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Construction Mngt & Property - 3331

Program Summary

Faculty: Built Environment

Contact: Built Environment

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Typical Duration: 4 Years  

Typical UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC Per Semester: 6

Max UOC Per Semester: 24

Min UOC For Award: 192

UAC Code: 423200

Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements

International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements

Award(s):

Bachelor of Construction Management and Property (Major)

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Program Description

Pre 2015 students will be following the new program structure and rules. Students should contact the Built Environment Student Centre for further information.

Program Summary:
The Bachelor of Construction Management and Property is a four-year full-time (or equivalent part-time) program of study which provides for students to develop the management-ready skills for specialist careers in Building, Property Development, Quantity Surveying, and Facilities Management.

The program is offered over a minimum of eight semesters, leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Construction Management and Property (BCMP). The program is structured as follows:
  • Year 1 consists of a fixed program of compulsory courses.
  • Years 2-4 consist of a mix of compulsory courses, Interdisciplinary Learning Courses, electives drawn from a specified pool of courses and open electives.
  • Year 4 also offers the possibility of a thesis, and includes general education.

Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Students will acquire a sound foundation of knowledge in Construction Management, Property Development, Quantity Surveying, and/or Facilities Management. There is a broad emphasis on the technologies and processes of construction, and management techniques specific to the construction and property industries.

Program Structure

Year 1

Semester 1

Semester 2

Year 2

Semester 1
  • Electives from the Specified Pool* (6 UOC)
  • Open Electives (6 UOC)

Semester 2
  • Electives from the Specified Pool* (6 UOC)
  • BE Elective* (6 UOC)

Year 3

Semester 1
  • Electives from the Specified Pool* (6 UOC)
  • Interdisciplinary Learning Course** (6 UOC)

Semester 2
  • Electives from the Specified Pool* (6 UOC)
  • Interdisciplinary Learning Course** (6 UOC)

Year 4

Semester 1
  • BE Elective (6 UOC)
  • General Education (6 UOC)
EITHER
OR
  • Additional Electives from the Specified Pool* (12 UOC)

Semester 2
  • Open Electives (6 UOC)
  • General Education (6 UOC)
EITHER
  • Additional Electives from the Specified Pool* (12 UOC)
* Elective Options from the Specified Pool

Students are required to complete a minimum of 48UOC in electives from the list of elective options provided below. Specific electives are required to satisfy particular areas of specialisation (see section below under Areas of Specialisation), and to meet the requirements for membership of different professional bodies (see section below under Professional Recognition).

Semester 1 Elective Options

Semester 2 Elective Options
NOTE: The 12UOC of Interdisciplinary Learning Courses can be undertaken at any stage from the end of Year 2 to the end of Year 4 including summer terms.

Additionally, students are not required to undertake the other elective and general educaton requirements in the exact order as indicated in the above program structure. This structure provides a suggested order for the completion of these elective and general education requirements, however a student can choose to do them in a different sequence. For example, a student may choose to complete an open elective in S2 of Yr 2 and undertake the 6 UOC of BE elective in S2 Yr 4.

A list of 2015 Interdisciplinary Learning Courses is below:

Summer Semester:
Semester 1:
Semester 2:
Students are required to choose 2 courses from the suite of Built Environment Interdisciplinary courses to complete a minimum of 12 UOC of BEIL courses.

Honours
To be eligible for the award of Honours, students must successfully complete Thesis. The award of Honours is based on the overall weighted average mark (WAM), with special emphasis on the Thesis mark.

Academic Rules
1. The degree of Bachelor of Construction Management and Property is awarded at either Pass or Honours level after the successful completion of a minimum of 192 units of credit.

2a. To fulfil the requirements for the generalist BCMP program, students must complete:

Depth Component - 168UOC
  • 96 units of core courses, being all those prescribed core courses as outlined in the program structure
  • 48 units of credit from the specified pool electives (Students undertaking the thesis option are only required to complete 24 UOC from the specified pool electives)
  • 12 UOC of FBE electives from the list of Interdisciplinary Learning Courses
  • 12 UOC of other FBE electives. These do not need to be taken from the Interdisciplinary Core Course list but can be chosen from any elective offered by the faculty

Breadth Component - 24UOC
  • 12 units of open (free) electives, selected in accordance with the faculty regulations for undergraduate study in the Faculty of the Built Environment
  • 12 units of General Education in accordance with University requirements (see below)

Specialisation
2b. To fulfil the requirements for any of the specialisations (streams) i.e. Building, Quantity Surveying, Property Development and Facilities Management students must complete:

Depth component - 168 UOC
  • 96 units of core courses, being all those prescribed core courses as outlined in the program structure
  • 60 units of credit being the set of courses specified for the specialisation being undertaken. (Students undertaking the Thesis option are only required to complete 36 UOC of the specialisation electives but their thesis topic must be related to the specialisation that the student is undertaking. The Program Director must endorse this substitution.)
  • 12 units of BE electives from the list of Interdisciplinary Learning Courses

Breadth component - 24 UOC
  • 12 units of open (free) electives, selected in accordance with the faculty regulations for undergraduate study in the Faculty of the Built Environment.
  • 12 units of General Education in accordance with University requirements (see below).
3. The standard duration of the program is 4 years consisting of 8 semesters of full-time study (24 units of credit per semester) plus the required work experience.

4 .As part of meeting program requirements, all students are required to have gained a minimum of 80 days work experience by appropriate employment in the construction industry. Those students seeking registration with the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors must have undertaken 6 months approved work experience in a QS related role.

General Education Requirements
12 units of General Education courses in accordance with University requirements.
Refer to: General Education

Open (free) Electives
Open electives can be chosen from any courses offered by any Faculty at UNSW for which the student meets prerequisite or other enrolment requirments. The exceptions are those specific General Education GEN prefix courses which cannot be counted as open electives. Open electives do not need to be taken outside the Faculty, students can choose BE electives as open electiives.

BE Electives
BE Electives must be chosen from elective courses offered by the Faculty of Built environment they are identified by a BENV prefix.

Progression
In the event of failure in one or more courses, students may carry the failed course(s) provided that:
  • prerequisite courses have been completed to the satisfaction of the Program Director.
  • the total number of courses taken at any time does not exceed 6 including General Education.
  • the total contact hours do not exceed 20 per week.

Fees
For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Career Information
This program prepares students for professional and executive employment in the construction and property industries. Students get to tailor their educational program for a management-ready career that suits their individual goals. Careers might typically include working as a builder and/or developer, property and development consultant, on-site construction executive, overall project manager, quantity surveyor, facilities manager, building material and component researcher, and/or contract administrator.

Professional Recognition
The award of the degree, Bachelor of Construction Management and Property is recognised for admission to membership by:

1. The Australian Institute of Building, subject to completion of the Building area of specialisation, including 80 days of approved work experience
2. The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, subject to completion of the Quantity Surveying area of specialisation including 6 months of approved work experience
3. The Australian Property Institute, subject to completion of the Property Development area of specialisation including 80 days of approved work experience
4. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, subject to completion of the Quantity Surveying area of specialisation including 6 months of approved work experience.

Areas of Specialisation
Building

Requires completion of all core requirements and the following elective courses:
Property Development

Requires completion of all core requirements and the following elective courses:
Quantity Surveying

Requires completion of all core requirements and the following elective courses:
Facilities Management

Requires completion of all core requirements and the following elective courses:

Area(s) of Specialisation
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