Construction Management

The construction management course at QUT is considered one of the best in Australia and is highly ranked internationally. The course provides you with skills to manage resources (plant, materials, subcontractors and labour) and equips you to obtain meaningful employment. You will develop skills in the broad foundations of construction management, such as measurement and estimating, site management, scheduling and programming, and technical communications.

Construction management teaching staff at QUT have real-world experience in a variety of practical and theoretical contexts, and maintain engagement with industry professionals and organisations. You will regularly attend lectures and tutorials often delivered by the industry’s best frontline professionals. You will also undertake professional practice, learn problem-solving techniques using specific case studies and attend site visits to become a valuable work-ready graduate. 

Your QUT Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Construction Management) degree consists of 384 credit points (32 units) arranged as follows:

a) 72 credit points (6 units) of urban development core units, which includes a work integrated learning unit that requires completion of workplace learning

b) 216 credit points (18 units) of construction management discipline units

c) 96 credit points of complementary studies comprising of either a second major (8 unit set) or two minors (4 unit set each).

Core units 

• Understanding the Built Environment
• Residential Construction
• Imagine Construction Management 
• Introduction to Structures 
• Economics 
• Urban Development Law 
• Measurement for Construction 
• Integrated Construction 
• Commercial Construction 
• Building Services 
• Advanced Measurement for Construction
• Designing Structures
• Construction Estimating 
• Property Development 
• High-rise Construction
• Contract Administration 
• Work Integrated Learning
• Construction Legislation 
• Modern Construction Business

Second Majors

• Property
• Urban and Regional Planning
• Accountancy
• Applied Economics and Finance

Minors

• Property Development
• Property Investment and Finance
• Urban and Regional Planning 

• 1 Year Bachelor degree or other recognised post-secondary studies with pass grades
• Maths A, B or C
• Formal identity papers, like your passport, national identity card and student visa
• Include the original copy of your IELTS or TOEFL test results.You can provide your IELTS Test Report form number, and international admissions can verify your results online.If you complete the TOEFL test, you can have your results sent directly to QUT. Our institution code is 9778.

• Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship (Academic)
• Equity scholarships scheme