Building

The specialisation in building is conceived for those students who aspire to become construction managers and work with medium to large general contracting companies. It has a strong technical component concerned with construction planning, contract administration and site operations.

• Understand the technical and management requirements of the building construction process;
• Acquire professional knowledge of complex building components and systems;
• Evaluate procurement methods and understand contractual arrangements for the design and construction of facilities;
• Analyse and allocate the resources and people needed to ensure the safe delivery of buildings to clients;
• Develop process planning and contract administration skills;
• Become an effective team player in a multilayered organisation.

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.

Building specialisation subjects

Core specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete all of the following subjects (100 points) in order to obtain the Building 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 Building 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.