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Cost Management
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Ajibade Aibinu
Melbourne School of Design
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Further information: http://msd.unimelb.edu.auEmail: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au
Structure
All students must take:
- 125 points of core specialisation subjects, including the following capstone subjects: ABPL90129 Advanced Cost Management and ABPL90028 Project Management.
- 25 points of specialisation electives
- 50 points of multidisciplinary electives which may include any of the following:
- Additional specialisation electives.
- Any Melbourne School of Design subject(s) provided preprequisites are met.
- 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
Cost Management specialisation subjects
Core specialisation subjects
Students are required to successfully complete all of the following subjects (125 points) in order to obtain the Cost Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90129 | Advanced Cost Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90358 | Research in Construction | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90208 | Construction Measurement and Estimating | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90032 | Building Services and Operations | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90027 | Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70469 | Construction Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90295 | Construction Regulations and Control | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90334 | Means and Methods in Construction | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90028 | Project Management | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90413 | Construction Cost Planning | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Elective specialisation subjects
Students are required to successfully complete at least 25 points from the following subjects in order to obtain the Cost Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABPL90207 | Corporate Construction Management | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90268 | Façade Design and Construction | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90309 | Supply Chains in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90325 | Prefabrication in Building | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90327 | Procurement Methods | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90330 | Economics of Building | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90331 | ICT in Building | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90332 | Labour in Construction | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90359 | Research Practicum in Construction |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90010 | Advanced Construction Technology | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| CONS90001 | Management Systems for Construction | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90370 | Design Management | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90030 | Project Evaluation | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90405 | Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment |
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| ABPL90326 | Technological Innovation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90035 | Risk in Construction | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90411 | Political Economy of Design | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90414 | Lean Construction | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90085 | Construction History | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90432 | Building Information Modelling | Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| ABPL90433 | Building Information Management | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| ABPL90434 | Construction Management Internship |
January (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
25 |
Multidisciplinary electives
Student complete 50 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.
Links
http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/master-construction-management
Last updated: 30 January 2024