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Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics)

Unitec Institute Of Technology

Auckland, New Zealand

Tuition Fee NZ$ 24,360
Country Rank-
Duration36 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5

Program Overview

Programme overview

The role of the Quantity Surveyor is diverse: evaluating subcontractor tenders and making recommendations to clients, managing construction costs and cash flows during the construction phase, and negotiating and agreeing on final project accounts. In the Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics) you gain the skills to contribute to this exciting industry. Develop the technical skills and applied knowledge to ensure that construction projects are delivered to agreed budgets. Learn to undertake estimating and cost planning, and prepare tender documentation. In this programme you'll delve into learning about construction practice, team management, cost planning and advanced estimating techniques, tendering and design management.

Highlights

Great preparation for a career as a consultant quantity surveyor, a quantity surveyor or commercial manager for a construction company. These roles may lead to project management, company ownership, and other senior management positions.
Gain a thorough grounding in all aspects of the construction industry.
Learn and apply industry standard software including CostX, Building Information Modelling (BIM) technology and Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) processes.
Close links with industry: our advisory boards include many experts who keep us up-to-date with industry trends, relevant legislation, and local, global and environmental issues.
Learn from experienced Lecturers who have/are working in the construction industry.
Meet and hear from guest lecturers who are leaders in their field.
In your final papers you'll undertake a major industry research project where you can integrate what you've learnt with practical experience.
Following your shared compulsory papers (first 3 semesters) you'll then choose your major* from Property Development, Construction Economics or Construction Management. This allows you to get a good understanding of the general field first before you choose your direction.
*You may choose to achieve a double major with slightly more coursework.

Qualification pathway

Once you've successfully completed this programme you'll receive a Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics). As a graduate of this programme you'll be eligible to become an accredited member of the following registered bodies:

The Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
The New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS)
Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS)

Course Content
Courses and timetables

Compulsory courses

Level 5
- Building Science and Materials (CONS5016)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to understand the basic physical principles of the Built Environment and their relation to buildings materials performance and selection.
- Technology 1 (CONS5101)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to understand construction systems suitable for simple industrial building construction within New Zealand.
- Technology 2 (CONS5102)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to understand construction systems suitable for low and medium density residential construction within New Zealand.
- Technology 3 (CONS5103)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to explore foundations and structural systems in multi-storey construction.
- Technical Fundamentals (CONS5504)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to develop an understanding of the basic techniques and systems involved in planning and estimating.
- Team Management (CONS5505)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to develop an understanding of the people and processes involved in construction and to develop the skills required for effective interactions at an individual, group and organisational level within the construction industry.
- Economic Principles (CONS5812)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to explore elements of economic theory and its application to the property and construction sector.
- Property and Construction Law (CONS5818)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to develop an understanding of the legal context in which the construction and property industry operates.
Level 6
- Building Services (CONS6008)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to develop knowledge of building services and their significance in the construction phase, including an examination of those used in commercial, multi-storey, and specialist buildings.
- Technology 4 (CONS6104)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to explore the methods and characteristics of building envelope and fitout systems for multi-storey buildings.
- Measurement and Estimation 1 (CONS6201)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to be able to quantify work to be done and prepare estimates of cost for simple buildings for cost modelling and bidding purposes.
- Measurement and Estimation 2 (CONS6202)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to be able to conduct cost modelling processes and quantify work to be done and prepare estimates of cost for moderately complex work packages for bidding purposes.
- Tendering (CONS6811)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to: Examine the components that make up a contractor’s tender and to compile typical tender submissions. Evaluate the risks associated with tendering and how bidding strategy can mitigate these risks.
- Contract Administration (CONS6812)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to apply the principles of contract law to New Zealand standard forms of contract.
- Procurement (CONS6817)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to examine the relationship between a client’s strategic property needs and the procurement systems available to procure required capital works.
- Development and Finance (CONS6906)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to explore the concept of property development and the concepts that underpin its management.
Level 7
- Measurement and Estimation 3 (CONS7203)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to be able to conduct cost modelling processes, quantify work to be done and prepare estimates of cost for moderately complex buildings for bidding purposes with a focus on building services and green buildings.
- Measurement and Estimation 4 (CONS7204)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to be able to prepare estimates and provide professional advice on the cost of building construction.
- Industry Project Part 1 (CONS7821)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to critically examine research literature and write a coherent, clearly structured, properly referenced literature analysis within the context of the property and construction industry.
- Industry Project Part 2 (CONS7822)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to critically examine research approaches and conduct research within the context of the property and construction industry.
Elective Courses

Level 5
- English for Specific Purposes (EAPL5155)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To assist students of English as an Additional Language to engage with the content of an academic/professional/vocational field and to develop an ability to comprehend oral and written texts, and to use the language characteristics of the field.
Level 6
- Sustainable Design and Construction (CONS6007)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to apply sustainable design and construction concepts to the built environment at domestic, commercial and industrial scale.
- Planning and Organisation 1 (CONS6401)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable student
- Planning and Organisation 2 (CONS6402)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to plan and organise moderately complex construction projects.
- Property Valuation (CONS6907)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to examine property valuation concepts and practices and their influence on property development
Level 7
- Planning and Organisation 3 (CONS7403)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to critically analyse work sequencing to plan and manage construction work and manage construction work in complicated contexts
- Planning and Organisation 4 (CONS7404)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to evaluate the complexity of integrating the conflicting interests and demands, which must be managed on a construction project and to derive project plans while considering all the relevant factors required in the context of complex projects.
- Integrated Design and Construction Management (CONS7418)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to evaluate the processes for managing integration of the design and construction of commercial and industrial scale projects to achieve client needs, in a collaborative environment.
- People Management (CONS7515)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to analyse theories regarding the management of people and interpret those theories into application within the construction industry.
- Urban Economics (CONS7817)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to analyse urban development using economic theory as a framework and to use such analysis to evaluate property development markets.
- Professional Business Management (CONS7820)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
- To enable students to evaluate the strategic management of consultancy, construction or property businesses, and their business management models and practices.
- Property Management (CONS7905)15.0 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to understand the issues which apply to the management of property and portfolios of property, including operations, maintenance, strategic asset management, and computer based systems for building information management.
- Property Development (CONS7906)15 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to evaluate the property development process, using a project-based learning approach, focused through the production of a speculative project development submission.
- Property Investment (CONS7908)15.0 credits (0.125 EFTS)
  To enable students to understand the property investment industry as a customer of the property development industry.
Entry Requirement
Admission requirements

For this programme, you will need the following:

42 credits at NCEA Level 3 or higher including:
- 14 credits in two different approved subjects; and
- 14 credits from up to two subjects (approved or non-approved).
- 15 credits at NCEA Level 2 in Mathematics
- 8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Māori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
- 14 credits at NCEA Level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau
If English is not your first language, you will need one or more of the following:
- Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University entrance
- Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency
- Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years
Don't have NCEA? We also accept:
- Unitec's Certificate in Foundation Studies: Whitinga Level 3 with a relevant pathway;
- A relevant qualification at Level 4 on the NZQF or above or an equivalent qualification; or
- Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission.
Fees & Scholarships
ANNUAL TUITION FEES

Domestic/NZ students

$6,400 (NZD)

(Approximate fees only - includes GST but excludes the Compulsory Student Services Fee (CSSF) levy. Your final study costs depends on a number of factors including the courses you select to study)

International students

$23,300

Save $5,000 (NZD) on your first year with the International Student Study Grant.
Career Prospect
CAREER OPTIONS
- Construction quantity surveyor
- Consultant quantity surveyor
- Commercial manager
- Project manager
- Property financial adviser

Cost Of Studying At Unitec Institute Of Technology

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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