Course summary
Overview Establish yourself in the global construction sector with a Master's that trains you to handle challenges within the industry, then to change and improve the industry itself. On this accredited MSc Construction Project Management, you'll build the professional skills you need to tackle the technical, organisational, commercial, legal and financial issues that arise across the construction sector. You'll work with lecturers who contribute to current projects in the industry, looking at construction projects from the client side and the contractor side, and you'll be digging into the social, economic and environmental issues that can affect large-scale construction projects. When you graduate, you'll have gathered the tools and knowledge to go further in the international construction sector, or to go on with further study in the field. Accredited by: The University of Portsmouth holds CIOB Accredited Centre Status during the period 2022-2027 and MSc Construction Project Management is a CIOB Accredited programme during the period 2022-2027, having been judged to meet the CIOB Education Framework. Prospective members holding these qualifications have full academic exemption and once they have gained three to five years’ relevant work experience may enter CIOB membership as an applicant to progress towards Chartered Membership without the requirement for an Individual Assessment. What you'll experience On this course, you'll:
- Study real-life practical problems and active construction industry issues through site visits and case studies, using our local and global partnerships with construction organisations
- Take on an independent research project and apply your learning and research skills to examining your choice of area within the construction area
- Master the technical, organisational, commercial, legal and financial issues involved in successfully completing a project, and use your mastery to improve the industry
- Hear from construction professionals in informal lectures – recent talks featured engineers and business owners who worked on the Shard Project and 22 Bishopsgate, the second highest building in London
- Learn from expert academic staff with industry connections in a globally focused international student community
- Project directing
- Project management
- Design management
Modules
Core modules currently include:
- BIM Theory and Practice
- Construction Law, Contracts and Dispute Resolution
- Construction Management and Safety
- General Management
- Project Management Tools, Techniques and Processes
- Strategic Management
- Dissertation
Assessment method
You'll be assessed through:
- examinations
- coursework
- projects
- a dissertation
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Chartered Institute of Building
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject, or equivalent industrial and work experience in construction management or other related field.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) (taken after January 2015). An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162. | |
| PTE Academic | 62 | An overall score of 62 with a minimum of 59 in each skill. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 79 | 79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing. |
| Trinity ISE | Pass | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components. |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| EU | £5450 | Year 1 |
| England | £5450 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £5450 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £5450 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £5450 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £5450 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £5450 | Year 1 |
| International | £9600 | 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
Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship.
Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice.
Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation.
For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP