Overview
Have you got the vision and drive to work in the construction industry? Get the skills, knowledge and understanding you need on our degree, fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building and Chartered Association of Building Engineers. Based in Chelmsford, you’ll use industry-standard surveying equipment and the latest in computer-aided design, 3D modelling, project management and financial software. You can take an industry placement year and further develop your professional skills towards becoming a chartered professional of the future.
The construction industry is one of the most dynamic, diverse and significant in the world. We live, work and play in the built environment, and our Construction Management course will develop your skills, knowledge and understanding of both the technology and management involved in its creation across the key stages and process of planning, construction and maintenance. These range from building design and technology, to the management of resources (people, materials and equipment), to the assurance of the health, safety and wellbeing of the workforce, to the administration of projects and stakeholder engagement, all as they are carried out within contemporary regulatory, legal, economic, and social contexts, and with reference to the latest thinking in sustainability and developments in digital technologies and Building Information Modelling (BIM).
You’ll use our specialist facilities including industry-standard surveying equipment and a dedicated computer suite offering the latest in CAD, 3D Modelling, project management and financial software. During the course, you will also develop your communication, numerical, IT, teamwork, analytical and problem solving skills within a Built Environment context.
Practical experience comes in the form of Constructionarium, a key part of your Level 4 study, where you will get to take part in the real-life construction of an iconic building or structure over a residential week, learning both management and hands-on construction trade skills along the way. The development of professional skills is embedded throughout the course, linked to authentic, realistic and practical assessment within many modules. Students are also encouraged to attend at the various professional body CPD events regularly held here at ARU, to start to build your industry networks and meet other young professionals from the region.
Our course leader, Dr Fred Sherratt MCIOB C.BuildE CABE, has over ten years’ experience of working within the construction industry for a large main contractor, before becoming an award-winning academic specialising in construction health and safety research. As well as writing textbooks, articles and research papers, Fred maintains a strong industry network, and the course offers opportunities to visit a variety of construction sites and listen to guest lectures from industry experts. Students have previously visited sites in London and Cambridge, hosted by companies such as Bouygues and Galliford Try, and listened to experts from the CIOB, the Considerate Constructors Scheme and Trowers and Hamlins LLP. Fred’s professional and academic links ensure you will be getting the most up to date industry information, exploring the most relevant contemporary issues for practice, and drawing on the latest research and innovations from academia within your course curriculum, making this a dynamic and highly relevant course for those wanting to build a career within the construction industry.
We look forward to welcoming you onto our Construction Management course here at ARU and supporting you in your first steps to becoming a chartered construction professional of the future.
Our course is fully accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
Careers
We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need. They help us review what we teach and how we teach it – and they offer hands-on, practical opportunities to learn through work-based projects, internships or placements.
A degree in construction management can lead to a number of careers in the industry, including working as a construction project manager or construction site manager for contractors or construction clients. Key to these roles is the ability to ensure that construction projects are completed on time, within budget, to the correct quality standards, healthily and safely, and with due recognition of wider sustainability and environmental issues. The construction industry is very varied and the degree will also give you a great foundation for other career paths such as construction planning or becoming a BIM manager.
The average salary for a construction manager in the UK is £40,002 per year* with the ability to earn well over £60,000 per year as an experienced Construction/Site Manager.
Modules & Assessment
Year one, core modules
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IT and Communications
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Elements of Construction Design
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Elementary Survey Skills
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Building Technology
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The Built Environment Work Sector
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Introduction to Civil Law and Legislation
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Construction Economics
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Site Management and Safety
Year two, core modules
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Construction Resource Management
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Project Administration
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Procurement and Costing
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Ethics and Professional Practice
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Advanced Construction Technology
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Environmental Building Performance
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Construction Planning and Programming
Year three, core modules
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Construction Technology and Innovation
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The Strategic Construction Entrepreneur
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Environmental Management for the Construction Industry
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Project Evaluation and Development
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Project Management
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Running a Construction Business
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Major Project (Construction Management)
Assessment
Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help measure your progress. Besides exams, you’ll be assessed on your project work, case studies, reports, workplace assessments and presentations.
Where you’ll study
Your faculty
The Faculty of Science & Engineering is one of the largest of the four faculties at Anglia Ruskin University. Whether you choose to study with us full-time or part-time, on campus or at a distance, there’s an option whatever your level – from a foundation degree, BSc, MSc, PhD or professional doctorate.
Whichever course you pick, you’ll gain the theory and practical skills needed to progress with confidence. Join us and you could find yourself learning in the very latest laboratories or on field trips or work placements with well-known and respected companies. You may even have the opportunity to study abroad.
Everything we do in the faculty has a singular purpose: to provide a world-class environment to create, share and advance knowledge in science, technology and engineering fields. This is key to all of our futures.
