BH114 - Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

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Plan: BH114SIM - Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)
Campus: Singapore Inst of Management

Overview

Program details
Purpose of the Program
Articulation and pathways
Entrance requirements
External accreditation and industry links
Student expenses and charges in addition to fees
Library, IT and specialist resources

Program details

Award title: Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours)
Award abbreviation: BAppSc(ConstMgt)(Hons)
Total credit points: 384
Career: UGRD
Duration: 4 years full-time
Location: Singapore Institute of Management
Owning school: Property, Construction & Project Management (325H)
Owning school URL: www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/property-construction-and-project-management
Partnered offering / Corporate client: Singapore Institute of Management
ASCED code: 040303
CRICOS code:

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Purpose of the Program

The Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours) will develop the theoretical knowledge and technical skills to enable you to work effectively as a construction management professional. In doing so, you will develop the skills and knowledge required to meet the industry need for specialisation. This program has been structured to develop your knowledge of the construction process in the wider social, environmental, regulatory, technical and economic contexts.

The courses in this program have been designed to enable you to critically engage with contemporary construction management theory, situating your learning in the wider industry context. The program is designed to enable you to undertake project-based learning to equip you with the skills required by the construction industry.

Through your learning in this program you will critically evaluate and apply construction management concepts and methodologies including building your knowledge in key areas including building design, building services, construction methods and processes, procurement and supply chains, sustainability, economics and resource management. In doing so, you will develop your ability to formulate and justify evidenced based solutions to industry problems.

Your developed specialised skills will be underpinned by your research and investigative skills, and your ability to critically assess the increasingly complex construction management industry and market. As a critical thinker, you will be able to apply your well-developed analytical skills to critically review, interpret and synthesise construction management theory and knowledge.

Your developed discipline specific and interdisciplinary knowledge of construction management practice and principles will be applicable to a range of organisational contexts and construction industry settings, and will enable you to contribute effectively to the management of the construction process. In the final year, you will complete a project-based capstone course BUIL 1263 in which you will synthesise and integrate your knowledge and skills, connect theory and practice, as well as demonstrate your holistic understanding of the program's learning outcomes.

Upon successful completion of this program you will have developed the specialised skills and knowledge to enable you to work as a construction management specialist in a range of roles including as a: chartered builder, chartered quantity surveyor and a chartered building surveyor. You will develop the skills required to apply your theoretical and practice-based knowledge to meet the needs of a range of stakeholders within the construction industry including contractors, developers and consultants.

Graduates of this program will be equipped with a sound knowledge of construction management strategies, production factors and the industrial environment within local and global contexts and will be able to independently analyse industry trends, current and emerging.

You will be adept in working independently and collaboratively, applying your well-developed cognitive and technical skills to address and respond to industry issues, scenarios, trends and problems.

Successful completion of this program provides a pathway into a Masters. Upon successful completion of this program you may also be eligible to undertake further studies in related programs at RMIT University

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    Articulation and pathways

    Students entering this program will be exempt from completing the first 2.5 years of this program.

    Upon successful completion of this program you may be eligible to undertake further studies in related programs at RMIT University.

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    Entrance requirements

    This plan has been discontinued. The last intake will be semester 2, 2024.

    Academic entry requirements

    You must have successfully completed one of the following qualifications:

    Singapore Polytechnic

    • Diploma in Civil Engineering with Business
    • Diploma in Architecture

    Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore

    • Diploma in Real Estate Business

     BCA Academy Singapore

    • Diploma in Construction Engineering
    • Diploma in Construction Information Technology
    • Diploma in Quantity Surveying

    Tunku Abdul Rahman University College

    • Diploma in Technology (Building)
    • Diploma in Technology (Quantity Surveying)

    Any other equivalent qualifications or combination of qualifications and experience will be assessed by RMIT on a case-by-case basis.

    For equivalents to academic entry requirements, see the Country Equivalency web page on the RMIT website.

    English language requirement

    Applicants who have achieved one of the following will meet the English language entry criteria to the program: 

    • C or better in General Paper for AS level - Singapore H1 (previously known as AS Level subject);   
    • Achieve minimum C grade in H2 subject (excluding language subjects and Mathematics and Music) for A level English - Singapore H2 (previously known as A Level subject);
    • A minimum of IELTS (Academic module) overall score of 6.5, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent.

    For equivalents to English entry requirements, see the English requirements web page.

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    External accreditation and industry links

    The Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours) is accredited by: the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV), the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB), and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

    On successful completion of the Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) (Honours) graduates are entitled to apply for membership of the Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers (SISV), the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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    Student expenses and charges in addition to fees

    Once you are enrolled as a student in this program you will need to allow for expenses other than university tuition fees.  Additional expenses may relate to the purchase of lecture notes, textbooks, stationery, consumables such as printer paper, fees levied by commercial internet service providers for internet access outside of the university campus, and other relevant costs.

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    Library, IT and specialist resources

    As a student enrolled in an RMIT University program you may access many of the extensive collections of electronic resources and services provided from the RMIT University Library in Melbourne.  Resources include e-books, electronic journals and newspapers and product data.  Library subject guides and web based tutorials will support your learning.  Electronic resources and the online Ask a librarian reference service are accessible on and off campus 24 hours per day.
    For more information on Library resources and services from Melbourne go to http://www.rmit.edu.au/library
    SIM has extensive Library holdings and other IT and specialist resources to support you in this program. The development of information literacy is an essential aspect of lifelong and life-wide learning and will be incorporated within the program in line with the Australian and New Zealand Information Literacy Framework (2004). These standards will be developed through the information experiences provided as a matter of course within the program as well as through dedicated activities conducted in conjunction with the library. Library sessions will be a feature of the program taught into a key course and will emphasise: the ability to understand and analyse a research question; awareness of the range of information resources available for searching scholarly literature, including specialist and generalist databases; the ability to search and modify searches in key resources; knowledge of issues around the access to and management of information through programs such as Endnote.


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