Construction Management

Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Four construction management students looking at brief
Four construction management students looking at brief
Type of Programme
Full-time
Number of Places
20
Duration
4 Years
Course Code
MT 856
Entry Requirements
339 Points in 2023 and meet minimum entry requirements as listed below.
Application Deadline
See CAO for details
Location(s)
MTU Bishopstown Campus, Cork
Course NFQ Level
Level 8

Joseph Kehoe

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Overview

Construction management is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a development from inception to completion. Construction management is aimed at meeting a client’s requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project in the engineering and architectural environment.

Construction management involves the planning, design, production, adaptation, maintenance, restoration, conservation, financial and engineering management, evaluation and recycling of the built environment.

The course is taught primarily through lectures, practicals, and tutorials. Significant emphasis is placed on project and experimental work with site visits and field trips making up an integral part of the coursework. The student is required to submit a project evaluation and development report, and a dissertation.

The work placement will familiarise the student with work practices and procedures and provides them with the opportunity to observe the practical application of theoretical knowledge gained on their programme. The placement is supported by a member of academic staff in MTU together with a workplace mentor. The aim of the industrial placement is to introduce the student to structured employment in a relevant work sector and to develop the student’s understanding of the organisation, its procedures and technology.

Accreditation

The construction management honours degree is recognised internationally because of its accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) enabling graduates to find suitable employment, either in Ireland or abroad.

What will I study?

First year at a glance

  • Construction Industry and Procedures: who does what in the development process i.e. types of firm (sole trader, partnerships, company); participants in the industry (clients, consultants, contractors)
  • Construction Management Measurement and Procedures: how to measure what makes up a building i.e. interpret client requirements, and the responses of consultants and contractors; and outline the principles of measurement and complete measurement of basic construction works
  • Construction Materials and Structures: testing materials for a building
  • Organisation and Management: organising people to do things in the right place at the right time i.e. identify principles and practices of management in construction

Modules

What is a Module?

A module is a standalone unit of learning and assessment and is completed within one semester. A full-time student will normally study six modules in each semester; part-time and ACCS (Accumulation of Credits and Certification of Subjects) students will have flexibility as to the number of modules taken.

The button below provides a link to all of the University's approved modules for this programme.

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Entry Requirements

Entry 2024

For admission to a programme, standard applicants must

  • score the necessary CAO points and
  • meet the minimum entry requirements

Leaving Certificate in six subjects i.e. H5 in two subjects and O6/H7 in four other subjects. The six subjects must include Mathematics and either English or Irish grade O6/H7.

 

For Non-EU International Entry Requirements please visit https://www.mtu.ie/international/non-eu/.

Career options

Employment Opportunities

The construction manager is adaptable to many roles within the broader built environment; overall management and development of construction and infrastructure projects, building control for local and national authorities, education, design, and consultancy.

  • Project and contracts management
  • Project planning and control
  • Facilities management
  • Building surveying
  • Project evaluation and development
  • Design management and administration
  • Education – teaching and lecturing

Progression

Further Studies

Suitably qualified graduates are eligible to apply for a postgraduate degree at MTU:

  • Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Project Management
  • MSc in Construction Project Management
  • MSc (by Research)

Question Time

A client requires a construction manager to plan, coordinate, supervise, and control complex and financially demanding developments. Most clients would not have the necessary experience or expertise to carry out these functions, and rely on their construction management expert to guide them through the process.

Not necessarily, the construction manager may be site based or office based. The construction manager can perform a number of different roles within the Built Environment. These include working for contracting organisations, multidisciplinary project management companies, local and national governmental authorities, and consultancies.

Due to the variety of potential employment areas for construction management graduates, the majority of recent graduates have successfully gained employment either at home or abroad.

Yes, the degree is recognised internationally because of its accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) enabling graduates to find suitable employment, either in Ireland or abroad.

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