Corporate Management

The specialisation in corporate management is conceived to give students the ability to analyse and understand the relationship between companies, industry and markets in construction, so as to allow them to assume strategic roles in the corporate structures active in it.

• Understand the operations of firms within the construction production process;
• Analyse management issues relating to contemporary businesses within the construction industry;
• Evaluate the influence of economics, government policy and regulations, labour, technology and innovation on the construction industry.

All students must take:

• 100 points of core specialisation subjects
• 50 points of specialisation electives
• 50 points of multidisciplinary electives which may include any of the following:

1. Additional specialisation electives.
2. Any Melbourne School of Design subject(s) provided preprequisites are met.
3. Any University of Melbourne graduate subject(s) provided prerequisites are met and written approval is obtained from both the faculty through which the subject is offered and the course coordinator. Such approval must be provided to the Environments and Design Student Centre before teaching commences.

Students should choose specialisation and multidisciplinary electives in consultation with the course coordinator.

Corporate Management specialisation subjects

Core specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete all of the following subjects (100 points) in order to obtain the Corporate Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Elective specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete at least 50 points from the following subjects in order to obtain the Corporate Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Multidisciplinary electives

Students may take up to 50 points of multidisciplinary electives, including any University of Melbourne graduate subject provided prerequisites are met and written approval is obtained from the course coordinator. For a list of Melbourne School of Design graduate subjects without prerequisites, click here.