Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics
Holmesglen Institute
Type of institution: TAFE Institute
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00012G
This course is a four-year degree designed to meet the professional requirements for accreditation by the Australian Institute of Building and the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. The course embraces the construction management and quantity surveying fields of study, which are generally considered to fall within the management disciplines and financial administration of building projects through their life cycle. The first three years of the course focus on building a foundation of knowledge and skills that prepare you for a wide range of possible graduate vocational occupations in the building industry. All academic staff in the Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics have extensive, relevant industry/professional experience and higher education teaching experience.
Structure
This course comprises of 23 subjects of six credit points each, four subjects of 12 credits points each and one elective subject.
Subjects
- Building
- Building (construction methods)
- Building (economics)
- Building (estimating)
- Building (surveying)
- Building contract administration
- Building law and building practice
- Construction
- Construction management
Standard entry requirements
Year 12 or equivalent
Recognition
The course is accredited and/or recognized by the following organizations: Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors AIQS; Australian Institute of Building AIB; Victorian Building Authority VBA
Study pathways
Students choosing to exit the course after successful completion of the core 20 subjects will be eligible for the Bachelor of Applied Science (Built Environment) but will be ineligible to enrol to undertake the fourth year only of the Bachelor of Construction Management and Economics or Bachelor of Building Surveying.
Further information
Graduates may find successful employment within the building and construction industry in roles as diverse as assistant construction manager, assistant superintendent, building inspector, construction manager, construction planner and supervisor, contracts administrator, cost estimator, quantity surveyor (QS), site manager, superintendent and project manager.
