Bachelor (Honours)
Predicted to be one of the strongest growth areas of employment over the next five years1, there is no better time for people looking to start or advance their career in the building and construction industry.
Professionals with high-level qualifications are highly valued in the industry and allow you to differentiate yourself in the industry. A university degree signals to employers that you have the necessary knowledge, competencies and skills to manage complex construction projects.
This degree allows graduates from the three-year Construction Management degree to easily transition into further study. This degree has been developed in collaboration with leading industry professional bodies including:
As a student, you'll join a university that's ranked in the World Top 100 for Built Environment. Our academics and researchers work with some of Australia's largest organisations, so you'll be learning from experienced professionals working in the field. We collaborate with international organisations such as International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) and several national cooperative research centres including the Barbara Hardy Institute and the Natural and Built Environments Research Centre - so you'll be learning the latest research and developments in the industry.
With extensive industry connections and partnerships in Australia and around the world, you'll learn the most cutting-edge developments and innovations in the field - and as a graduate, you'll come out with the skills that employers are telling us they need.
1Australian Government Department of Industry, Innovation and Science, Office of the Chief Economist, Australian Industry Report 2016.
With a focus on real-world learning, you'll learn to work with designs, read drawings, use industry-standard technology, navigate plans, and gain a holistic understanding of the entire project lifecycle as well as the roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders.
You'll explore diverse areas such as construction technology, construction science, building services, contract administration, construction health and safety, building surveying and construction economics.
As a graduate, you'll come out with project management skills with the ability to plan and schedule construction operations using flowcharts, network analysis, Gantt charts, Critical Path Method and precedence diagrams.
The first three years of this degree mirror UniSA Online's Bachelor of Construction Management degree. In your fourth year, you'll have a choice of specialist electives in the areas of construction project management, quantity surveying and building surveying. You'll have the opportunity to a undertake a research project, which will allow you to gain a deeper insight and further develop your knowledge and skills in your area of interest. As part of your research project, you'll be paired with an experienced academic or an industry professional who are experts in their particular field.
With more than one million employees working across 330,000 construction businesses, the construction industry is the third largest in the country, making up 9% of Australia's total workforce1. And these numbers will only continue to rise, with a further 100,000 jobs predicted by 2022.2
Construction professionals are commonly employed by large construction firms and smaller building subcontractors. They can work on a range of buildings including residential houses, apartment complexes, offices, shopping centres, public buildings, hospitals, and schools. There are also opportunities to work on heavy industrial or civil construction sites, road, tunnel and shaft excavations, demolition sites, as well as local government works.
1 Ai Group, Australia's Construction Industry: Profile and Outlook July 2015.
2 StartupAUS, Digital Foundations: How technology is transforming Australia's construction sector.
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