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Cost Management (300pt)
Informal specialisationYear: 2024
Cost Management (300pt)
Contact information
Coordinator
Dr Ajibade Aibinu
Melbourne School of Design
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Further information: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au
Email: http://msd.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
The specialisation in cost management prepares students for a professional career in quantity surveying, cost engineering and cost estimating in the Australian and the international market. Its main technical component is concerned with all aspects of contractual and financial management in construction projects.
Intended learning outcomes
- Acquire expertise in all aspects of contractual and financial management of building projects;
- Learn how to engineer, monitor and control costs from project inception to completion;
- Evaluate and offer appropriate advice on the financial implications of technical alternatives;
- Develop the ability to apply the principles and theories of economics, law, management and statistics to financial management and control of projects;
- Deal with cost control and management of risks in construction.
Last updated: 7 May 2024
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 | No longer available | ||
ABPL90035 | Risk in Construction | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
ABPL90411 | 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
Links
http://msd.unimelb.edu.au/master-construction-management
Last updated: 7 May 2024