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Structure

100 credit points

100 points of Construction subjects.

Subject Options

The following description of the Construction major aligns with the Study Plan Structure viewable on the Portal for students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments in 2015 or later.

The components within the structure of this major have been designed to enforce the requirements of both this specific major and of the course overall, e.g. the requirement that at least 62.5 points of Environments discipline subjects (which can include subjects taken within the major) are taken at each of Level 2 and Level 3.

Double majors are available for certain majors within the Bachelor of Environments. Further information on double majors can be found here: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/double-majors, if you are interested in any double majors, please check the sample course plan before selecting any elective subjects.

PRE-2015 STUDENTS: Students who commenced the Bachelor of Environments prior to 2015 should refer to the handbook entry for the year they commenced in conjunction with the 2015 handbook listings for Environments elective and Breadth subject listings. View 2014 Bachelor of Environments Handbook entry

Level 1 Environments & Enabling Electives (25 points)

In order to complete this major, enrol into ALL these subjects in your first year:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL10005 Understanding the Built Environment
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ENVS10009

Please note ENVS10009 is not offered in 2017. Students majoring in Construction who have not yet completed this subject may replace it with CONS10001 Principles of Building. For further assistance and information please contact STOP 1.

IMPORTANT:

  1. If you do not have the required mathematics background of VCE Mathematical Methods Units 3 and 4, enrol into MAST10012 Introduction to Mathematics
  2. ENVS10005 Governing Environments is recommended to be taken as an Environments Elective.
  3. 25 points of recommended breadth subjects can also be chosen as Enabling Electives (see below)

Construction major - core subjects (100 points)

All of

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL20036 Environmental Building Systems
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL20042 Construction of Residential Buildings
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL20053 Construction of Concrete Buildings
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30039 Construction Contract Administration
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30040 Measurement of Building Works Not available in 2024 12.5
ABPL30044 Industry Partner project Studio
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30046 Steel and Concrete Structural Systems
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30055 Construction Management
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Environments Discipline subjects (50 points)

Choose the total of

50 points of Environments Discipline subjects

RULES:

Please note these rules when choosing the Environments Discipline subjects below

  1. Must complete 25 points level 2 subjects

Select from this list:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
Environments Discipline subjects No longer available

Breadth subjects and restrictions for Construction major students

RECOMMENDED BREADTH SUBJECTS

In order to meet the requirements for accreditation, students intending to major in Construction are strongly recommended to undertake the following subjects as breadth. 25 points of these subjects can also be taken as an Enabling Electives (see above).

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
BLAW10001 Principles of Business Law
Semester 1 (Online)
Semester 2 (Online)
 12.5
MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

BREADTH RESTRICTIONS

The breadth requirements for the Bachelor of Environments include the restriction of some subjects as breadth options, depending on an individual student’s choice of major. Subjects in the Handbook that are marked as available as breadth in the Bachelor of Environments may be subject to further restrictions, depending up which major a student is completing in that course. Detailed information on these

Code Name Study period Credit Points
Restrictions for Breadth Options No longer available
is available.

Students undertaking the Construction major are not permitted to take as breadth:

  • any Accounting subjects (subject codes beginning ACCT) - with the exception of ACCT10001 Accounting Reports and Analysis
  • any Civil Engineering subjects (subject codes beginning CVEN)
  • any Economics subjects (subject codes beginning ECON) - with the exception of ECON10004 Introductory Microeconomics
  • any Engineering subjects (subject codes beginning ENGR)
  • any Geomatics subjects (subject codes beginning GEOM)
  • any Management subjects (subject codes beginning MGMT) - with the exception of MGMT20001 Organisational Behaviour
  • any of the following subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL20031 No longer available
ABPL20004 No longer available
ABPL20033 Architectural Technology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30006 No longer available
ABPL30012 No longer available
ABPL30041 Architectural Tectonics
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL30045 No longer available
ABPL20035 Cities: From Local to Global
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Notes

1) For more information on this major and to view a sample course plan please visit: http://edsc.unimelb.edu.au/sample-course-plans-bachelor-environments

The Australian Institute of Building (AIB) has accredited the Bachelor of Environments Construction major as a qualification for AIB Associate membership.

The Bachelor of Environments Construction major provides a pathway into the Master of Construction Management. It is expected that graduates of the Master of Construction Management will have completed the academic requirements for corporate membership of:

  • Australian Institute of Building (AIB)
  • Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS)
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

2) B-ENVS majoring in construction students who commenced their studies prior to 2016 and have not completed ENVS 10009 structural environment, may replace this subject with CONS10001 principle of buildings.

Last updated: 30 January 2024