Construction Project Management

University of Manchester
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 12 Months Business and management studiesCivil engineering

About this course

Be it sustainable development, or the fine details of finance for infrastructure - enter the world of construction and infrastructure with the project management skills to set you apart.

During your during your time on this course you will evaluate the methods, research, and risks of everything involved with effectively managing a construction project. Graduating with a sought-after combination of people and technical skill, you will be well equipped to implement strategic solutions and organisational structures.

This course enables theoretical and conceptual exploration of construction project management issues whilst also stressing the essential practical aspects such as project control mechanisms, resource management, budgeting and cost management, stakeholder management, contract management, IT applications, and information management.

Important and emerging construction industry issues are woven into your course experience and assessment activities, with your core Construction Project Management Professional Practice Unit being delivered in partnership with industry partner organisations. This provides you with the opportunity to be exposed to the challenging and exciting environment of contemporary civil engineering and construction projects.

The MSc in Construction Project Management is accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and is listed by the Joint Board of Moderators (JMB) as being an Approved Further Learning Scheme for Chartered Engineer status.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers
1132 Marketing, sales and advertising directors
1121 Production managers and directors in manufacturing
1139 Functional managers and directors
2129 Engineering professionals
3115 Quality assurance technicians

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
12 Months
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Manchester
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Business and management studies, Civil engineering