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Master of Construction Management (MC-CONMG3Y) // Course structure

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Course structure

All students must take:

  • 100 points of first-year core subjects
  • 112.5 points of core specialisation subjects
  • 50 points of specialisation electives
  • 37.5 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.

Subject options

First-year core subjects

Students must complete all of the following subjects before progressing to the second year of the degree.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90292 Construction of Buildings
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90290 Fundamentals of Built Environment Law
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90293 Commercial Construction
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90313 Management of Construction
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90312 Cost Management
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90324 Materials and Structures
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90335 Contract Management
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90086 Environmental Systems
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Specialisation electives

See specialisations above.

Note: Students intending to seek accreditation in the field of quantity surveying must successfully complete ABPL90129 Advanced Cost Management.

Multidisciplinary electives

Students complete 37.5 points of multidisciplinary electives which may include any of the following:

  • Additional specialisation electives.
  • Melbourne School of Design graduate subjects provided prerequisites are met
  • Any University of Melbourne graduate subject provided prerequisites are met and written approval from the home faculty plus the Master of Construction Management course coordinator is submitted to the Environments and Design Student Centre.

Multidisciplinary elective subject list

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

To view a sample course plan go to:

http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/graduate/course-planning/sample-course-plans-melbourne-school-of-design/master-of-construction

Last updated: 16 September 2024