Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
Take a leading role in exciting, large-scale building construction with VU's Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours).
In our honours construction-management degree, you’ll learn all the skills needed to manage residential, commercial and industrial projects. You’ll gain valuable expertise in the various areas of large-scale building and civil-engineering projects.
Your expertise will let you undertake roles overseeing the building process, from design to development, construction and operation.
You’ll graduate with skills in:
- project planning
- cost and quality management
- construction techniques and materials
- building law
- building codes
- industrial relations
- personnel management.
Our industry contacts and our focus on real-world experience ensure you’re job-ready when you graduate. Construction management is a growing profession, and your qualifications will be highly useful and in-demand.
Campus Information
Footscray Park
Footscray Park Campus is next to parklands along the Maribyrnong River, a short walk from Footscray Station. Footscray is one of Melbourne’s multicultural hubs, only 10 minutes by train from the city. The campus has restaurants and cafes, learning commons, world-class sports science facilities, a bookshop, and a pool and gym. It hosts many of our degree and postgraduate courses, including in business, sport, youth and community work, science, engineering and education.
Intakes
- Feb
- July
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Application Process
Minimum English Language Requirements
English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
On completing Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours), possible job opportunities include:
- construction manager
- project manager
- quantity surveyor
- building technician
- building surveyor
- building contractor
- estimator
- contract administrator
- facilities manager
- property developer.
Graduates have a wide range of employment opportunities in the private and public sectors, working for:
- building proprietors
- contractors
- developers
- government bodies
- consultancy practices
- self-employed entrepreneurs.
You’ll also have skills and knowledge that can be applied in other industries such as mining, petrochemicals and infrastructure development.
PSW Opportunity
- 2 years
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
Completion of an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (VCE or equivalent) including Units 3 and 4:
- a study score of at least 25 in English (EAL) or 20 in any other English (or equivalent).
OR: - Completion of an Australian Advanced Diploma or Diploma (or equivalent).
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT
- IELTS (or equivalent): Overall score or 6.0 (with no band less than 6.0 in Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking).
OR: - Completion of a Foundation course or equivalent.
- Course Code: 096487M
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Bachelors/UG Degree
- Duration: 04 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
120000 AUD
Annual Cost of Living: 24505 AUD
Application Fee: N/A
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