This MSc Construction Project Management course at university of Westminster aims to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of the techniques associated with the management of project resources, the control of project finances, the management of risk and the management of people. It provides a challenging, stimulating and professionally relevant course of study that is directly related to the management of construction projects within this rapidly changing industry.
You’ll study project management in depth, focusing on the management techniques and systems required to successful manage all aspects of construction projects, as well as the people involved in delivering them. You'll study six core modules (including the double Project Management module) and choose one optional module.
Developing your skillset, you’ll become adept at critical analysis, evaluation, decision-making and problem-solving, enhancing your leadership, communications and time-management abilities at the same time. Topics covered include the principles of client requirements, critical success factors, sustainability, evaluation of project options, structured methodologies, and the concept of whole-life costing.
Aims
Job roles
This course will prepare you for roles such as:
- Chartered builder
- Chartered surveyor
- Construction project manager
- Project manager
Graduate employers
Graduates from this course have found employment at organisations including:
- Bouygues UK
- Costain Group Plc
- Gleeds
- MACE
- TFL
- Turner Townsend
- Wilmott Dixon
Our course was designed with input from a range of industry professionals and, to retain currency and relevance, we receive ongoing feedback from the School’s Employability Advisory Board. Current members include practitioner representatives from the multinational construction, property and infrastructure company Lendlease, commercial property experts Chase and Partners, and CABE.
We are proud of our excellent industry links with a host of construction companies and key professional bodies, including RICS, CIOB and CABE. They enable us to host a highly successful Annual Property and Construction Careers Fair, which in 2019 attracted 40 employers including:
- CBRE
- Mace
- JLL
- Barratt Developments
- Bouygues UK
- Savills
- Carter Jonas
- Grainger
Immensely popular with our students, the fair provides a unique opportunity to meet with leading employers in the property and construction sector, learn first-hand about their organisations, secure work experience or receive guidance from a panel of speakers on the graduate scheme application process for some of the larger employers.
(CIH) Chartered Institute of Housing, TMI (Tourism Management Institute), CIAT (Chartered institute of architectural technologists), RTPI (The Royal Town Planning Institute)
