Course summary
Engage with the principles, tools and techniques of financial and cost management from project inception through to design and construction. Develop an understanding of management principles underpinned by the legal, technical and contractual aspects of project delivery, such as construction economics, accounting and contract law. This programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).[1] [1] Programme accredited at the time of publication; accreditation is reviewed periodically. Successful completion of this programme satisfies the academic requirements for membership of CIOB and RICS. For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/Subject-area/construction-management-and-engineering-pg/msc-construction-cost-management.
Modules
Sample modules may include: Research Skills Research Dissertation Construction Cost Management: Principles and Practice Construction Project Management Construction Contract Law Check our website for more details about the course structure.
Assessment method
Dissertation
Entry requirements
IELTS: 6.5 overall with no element less than 5.5 (or equivalent). Entry requirements: Normally a good undergraduate honours degree (good second class or above) or equivalent from a university outside the UK. If you have other qualifications and a number of years’ relevant work experience, you are welcome to apply.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Channel Islands | £12100 | Whole course |
Republic of Ireland | £12100 | Whole course |
EU | £25800 | Whole course |
England | £12100 | Whole course |
Northern Ireland | £12100 | Whole course |
Scotland | £12100 | Whole course |
Wales | £12100 | Whole course |
International | £25800 | Whole course |
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
Provider information
University of Reading
Whiteknights House
PO Box 217
Reading
RG6 6AH