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Course Overview

  • Study South Australia’s only fully accredited undergraduate construction management honours degree1.
  • Interact and collaborate with new technologies including building information modelling and immersive virtual reality.
  • Benefit from curriculum informed by UniSA research in areas such as smart cities and artificial intelligence in construction.
  • Study at a university with over 30 years’ experience in construction management education.
  • Benefit from our well-established partnerships and alliances with industry.
  • Top 10 in Australia for graduate skills in built environments2.
  • Learn from highly experienced teaching staff including construction management professionals employed in industry.
  • Enjoy flexible learning opportunities online, at our city campus or a combination of both.
  • Gain valuable, relevant work experience through our Professional Practice Program that allows you to tailor your experience to your career goals.
  • Apply for corporate membership with the Australian Institute of Building, the Australian Institute of Building Surveyors (Level 1), the
  • Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, and/or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (UK).

 

You will study core areas of construction including law, management, communication, materials and business, and use digital tools for data driven decision making and productivity. These will give you an excellent understanding of the role of a construction professional.

You’ll also study more complex fields such as quantity surveying, building surveying, contract administration, development regulation, development economics and fire engineering.

In your honours year, you will choose two out of the following three specialisations, which will lead to recognition by different accrediting bodies:

  • quantity surveying
  • building surveying
  • construction management

and complete a major research project in your specialisation of interest.

The honours program is a higher-level qualification, ensuring you have a competitive advantage above and beyond the knowledge, skills and experience gained throughout your studies.

You will graduate career ready by completing the Professional Practice Program where you will gain 450+ hours of experience through a range of engagement activities, such as industry placements, internships, guest lectures, panel discussions, site visits, networking opportunities and events. You will get full exposure to industry, real workplace settings, the latest insights, and the chance to build your professional contacts.

 

 

Entry Requirement 

The admission criteria have been grouped to assist you to easily find the information most relevant to your circumstances. However, you may fit into more than one and the university will consider applicants against each of the relevant criteria.

Certain conditions apply. For more information refer to Appendix 4 of the University's Selection and Entry policy.

Applicants are required to meet one of the following criteria with a competitive result, and demonstrate that they fulfil any prerequisite requirements and essential requirements for admission:

Recent secondary education
Meet any prerequisite requirements with a minimum grade of C- or equivalent
AND

  • Qualify for the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), and achieved a competitive Selection Rank (ATAR), or
  • Complete secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE, or
  • Complete the International Baccalaureate Diploma with a minimum score of 24 points

Applicants who have not achieved the Selection Rank required for automatic selection may be selected for any remaining places based on the grades of their year 12 subjects.

OR
Higher education study

  • Complete or partly complete a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution

OR
Vocational Education and Training (VET)

  • Complete an award from a registered training organisation at Certificate IV or above

OR
Work and life experience

  • Qualify for Special Entry, or
  • Complete a UniSA Foundation Studies program or equivalent, or
  • Hold completed secondary qualifications equivalent to SACE obtained more than 2 years in the past

 

Essential requirements for admission

Prerequisites : None

Assumed Knowledge : None

 

English language entry requirements

In addition, international students who speak English as a foreign language must have obtained one of the following standards within the last two years prior to admission. Possession of one or more of these qualifications, in addition to the academic entry requirements, does not, in itself, guarantee a place at the University of South Australia. Applications are considered on an individual basis and selection is competitive. Where previous study/work experience was conducted in English, the application must be accompanied by certified documentation from the educational institution/employer certifying that the language of instruction/employment was English.

English language test

  • IELTS total [6.0]
  • IELTS reading [6.0]
  • IELTS writing [6.0]
     

Fees

2022: AUD$ 33600 per annum (per 1.0 EFTSL)


This information was accurate on : 21/04/2022
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