Modules

Level 4 Sustainability and Construction - You'll explore sustainability and the impact of construction and delve into sustainable development policies, waste management, and recycling in the built environment. You'll learn how optimising internal environments enhances a building’s carbon footprint and study economic principles, fair trade, and corporate social responsibility, preparing you to influence the construction industry and promote societal inclusivity. Materials for the Built Environment - Examine the essential elements of construction materials, focusing on structural properties, thermal dynamics, and acoustics in building design. You'll cover critical materials like metals, ceramics, polymeric, and natural materials, emphasising biogenic and low-carbon alternatives. Introduction to Construction Systems and Processes - Explore the evolution of construction, spanning ancient techniques to contemporary methods like off-site manufacturing. You'll come to understand the legal frameworks, contracts, and regulatory controls critical to construction activities. Digital Technologies and Building Performance - Investigate computer-based technologies, such as CAD, CAM, and BIM, focusing on decision-making, model interpretation, and clash analysis. You'll delve into software-driven health and safety management, secure project data handling, and intellectual property rights. Level 5 Built Environment Lifecycle and Circular Economy - You'll explore the shift from a linear to a circular economy within the built environment whilst focusing on policy frameworks, sustainable building practices, low-energy design, and material recovery. Learn to analyse market trends, responsible sourcing, and financial aspects, and evaluate sustainability impacts using Life Cycle Assessment and other methodologies. Construction process and people management – Dive into comprehensive construction site assessments, navigating project phases and sequencing with various scheduling techniques, and examining procurement methods from prefabrication to traditional approaches. Industrial Placement - This is your opportunity to apply and deepen your knowledge and experience in a professional context. You'll work alongside built environment professionals and gain first-hand experience working in a construction environment with the associated requirements for health, safety, and well-being, ethical practice, and professionalism. Level 6 Regulatory Framework and Professional Practice in Construction - Delve into building regulations and safety and explore the roles of key regulators and the hierarchy of legislation. You'll come to understand HRM policies, whistleblowing, inclusivity, and tackle bribery, fraud, and corruption. Advanced Leadership and Project Management in Construction – You'll explore various leadership styles relevant to projects, organisations, and international contexts, with a focus on adaptability and personal preferences. Gain crucial skills in feedback exchange, learn to manage organisational change through practical examples, and develop strategies to address resistance. Digital Technologies for Retrofitting and Building Management - Dive into the world of building management by exploring advanced IoT solutions, BIM applications, and sustainability assessments. You'll develop expertise in data management, including ethics, analytics, and visualization techniques essential for informed decision-making. Bachelor Built Environment Project - You'll identify an area of interest and undertake a sustained independent project. You'll undertake research into a contemporary issue that links construction and the built environment to sustainability and along the way you'll demonstrate your ability to select and apply suitable ethical frameworks and research methodologies.

Assessment method

We believe that your assessment should be as reflective of a real workplace as possible and that means no traditional exams. Instead, our assessments take the form of in-studio quizzes, presentations and debates, display of artefacts you’ve developed and built, industrial reports, development of specifications, test reports and project plans, creative media presentation and general question and answer sessions where your participation and knowledge can be assessed.

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS