Postgraduate diploma : Construction Management |
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Campus |
Duration of Programme |
Enrolment Option(s) |
SAQA Credits |
NQF Level |
Bloemfontein Campus |
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time |
Semester 1 |
194 |
8 |
Additional Admission Requirements
The minimum entry requirement for this qualification is an appropriate advanced diploma or bachelor’s degree at NQF level 7, with sufficient exposure to Construction Management as principle study discipline. |
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Career Opportunities
The process of professional development towards qualifying as a Professional Construction Manager starts with the attainment of an advanced qualification that focuses on the practice of construction management. The Postgraduate Diploma in Construction in Construction Management offers such a qualification. After graduation a programme of training, further study and knowledge development with relevant work experience can be followed to attain the competencies for registration as a full Professional Construction Manager or Professional Construction Project Manager, if desired. Professional registration is not mandatory, though for industry participation, the graduate learner can advance to the highest levels in industry in practicing quantity surveying after gaining the necessary work experience. Career opportunities for graduates of the programme exist in built environment. These include building construction, building maintenance, building restoration and asset management. Graduates may become part of a design or development team, be self-employed or act as consultants to the construction industry. Graduates may choose careers across a range of sectors, including:
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The purpose of the programme is to provide knowledge and skills required for the practice of construction management and provide vertical articulation to relevant higher degrees in the built environment.
1ST YEAR | INSTRUCTIONAL OFFERINGS | SAQA CREDITS | HEMIS CREDITS | |
SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | |||
CTE40BE | Construction Treatise | 30 | 0.169 | |
PLE40BE | Professional Practice | 16 | 0.090 | |
CES41BE | Construction Economics | 16 | 0.090 | |
CPM41BE | Construction Project Management | 24 | 0.134 | |
FMT41BE | Facility Management | 16 | 0.090 | |
LCN41BE | Lean Construction | 16 | 0.090 | |
PBM41BE | Professional Business Management | 16 | 0.090 | |
DQS42BE | Descriptive Quantities | 24 | 0.134 | |
PVA42BE | Property Valuation Practice | 24 | 0.134 | |
SCL42BE | Statutory Construction Law | 12 | 0.067 | |
Total: | 194 | 1.088 |
For more information contact Department of Built Environment