Cost Management (300pt) // Structure

All students must take:

• 100 credit points of Year 1 core subjects
• 125 credit points of core specialisation subjects including
  • 25 credit points of specialisation capstone subjects
• 75 credit points of elective subjects including
  • A minimum of 25 credit points of specialisation elective subjects
  • A maximum of 50 credit points of multidisciplinary (Melbourne School of Design and/or university graduate) electives

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

Subject Options

*Year 1 core subjects (100 points; To check about the subjects, please refer to the 300pt Program page)

Specialisation core subjects (100 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ABPL90358	Research in Construction	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90208	Construction Measurement and Estimating	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90032	Building Services and Operations	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90027	Life Cycle Analysis and Sustainability	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
LAWS70469	Construction Law	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90295	Construction Regulations and Control	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90334	Means and Methods in Construction	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90413	Construction Cost Planning	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Capstone subjects (25 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ABPL90129	Advanced Cost Management	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90028	Project Management	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Specialisation elective subjects (a minimum of 25 points)

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
ABPL90207	Corporate Construction Management	Not available in 2024	12.5
ABPL90268	Façade Design and Construction	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90309	Supply Chains in Construction	Not available in 2024	12.5
ABPL90325	Prefabrication in Building	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90327	Procurement Methods	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90330	Economics of Building	Not available in 2024	12.5
ABPL90331	ICT in Building	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90332	Labour in Construction	Not available in 2024	12.5
ABPL90010	Advanced Construction Technology	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
CONS90001	Management Systems for Construction	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90370	Design Management	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90030	Project Evaluation	July (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90405	Energy & Carbon in the Built Environment	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90326	Technological Innovation	No longer available
ABPL90035	Risk in Construction	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90411	Political Economy of Design	No longer available
ABPL90414	Lean Construction	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90085	Construction History	Not available in 2024	12.5
ABPL90432	Building Information Modelling	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90433	Building Information Management	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90434	Construction Management Internship	January (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	25
ABPL90359	Research Practicum in Construction	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ABPL90442	International Development Infrastructure	Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

Multidisciplinary electives (a maximum of 50 points)

Multidisciplinary electives may include any of the following:

• Additional specialisation electives
• Melbourne School of Design graduate subjects starting with ABPL90XXX, ARCH90XXX, LARC90XXX, PLAN90XXX; 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 Stop 1 via an Enrolment Assistance form:

https://students.unimelb.edu.au/your-course/manage-your-course/course-enrolment/enrolment-assistance