Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Plan, implement and manage the delivery of efficient and effective strategies over the course of construction processes in diverse contemporary contexts using independent thinking and judgement;
2. Generate creative solutions to a range of complex construction problems, taking into account issues of constructability, financial and human resources, compliance with relevant codes and standards, ethics and environmental sustainability (commercial and environmental) with initiative and professional judgement;
3. Critically evaluate sources and validity of information and use established processes for information management including international perspectives and codes of practice as appropriate;
4. Advocate design and management objectives and outcomes effectively to specialist and non-specialist stakeholders using a variety of professional oral and written forms;
5. Exemplify collaboration and requisite interpersonal and supervisory skills and characteristics to influence personal work, community and networks;
6. Apply personal and interpersonal competencies including organisational and collaborative skills necessary to operate within broad parameters in the immensely divergent and complex global and Australian cultures;
7. Advocate, respect and value cultural diversity and indigenous rights and develop capacities and creative solutions to contribute to a sustainable world;
8. Exhibit responsibility and accountability for own learning and professional practice in collaboration with others and within broad parameters.

Studying construction management at VU means everything you learn will have practical components and be connected to real-world industry.

Throughout your degree, assessments will focus on problem-based learning (PBL), meaning everything you learn ties back to current trends and standards in industry. Working on industry projects will give you real-world experience to build your confidence.

Connect with VU’s extensive industry network, thanks to our strong standing in the construction industry as a leading provider of both higher education and TAFE courses.

As a VU student, you’ll connect with industry via regular real-world projects, learn from guest speakers, visit work sites, attend industry expos and experience work placements.

Our network includes:

• Multiplex
• McKenzie Construction Group
• John Holland
• Built
• Victorian Building Authority
• city councils for Melbourne, Wyndham, Hume, Maribyrnong, Brimbank and Kingston
• Infrastructure Sustainability Council
• Simonds Group.

Enjoy a collaborative learning environment, where you’re encouraged to share knowledge and feedback with your classmates.

Plus, get experience with the latest technology through technology-enabled learning, using building information modelling (BIM), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI).

In your fourth year of study, you’ll use all the skills and knowledge you’ve learned to focus on a significant research project.

Where possible, you’ll work closely with our industry partners on a real challenge they are facing, and your research project may closely align with the research of some of your classmates.

Take advantage of VU’s close relationship with Builders Academy Australia. If you hold a Diploma of Building and Construction (Building), you can gain:

• 96 credit points of study if you have less than 5 years' industry experience
• 144 credit points of study if you have more than 5 years' industry experience.