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Project Management

Informal specialisationYear: 2024

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Overview

The specialisation in project management is conceived for students who have an interest in coordinating all aspects of the building procurement process on behalf of clients or within client organisations. Educational focus is placed on the integration of technical dimensions and the ability to understand, foresee, evaluate and control industry contributions to a project.

Intended learning outcomes

  • Develop professional and project management competencies and decision-making abilities in the area of expertise;
  • Develop skills in understanding, realising and visualising projects and programs from life-cycle project management perspectives;
  • Develop conceptual knowledge on broad project management issues and enhance the problem-solving skills required for effective delivery of projects;
  • Enhance entrepreneurial capabilities and business leadership for achieving success in projects.

Last updated: 30 January 2024

Structure

All students must take:

  • 112.5 points of core specialisation subjects, including the following capstone subjects: ABPL90025 Project Management in Practice 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

Project Management specialisation subjects

Core specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete all of the following subjects (112.5 points) in order to obtain the Project Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90030 Project Evaluation
July (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90028 Project Management
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90025 No longer available
ABPL90035 Risk in Construction
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90309 Supply Chains in Construction Not available in 2024 12.5
ABPL90327 Procurement Methods
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90308 No longer available
ABPL90323 Construction Scheduling
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90332 Labour in Construction Not available in 2024 12.5

Elective specialisation subjects

Students are required to successfully complete at least 50 points from the following subjects in order to obtain the Project Management specialisation in the Master of Construction Management.

Code Name Study period Credit Points
ABPL90135 Analytical Methods
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90032 Building Services and Operations
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90208 Construction Measurement and Estimating
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90129 Advanced Cost Management
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
LAWS70469 Construction Law
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90010 Advanced Construction Technology
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90331 ICT in Building
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5
ABPL90207 Corporate Construction Management Not available in 2024 12.5
ABPL90310 Construction Industry and Environment Not available in 2024 12.5
ABPL90333 No longer available
ABPL90370 Design Management
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
 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