Online Construction Management Research Degree :: Accredited Universities

The Master of Construction Management (Research) permits individual research investigations in the construction management and building disciplines. Associate supervisors, internal or external, may be appointed to assist the principal supervisor. Students may be required to meet certain attendance requirements. Students are required to complete a thesis embodying the results of research carried out in the field of study specified at the time of enrolment, and will be referred to prospective supervisors in order to establish a possible research project.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have demonstrated evidence of a high standard of research ability. This is normally an Honours year to H2B (60%+) standard or a research masters degree. However, other evidence of research ability may be considered, and could include a thesis as part of an international undergraduate degree or coursework masters; relevant refereed publications; research awards; or research experience.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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For a number of years the School of the Built and Natural Environment has been at the forefront of new technologies. We have a history of employing the latest electronic media in our research and throughout our teaching. Following the rise of importance in the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the Built Environment professions the School established the BIM Academy with Ryder Architecture – one of the leading Architecture firms in the country. BIM will transform the Built Environment. By sharing information between Design Team (architects, surveyors, consulting engineers), Contractors and Subcontractors, and Owners, it can add additional discipline-specific knowledge to one single model, meaning significant reduction in information loss, and a more efficient, accurate construction process and improved maintenance and repair of buildings.

This programme is unique in that it is responding directly to industry demand to provide students with enhanced knowledge of BIM software and its strategic integration into everyday projects.

Aims of the programme
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• To provide a better understanding of the future of construction and how the industry will develop in a BIM enabled future

• To provide an understanding of the complexity of working in interdisciplinary teams and managing collaborative design and production

• To allow students to develop new skills which will enhance their ability to plan and execute design for construction, producing more efficient, sustainable and buildable projects

• To allow construction industry professionals to enhance their existing skills in order to improve project delivery through the use of Building Information Modelling and Management.

• To foster leadership, decision making, strategic thinking and communication

Entry Requirements

Degree (2:2 or above) in a relevant subject.

International/English Language Requirements:
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International applicants are required to have one of the following English language qualifications with grades as shown below.

A British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (or above) with a minimum score in each component of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking of 5.5

Pearson Academic score of 62 (or above) with a minimum score in each component of Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking of 51

The University also accepts many other English language qualifications and if you have any questions about our English Language requirements please contact the International Admissions Office and we will be glad to assist you.

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Massey University's Bachelor of Business Studies (Valuation and Property Management) gives students an introduction to a wide range of professional skills relevant to the industry. Students will attain higher standards in ethics and professionalism alongside incentives for further research, which may lead to openings for new areas of interest and growth.

The programme gives students valuable industry tools, such as avenues for communication within the profession and a bridge between education and employment. Knowledge, skills, and experience gained within the programme can lead to opportunities for leadership roles in business. The programme is structured to allow for specialisation while preparing students for an interesting and rewarding career in a variety of property positions.

Property Development

Property Development involves planning the purchase, development, and sale of new or existing properties. This can include residential subdivisions, construction of office buildings, establishment of industrial parks, and refurbishment of existing buildings.

Property Management

Property Management is a generalist profession that offers career options and opportunities in a variety of occupations. It involves the day-to-day management of commercial property, including office buildings, retail outlets, industrial properties, and apartments. It includes management of the building and the facilities within the building.

Valuation

Valuations are required as the basis for a wide variety of real estate decisions, including those concerned with the buying and selling of property, advancing money on the security of a property, rental assessments, subdivision of property interests, compensation for public acquisitions, the assessment of local authority rates, and other forms of taxation.

Business and professional contacts are arranged during courses to expose students to operating procedures, research facilities, and employment opportunities. Practical assignments provide students with appropriate professional skills and an essential link between theory and practice. Field trips to a wide range of individually or group-owned, occupied, and operated properties are an important supplement to classroom study of property management, valuation, and investment.

Entry Requirements

N/A

Other Fees

Enrolment Fee - $51.40 (NZD)

Student Services Levy - $237.50 (NZD)

Massey Foundation Fee -$22.40 (NZD)

Distance Learning overseas venue fee - $214.20 (NZD)

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The Master of Construction Management is made up of 12 credit points of study which blend innovative practice and leading edge research using a case based approach to learning.

The course provides students with the understanding, knowledge and skills in a variety of roles in quantity surveying and construction management and is suitable for personnel involved in the procurement of built facilities as project managers, design managers, construction managers or quantity surveyors as well as people in government departments and commercial organisations who are responsible for the procurement of such facilities.

The course has been designed to suit the needs of two types of graduates:

Graduates from a built environment and civil engineering background who are seeking to upskill.

Graduates who have completed an undergraduate degree from an unrelated discipline, wanting to enter the construction management profession through an accredited quantity surveying, project manager, construction management pathway.

The course is designed to provide the specialist skills related to the theoretical, policy, evaluative and research frameworks that underpin the construction professions.

Students will work in a multi-disciplinary context with topics that are at the forefront of the built environment industry, such as: Project Feasibility Evaluation, Cost Planning, Professional Business Practice, Construction Measurement, Commercial Construction Organisation, Design Management, Legal Risk Management, Sustainability, Urban Ecologies and Strategic Construction Procurement.

The course is distinguished by its flexible delivery mode. It brings together a range of built environment disciplines to look at issues of true international significance in terms of procurement and contractual options, project financing and sustainability economics.

The course has been designed so that students have the opportunity to exit with a Graduate Certificate of Construction Management (four credit points) or Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (eight credit points).

Units in the course may include assessment hurdle requirements.

Entry Requirements

Applicants will normally have successfully completed an approved Bachelor's level degree (or equivalent) in a cognate or non-cognate area, comprising at least three years of study. Alternative admission criteria includes demonstrable professional experience, comprising at least 5 years experience in a quantity surveying environment with a supporting letter from the applicant's current or previous employer.

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Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

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The Master of Science in construction management is designed to meet the growing need for professionals with advanced technical, management and applied research skills in the construction industry.
Offered through the Del E. Webb School of Construction, this program features areas of study in construction management and facility management. The construction management concentration allows students seeking upper level management positions in various sectors of the construction industry to improve their competency in project, program, and company management. The facility management concentration supports the needs of students desiring a career in the maintenance, operation, renovation or decommissioning of existing facilities.

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