MSc Construction Management with Industry Placement
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Year of entry
2024/25 -
Course duration
Full Time: 24 months
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Year of entry
2024/25 -
Course duration
Full Time: 24 months
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Our MSc Construction Management with Industry Placement is an international programme of advanced construction management studies and professional experience.
Learn to manage construction-related organisations from multiple perspectives: from the client, to the design team, to the contractor. You'll explore how the construction sector operates in both the developed and developing worlds, as well as the macro-economic and micro-economic factors that influence the sector.
Develop specialist expertise across a wide range of construction topics, including:
- business models for construction firms and the mapping of smart construction
- construction robotics and the changing role of project participants and their interactions with digital technologies
- modern methods of construction, with a particular focus on Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DFMA)
- project management
- construction contract law
- design management.
You'll also have the opportunity to select from a range of optional topics, for example, specialising in areas such as digital technologies, cost management, or carbon management, according to your career goals and personal interests.
The course is ideal for graduates from any discipline who are seeking a professional qualification and industry experience leading to employment in an exciting profession that involves the application of financial, managerial, and property design skills.
Why choose MSc Construction Management with Industry Placement at Reading?
We're one of the UK's top-ranking universities for teaching and research in the built environment:
- 3rd for Building in the Complete University Guide, 2024
- 6th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024
- Top 100 for Architecture and Built Environment in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2023.
Research-led teaching
A key feature of this course is the application of research carried out by our staff, which informs national and international policy. All of our research is carried out through close work with industry partners and develops new ways of thinking about the management of construction. Our course content is continually updated with the latest developments across all aspects of construction management.
Industry placement
Take the opportunity to gain experience in a relevant role, and apply the knowledge and skills gained in your first year to real-life situations, with an integrated industry placement.
During your first year, you'll complete the same taught modules as students studying MSc Construction Management. Your placement will then begin in November of your second year.
While you are required to source your placement, you'll receive plenty of support by the School. We have extensive links with industry and many of our staff have direct experience of working within the construction sector.
Please note, this programme of study with industry placement is only offered on a full-time basis. You can study the subject flexibly with our MSc Construction Management course.
Accreditation
This programme is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). (Accreditation is reviewed periodically. Successful completion of this course satisfies the academic requirements for membership of CIOB and RICS).
For more information, please visit the Construction Management and Engineering website.