1. Handbook
  2. Informal Specialisation
  3. Building Systems and Trade Specialties
  4. Structure

Building Systems and Trade Specialties // Structure

You’re viewing the 2022 Handbook:
Or view archived Handbooks
You’re currently viewing the 2022 version of this component

Structure

All students must take:

  • 112.5 points of core specialisation subjects, including the following capstone subjects: ABPL90333 Specialist Contracting and ABPL90308 Experiences in Industry.
  • 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

Building Systems and Trade Specialties specialisation subjects

Core specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete all of the following subjects (112.5 points) in order to obtain the Building Systems and Trade Specialties specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90309 Supply Chains in Construction
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90032 Building Services and Operations
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90208 Construction Measurement and Estimating
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90295 Construction Regulations and Control
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90308 Experiences in Industry No longer available
ABPL90323 Construction Scheduling
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90010 Advanced Construction Technology
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90325 Prefabrication in Building
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90333 Specialist Contracting No longer available

Elective specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete at least 50 points from the following subjects in order to obtain the Building Systems and Trade Specialties specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90035 Risk in Construction
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90025 Project Management in Practice No longer available
ABPL90327 Procurement Methods
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90334 Means and Methods in Construction
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
LAWS70469 Construction Law
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90370 Design Management
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90129 Advanced Cost Management
Semester 1 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90268 Façade Design and Construction
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90207 Corporate Construction Management
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90326 Technological Innovation Not available in 2022 12.5
ABPL90335 Contract Management
Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90332 Labour in Construction Not available in 2022 12.5

Multidisciplinary electives

Student 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.

Click below for a list of Melbourne School of Design Multidisciplinary elective subjects

Code Name Study period Credit Points
Multidisciplinary elective subject list No longer available

Links

http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/master-construction-management

Last updated: 30 January 2024