**This is a Connected Degree**
Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.
**Overview**
Build your leadership potential in the construction industry with management skills that encompass the full process of construction, from financial planning and technical possibilities to safet...
**This is a Connected Degree**<br/>Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after youve started your course.<br/><br/>**Overview**<br/>Build your leadership potential in the construction industry with management skills that encompass the full process of construction, from financial planning and technical possibilities to safety on site, personnel management and sustainability of your structures. <br/><br/>On this BSc (Hons) Construction Management degree course, youll develop the skills you need to manage innovative projects and teams that contribute to the built environment and to best practice in the construction industry. Youll visit potential future workplace environments and apply your knowledge to practical scenarios from real companies, working through development proposals and examining the suitability of suggested designs, simulating the responsibilities required of a successful construction manager.<br/><br/>Graduate with the technological, interpersonal and management skills you need to launch into a career in this rapidly changing field. <br/><br/>**Course highlights**<br/>- Focus on new construction technologies that offer new solutions to building site challenges. <br/><br/><br/>- Become confident in key theories and principles that contribute to construction practice, through practical work on field studies and labs in areas including measurement, materials and site surveying<br/><br/><br/>- Develop your understanding of financial methods and managerial logistics, from health and welfare to procurement, delivery and safe disposal of site waste.<br/><br/><br/>- Have the option to study modules that match your interests and career ambitions such as practical diving and underwater engineering, sustainability, heritage property and applied building information modelling (BIM)<br/><br/><br/>- Benefit from the expertise of our Industrial Advisory Committee, a network of construction organisations and senior practitioners who inform your modules and offer placement opportunities<br/><br/><br/>- Have the opportunity to take a work placement year abroad<br/><br/><br/>**Careers and opportunities**<br/>Working in the construction sector means joining a continually changing profession with an enormous impact on our economy and society. You’ll graduate with the skills to contribute to this £117bn sector, and with the knowledge to enter many graduate engineering programmes.<br/><br/>You can expect a starting salary from £26,000 (Prospects 2022), which can increase considerably with experience. You could earn over £50,000 as a senior or chartered construction manager, depending on the project scale and location.<br/><br/>**What areas can you work in with a construction management degree?**<br/>Previous construction students have gone on to work in areas such as:<br/>- project management<br/><br/><br/>- site engineering<br/><br/><br/>- site management<br/><br/><br/>Construction graduates have also achieved membership of the Chartered Institute of Builders, the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers, and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors<br/><br/>**Graduate destinations**<br/>Our construction graduates have worked for companies such as:<br/>- Balfour Beatty<br/><br/><br/>- Ministry of Defence<br/><br/><br/>- Peter Marsh Consulting<br/><br/><br/>- Multiplex Construction Limited<br/><br/><br/>- British Army <br/><br/><br/>**What jobs can you do with a Construction Management degree?**<br/>Roles theyve taken on include:<br/>- civil engineering contractor<br/><br/><br/>- construction engineer <br/><br/><br/>**After you graduate, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.**
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Sandwich
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
22/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
K220
Institution Code
P80
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
UCAS TariffScottish HigherNot Accepted Access to HE Diploma112-122 Tariff points from the Access to HE Diploma. International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme29 points from the IB Diploma. 655/754 at Higher Level - 29 points from the IB Diploma. 664 at Higher Level. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)GCSE/National 4/National 5GCSE English and mathematics at grade C/4 or above. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. Scottish Advanced Higher112-120 Tariff points. Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - PrincipalCambridge Pre-U score of 54-56. Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (first teaching September 2015)112-120 points from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate including 2 A levels, plus the Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate. Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)Acceptable when combined with other qualifications. A levelT Level |
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