
Overview
Delivered 100% online – allowing flexible study alongside full-time work – the Online Construction Project Management from Nottingham Trent University Online is aimed at mid-career professionals or recent graduates, wishing to pursue a career as a construction project manager. It is also suitable for professionals already working in the broad construction industries, who may be aspiring to senior management roles.
Taught by experts from the construction industry, with direct links to major construction firms, the Master’s in Online Construction Project Management at Nottingham Trent University Online is perfectly positioned to help you secure a project management career in construction.
This is boosted still further by this course’s RICS accreditation. NTU is also ranked 2nd in the UK for Building, Town and Country Planning by the Guardian University Guide.
What you will learn during this course
- How to manage project briefing, key design and development issues at a detailed level
- Learn essential skills to create appropriate procurement strategies
- Gain a comprehensive understanding of the organisational structures that you will need to successfully complete projects
- People management skills
- Understand the legal and contractual constraints of projects
Classes and teaching style
Nottingham Trent University is committed to offering highly relevant courses, tailored to fit around your lifestyle and career. The Online MSc in Construction Project Management provides a flexible and engaging way to learn, with several different ways to interact with the curriculum, including:
- Video lectures
- Real-life case studies
- Interactive assignments
- Social interaction
- Digital tools and resources
- Interactive academic support
The NTU Online MSc in Construction Project Management is a modular course, completed over the course of two and a half years. It consists of 12 modules worth 10 credits each, plus a dissertation worth 60 credits (total of 180 credits).
Skills you will develop while studying this programme
- Project planning
- Ways to evaluate the stage the project is in and if it is on track
- Time management
- Risk management
- Resource allocation
- Budgeting
- Communication with the staff, key stakeholders and clients
Career outlook
The Online MSc Construction Project Management offers excellent opportunities for career development. Graduates from the course have pursued careers with major international construction firms including JLL (Switzerland), Tuner & Townsend, National Grid, VINCI Construction, Balfour Beatty, and Clegg, employed in roles such as Construction Project Manager, Cost Manager, Site Manager and Senior Project Manager.
NTU is highly regarded across the construction industry for the quality of its graduates and has a long history of successful student placement, improving the university’s reputation for project management and construction among employers.
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Accreditation
RICS accreditation
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Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Core Modules
- Contemporary Construction Themes
- Procurement
- Contract
- Legal Rights and Responsibilities
- Collaborative Working
- Construction Health and Safety
- Lean Project Production
- Design Appreciation and Planning
- Cost Studies
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Duration
- Part-time
- 30 months
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General requirements
- 2:2 honours degree, in a construction industry-related subject; or,
- Corporate membership of an appropriate construction industry-related professional body which has been approved for this purpose by the University, preferably alongside industry experience at managerial level; or,
- An alternative approved construction industry-related professional qualification, together with appropriate industrial experience at managerial level in the construction industry.
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