Bachelor of Construction (Construction Economics)

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Level:3-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Entry requirements

Academic Requirements

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)

8 credits at NCEA Level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Maori (4 in reading, 4 in writing)

12 credits in NCEA Level 2 or higher in Mathematics or Pangarau

English requirements

If English is not your first language you will also 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;

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Course Information

Want a career as a Quantity Surveyor? Find out how to evaluate and plan the cost of a construction project, manage payments and ensure the project is completed within budget.

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.

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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.
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.
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.