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Management in Construction at Kingston University - UCAS

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Reasons to choose Kingston

  • This course is ideal for graduate construction managers, civil/structural engineers and surveyors looking to start a career in construction management.
  • You will study industry techniques and advanced construction project management, developing your professional, analytical and managerial skills.
  • This MSc meets the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) if you already have an Accredited CEng (Partial) BEng (Hons) degree.
About this course This course provides a strategic overview of construction management issues, as well as a deep and broad knowledge of advanced project management techniques. You will gain an extensive knowledge of legal and contractual systems relevant to the construction industry, as well as how design and construction work is priced and how these prices are used to control costs within a firm. You will also focus on the systems used to control the quality and safety measures on a project and how to manage and build relationships between contributing parties working on a project. Through a research thesis, you will be able to choose an area of specialisation. Example modules
  • Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety
  • Estimating, Tendering and Procurement
  • Legal Obligations and Conditions of Contract
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage. Career opportunities You will graduate prepared for roles such as construction manager, housing contracts manager, quality surveyor and transport consultant, in both the private and public sector.

Modules

Example modules: Management of Project Risk, Quality and Safety; Estimating, Tendering and Procurement; Legal Obligations and Conditions of Contract. For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment method

Assessment is through coursework, exams and practical work as well as through a research thesis.

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Chartered Institute of Building

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above honours degree or equivalent in related discipline such as civil engineering, architecture, surveying, building or other construction related degree and/or suitable industrial experience. Please note: each application is assessed on an individual basis and may be subject to additional requirements, such as undertaking short course(s), work experience and/or English language qualification(s). Meeting particular minimum entry requirements does not automatically guarantee a place.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £8690 Year 1
England £5423 Year 1
Northern Ireland £5423 Year 1
Scotland £5423 Year 1
Wales £5423 Year 1
International £8690 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Please visit the provider course webpage for further information regarding additional course costs
Management in Construction at Kingston University - UCAS