Course Code: GA470 Course Code: GA480
NQAI level: 7, Places: 32 NQAI level: 8, Places: 48
Course Duration: Three years Course Duration: Four years
Bachelor of Science in Bachelor of Science (honours) in
Construction Construction
Management Management
Why Study Construction Management? Why study Construction Management?
When you walk past a building site do you look beyond the perimeter Construction managers are highly regarded professionals within the
hoarding? Do you think of the planning and cost analysis that have to go into construction industry and are responsible for planning and managing major
organising the whole site? This course provides you with the technological, construction projects. They transform the ideas and concepts shown on design
financial and managerial education foundations to enable you, in time, to drawings into reality, get the building finished on time, within budget and to
direct the total construction process. The practical and administrative training the right quality. They ensure that high standards of safety are maintained. They
you will gain will enable you to communicate with craft, technical and must be well organised with good communications and people skills to direct
managerial staff. and motivate the range of people and organisations involved.
Course Modules Course Modules
In the first year you will cover the basic topics concerned with the construction Building Technology (how buildings are assembled?)
industry such as construction technology and surveying along with general Cost Control and Management (how much will it cost?)
topics like mathematics and science. In the successive years, emphasis will turn Site Management (organisation of people, equipment and materials)
towards building management, accounts and the financial side of construction. Individual and group projects and reports.
Projects play a large part in coursework and are designed to reflect ‘real life’
projects in the industry by drawing on knowledge from various subjects like Career Opportunities
AutoCAD, surveying, estimating, structural design and site management. Graduates are qualified to be employed at management level within
Particular emphasis is placed on the use of up-to-date methods of contracting and construction project management organisations.
construction, design and construction management. A 6-week industrial
placement is carried out in the 3rd year. Other Essential Information
Five months minimum on site work placement on a construction project during
Career Opportunities year 3
Graduates find employment in the construction industry at middle management
level. With experience they can progress to higher management positions in a Recognition by Professional Bodies
short time. The course is fully recognised by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
Graduates can immediately become Incorporated Members of the CIOB and
Follow-on Studies with appropriate professional experience can become full Chartered Members.
A variety of options is available for successful graduates to proceed to Bachelor
of Science (honours) in Construction Management courses in GMIT or other Post-graduate Studies
institutes of technology or universities in Ireland and elsewhere. GMIT honours (level 8) qualifications are recognised world-wide for post-
graduate study.
Other Essential Information
Recognition by professional bodies
Graduates are exempted from Levels 1 & 2 of the Chartered Institute of
Building (CIOB) Educational Framework. Graduates can gain full CIOB
exemption (eligible for ICIOB) by completing a further 60 ECTS credits.
Contact: Mark Kelly Contact: John Hanahoe
Tel: 091-742161 Fax: 091-758413 E-mail:
mark.kelly@gmit.ie Tel: 091-742393 Fax: 091-758413 E-mail:
john.hanahoe@gmit.ie
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