BH114 - Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

Plan: BH114 - Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)
Campus: City Campus

Program delivery and structure

Approach to learning and assessment
Work integrated learning
Program structure
Program transition plan

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Approach to learning and assessment

This program employs a diverse range of teaching and learning approaches to ensure a distinctive and quality learning environment in which students are recognised as active participants in the learning process. Courses provide for interaction amongst students as a central activity, so that you will have opportunities to collaborate in your learning.  You will be engaged in interactive seminars and workshops, lectures, online discussions, field trips, industry site visits, industry placements and applied research projects. Current research and industry and consultancy experiences are incorporated into content and teaching approaches and you will be encouraged and supported to see the relevance of research to current practice and to pursue your own areas of intellectual interest. 
 
This program exposes you to diverse and challenging perspectives, while fostering the development of critical analysis. You will be encouraged to examine and question your beliefs, to articulate and test your understandings and to confront challenging intellectual questions. 

The learning and teaching approaches employed in this program recognise the diverse ways students learn, the need for students to be actively engaged in learning and the need to actively foster preparation for your future professional practice. Students in this program are recognised as individuals, with different abilities and aspirations, and are provided with regular opportunities to consult individually with teaching staff. 

Assessment forms part of a structured framework designed to give you the opportunity to learn from feedback as you progress. Assessment tasks are undertaken during each course and are integral to the teaching and learning cycle. Assessment tasks include, but are not limited to, individual essays, individual and group projects, written or verbal presentations, online discussions, case studies and exams. These assessment tasks have been developed to maximise the opportunity for you to work both individually and collaboratively, and to apply your knowledge and understandings by linking theory to practice. This program provides frequent opportunities for you to gain informed and constructive feedback from teachers and their peers. Teacher to student feedback is tailored to your individual student’s performance and focused on your development.  

The graduate capabilities you will develop in this program have been aligned with the accreditation requirements of the accrediting professional bodies. This strengthens the relevance of this program to your future professional practice, particularly through the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) experiences and activities that this program provides. 

If you have a disability, long-term illness and/or mental health condition or are the primary carer of individuals with a disability it is possible to have adjustments arranged and negotiated to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the Program Manager or the Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more.

If you have already developed skills and knowledge included in this program (for example through prior studies or work experience) you can apply for credit once you have enrolled in this program. There is information on the RMIT University website about how to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit/he

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Work integrated learning

RMIT is committed to providing students with an education that strongly links formal learning with workplace experience. As a student enrolled in an RMIT program you will:

• Undertake and be assessed on a structured activity that allows you to learn, apply and demonstrate your professional or vocational practice;
• Interact with industry and community when undertaking these activities; and
• Complete these activities in real or simulated work contexts or situations

Any or all aspects of a WIL experience may be real or simulated in a workplace environment. In this program, you will be undertaking specific courses that will encompass work integrated learning (WIL). You will be assessed on professional or vocational work in a work place setting (real or simulated) and receive feedback from those involved in your industry. The WIL courses in this program are:

• BUIL 1237 Building Measurement and Estimating
• BUIL 1262 Construction Planning and Design 3

BUIL 1237 Building Measurement and Estimating and BUIL 1262 Construction Planning and Design 3 involve your direct consultation with industry to support you to formulate and develop your specialised construction management knowledge. 

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Program Structure

For students who commence their study in this program from 1 January 2016 onwards, please note that some courses listed in this structure will have their course marks count toward your program's weighted average mark. Your weighted average mark will determine the honours level of your award once you have completed the program. If a course counts toward your weighted average mark, that fact will be stated in its course guide. In Enrolment Online, after you completed your course enrolment, you will be notified which of the enrolled courses will count toward the weighted average mark.
To graduate you must complete the following: Note: All courses listed may not be available each semester For more information about the weighted average mark, please click here.
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Year One of Program
Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Introduction to Buildings 12 BUIL1226 City Campus Introduction to Property 12 OMGT2214 City Campus Project Management Concepts 12 BUSM3307 City Campus Communications for Built Environment Professionals 12 BUIL1230 City Campus Introduction to Construction Processes 12 BUIL1227 City Campus Property and Capital Markets 12 BUIL1228 City Campus Techniques for Project Planning and Management 12 BUSM3308 City Campus Managing for Sustainability 12 BUIL1229 City Campus
AND
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Year Two of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Building Measurement and Estimating 12 BUIL1237 City Campus Building Science 12 BUIL1239 City Campus Structures and Materials 1 12 BUIL1241 City Campus Production Planning and Management 12 BUIL1243 City Campus Construction Planning and Design 1 12 BUIL1245 City Campus Introduction to Built Environment Law 12 BUIL1247 City Campus Property Economics 12 BUIL1149 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following:
University Elective
AND
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Year Three of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Building Services 12 BUIL1128 City Campus Construction Contract Law 12 BUIL1252 City Campus Cost Planning and Tendering 12 BUIL1142 City Campus Integrated Building Information Modelling 12 BUIL1256 City Campus Construction Contract Administration 12 BUIL1260 City Campus Construction Technology 2 12 BUIL1258 City Campus Research Methods for the Built Environment 12 BUIL1305 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following:
University Elective
AND
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Year Four of Program
Complete the following Seven (7) Courses:
Course Title Credit Points Course Code Campus Construction and Business Enterprise 12 BUIL1249 City Campus Industrial Environment 12 BUIL1266 City Campus Management and Leadership in Construction 12 BUIL1308 City Campus Research Practice 1 12 BUIL1306 City Campus Construction Capstone Project 12 BUIL1262 City Campus Construction Specialisation 12 BUIL1264 City Campus Research Practice 2 12 BUIL1307 City Campus
AND
Select and Complete One (1) Course from the following:
University Elective
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Program transition plan

The following transition statement applies to domestic students only.

RMIT is seeking CRICOS registration for the replacement program. Further advice will be provided at a later stage for international students.

From semester 1, 2024, this program will be updated with a new title and program structure.   

This plan will be discontinued and replaced with Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours). The final intake into this plan will be semester 2, 2023. If you are due to complete the program in semester 2, 2023 you will not be affected by this change.  

All other students will be transferred to the new plan from semester 1, 2024. You will be provided with a study plan and a transition map of the same or equivalent courses. Your academic progress will be considered and reviewed with an academic advisor.   

Your study plan will outline:   

• Courses you have already completed  
• Courses you are currently enrolled in (results pending)   
• Courses, if any, that you will need to complete in the amended program structure to graduate with the new award  

You will not be disadvantaged by this change in program structure, including if you are undertaking a reduced load, are on Leave of Absence (LOA), or have deferred studies. To ensure all your currently completed courses are recognised in the new structure, some students may not be eligible to complete the full 48 credit points required to receive a minor.   

You will not incur any extra costs or be required to complete extra credit points because of this change in program structure.

Transition map of existing courses

Current program structure (BH114)	Replacement course in new program structure (BH114P24)
Year 1		Change
BUIL1226	Introduction to Buildings	12	BUIL1226	Introduction to Buildings	12	No change
OMGT2214	Valuations and Property Principles	12	OMGT2214	Introduction to Property	12	Existing course – new title
BUSM3307	Project Management Concepts	12	BUSM3307	Project Management Concepts	12	No change
BUIL1230	Communications for Built Environment Professionals	12	BUIL1230	Communications for Built Environment Professionals;	12	No change
BUIL1227	Introduction to Construction Processes	12	BUIL1227	Introduction to Construction Processes	12	No change
BUIL1228	Property & Capital Markets	12	BUIL1228	Property & Capital Markets	12	No change
BUSM3308	Techniques for Project Planning and Management	12	BUSM3308	Techniques for Project Planning and Management	12	No change
BUIL1229	Managing for Sustainability	12	BUIL1229	Managing for Sustainability	12	No change
Year 2
BUIL1245	Construction, Planning and Design 1	12		Minor course or University elective	12	Replacement course
BUIL1149	Property Economics	12		Minor course or University elective	12	Replacement course
BUIL1237	Building Measurement and Estimating	12	BUIL1237	Building Measurement and Estimating	12	No change
BUIL1239	Building Science	12	BUIL1239	Building Science	12	No change
BUIL1241	Structure and Materials 1	12	BUIL1325	Construction Technology 1	12	Replacement course
BUIL1243	Production Planning and Management	12	BUIL1243	Production Planning and Management	12	No change
BUIL1247	Introduction to Built Environment Law	12	BUIL1247	Introduction to Built Environment Law	12	No change
	University elective	12		Minor course or University elective	12	No change
Year 3
BUIL1128	Building Services	12	BUIL1128	Building Services	12	No change
BUIL1252	Construction Contract Law	12	BUIL1252	Construction Contract Law	12	No change
BUIL1142	Cost Planning and Tendering	12	BUIL1142	Cost Planning and Tendering	12	No change
BUIL1256	Construction, Planning and Design 2	12	BUIL1256	Integrated Building Information Modelling	12	Existing course – new title
BUIL1260	Construction Contract Administration	12	BUIL1260	Construction Contract Administration	12	No change
BUIL1258	Structure and Materials 2	12	BUIL1258	Construction Technology 2	12	Existing course – new title
BUIL1305	Research Methods for the Built Environment	12	BUIL1305	Research Methods for the Built Environment	12	No change
	University elective	12		Minor course or University elective	12	No change
Year 4
BUIL1249	Construction and Business Enterprise	12	BUIL1249	Construction and Business Enterprise	12	No change
BUIL1266	Industrial Environment	12	BUIL1266	Industrial Environment	12	No change
BUIL1308	Management and Leadership in Construction	12	BUIL1308	Management and Leadership in Construction	12	No change
BUIL1306	Research Practice 1	12	BUIL1306	Research Practice 1	12	No change
BUIL1262	Construction, Planning and Design 3	12	BUIL1262	Construction Capstone Project	12	Existing course – new title
BUIL1264	Construction Specialisation	12	BUIL1264	Construction Specialisation	12	No change
BUIL1307	Research Practice 2	12	BUIL1307	Research Practice 2	12	No change
	University elective	12		University elective	12	No change

 

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