction Management (Professional) gives you the opportunity to further your interests and take the next step in your career.
Develop specialised skills in the theoretical, evaluative and research frameworks that underpin the construction profession. Challenge yourself to stretch your thinking in a supportive environment and enhance your motivation to be an independent life-long earner.

This course is also suited to those with undergraduate qualifications in non-related disciplines who have demonstrable professional experience in construction, through public or private enterprises. This degree provides you with an opportunity to formalise your entry into the construction management profession.

Ready for a diverse career path in research or industry?

Work in a multi-disciplinary context to explore topics that are at the forefront of the built environment industry. These include 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, you will be ready for roles in the fields of quantity surveying, project management and construction management. Find career opportunities 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 lectures, 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), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS), and the 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. 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.

Alternative exits

Graduate Certificate of Construction Management (S591)
Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (S691)
Master of Construction Management (S791)

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	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	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, which must include the following.

Thirteen (13) core units (14 credit points)
Two (2) credit points of Level 7 elective units or Deakin stackable short courses (0.5cp microcredentials)
Completion of DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (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.

Course structure

Core

Year 1 - Trimester 1

DAI001

Academic Integrity Module (0 credit points)

SRA710

Safety Induction Program (0 credit points)

STP710

Career Tools for Employability (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

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 Trimester 1, Trimester 2 and as a placement offering only in Trimester 3

^# Students intending to apply for entry into Higher Degree by Research may be required to complete SRR711 Thesis instead of SRR721 Construction Research Project

~ Completion of STP710 Career Tools for Employability (0-credit point compulsory unit) as a co-requisite

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).

Stackable short courses

Mix and match Deakin stackable short courses (0.5 cp microcredentials) to earn up to 2 credit point(s) of open electives, subject to eligibility. Any stacking must add up to a whole number to be used for credit. See more information on Deakin stackable short course options.

Work experience

You can apply to undertake a discipline specific industry placement as part of your course.

Visit deakin.edu.au/sebe/wil

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.

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 the knowledge and skills to become independent researchers.