Transition into a career in construction management or elevate your current professional standing with the Graduate Diploma of Construction Management. Immerse yourself in learning from seasoned industry experts while engaging in practical, industry-focused assessments that offer immediate applicability to your current role. Embrace a curriculum designed to instill highly coveted project management competencies, spanning from project initiation, planning, and lean project leadership to execution and project closure.

This program equips you with essential skills in risk management and familiarizes you with legal concepts pertinent to construction contracts. Moreover, it provides an introduction to contemporary building construction technologies, with a focus on multi-unit and low-rise construction projects.

The Graduate Diploma of Construction Management opens doors to dynamic career opportunities in construction management, encompassing key areas such as project management principles, construction contract administration, construction risk management, and construction technology.

The initial four units of the program delve into project management principles, demonstrating their application across various phases of the construction cycle to achieve optimal project outcomes in terms of time, cost, quality, safety, and sustainability.

Subsequently, the following three units delve into construction-specific aspects of risk management and strategies for mitigating these risks. Additionally, you'll gain a fundamental understanding of legal concepts relevant to construction contracts, along with familiarity with the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.

The concluding unit introduces you to contemporary building construction technology, emphasizing multi-unit and low-rise construction methodologies. This encompasses material selection and modern construction techniques for residential and commercial projects, including multi-storey buildings compliant with the National Construction Code for building classes 1 to 10.

Take advantage of the flexibility to pursue full-time or part-time study, either on-campus or through online learning. Notably, as the Graduate Diploma incorporates the first eight units of the Master of Construction Management (CL82), students have the opportunity to seamlessly transition into the master's program.

COURSE STRUCTURE:

Completion of eight units is mandatory for this program.

UNIT INFORMATION:

To explore the units available within this course, please refer to the Handbook and navigate to the "Course Structure" tab.

CREDIT TRANSFER INFORMATION:

If you have previously undertaken studies relevant to your enrolled course, you might qualify for credit transfer eligibility.

Construction managers plan, organise and control activities associated with a wide range of building projects. Employment opportunities exist in government departments, construction, building and sub-contracting companies, federal, state and local government departments and authorities and corporations with a large building portfolio. There are many employment opportunities for construction management professionals from a national and international perspective.

To gain entry to this course, students must have: A non-accounting undergraduate degree in any discipline from an Australian university, or equivalent from an overseas institution; or An AQF

IELTS Academic - Overall 6.0 (with no band less than 5.5)

TOEFL (internet-based) - Overall 75 (with no score less than 17)

PTE Academic - Overall 54 (with no score less than 46)

CAE and CPE - Overall 169 (with no band less than 162).