Program Overview

If you’re keen to become an accomplished professional in the building industry, the Bachelor of Building and Construction Management (Honours) will equip you with the necessary skills to become a confident leader. Learn management and supervision techniques while developing detailed knowledge of building processes and materials. This expertise, together with real-world negotiation, presentation and communication skills, will prepare you for a career in Building and Construction Management within a variety of practice settings.

The course includes studies in management and construction, material and structures laboratories, information technology in building (including BIM), quantity surveying, and work integrated learning practice over four years. The degree has an embedded honours component which prepares students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional work, critical thinking and further learning corresponding to AQF Level 8 qualifications.

Study our Bachelor of Building and Construction Management at UC and you will:

• Acquire advanced knowledge of building and construction management principles and concepts and apply them with initiative and judgment.
• Possess a comprehensive understanding of practising projects, engineering management, building economics and legal frameworks in the construction industry.
• Apply appropriate and state-of-the-art construction technologies and processes to solve complex industry-related problems.
• Take responsibility and demonstrate accountability for professional learning, practice and development
• Address real-world issues with ethical, social, and environmental responsibility, considering global and local contexts and Indigenous rights.
• Apply creative, innovative, and critical thinking to solve problems and generate solutions in construction.
• Communicate professionally with key stakeholders in the construction industry, working independently or as part of a team to deliver projects successfully.
• Utilise cognitive and technical skills to identify and complete research works addressing complex issues related to building and construction practice for enabling business development.
• Effectively communicate solutions and research outcomes to diverse audiences.

Core Major: Building and Construction Management (Honours)
These units, along with the Building and Construction Management Stream, represent the core knowledge required by a student undertaking a Building Construction Management Degree (with Embedded Honours) as set out by the accrediting body - Australian Institute of Building (AIB).