Admission to the Master of Construction (Construction Project Management) requires you to have:
a Bachelor of Construction and the Postgraduate Diploma in Construction, or equivalent qualifications; or
a Bachelor of Construction or equivalent qualification plus a minimum of 2 years approved experience in the Construction Sector in a professional capacity
Students from a country where English is not the first language, must obtain a minimum English Language competency level.
IELTS: 6.5 (no band less than 6.0)
TOEFL iBT: 90 overall (min 20 in Writing)
PTE Academic: 58 Overall (min 50 in communicative skills)
Cambridge English: 180
Specialise in Construction Project Management for your Master of Construction at Massey
The Master of Construction (Construction Project Management) is one of the first construction-focused management qualification in New Zealand. It will provide you with the sound management skills and techniques necessary for the successful completion of complex construction projects.
120-credit option
You can complete the Master of Construction with 120 credits of study if you enter via one of these Advanced Entry pathways:
a Bachelor of Construction plus two years of post-study professional experience; or
a Bachelor of Construction (Honours); or
a four-year Bachelor with Honours degree in a construction-related field.
Key project management skills
Your learning focuses on front-end general project management issues such as development, finance, planning and scheduling, contract and stakeholders management. The qualification provides both disciplinary and integrative education in the areas of constructability, costs, scheduling and ethics.
Research-led learning from industry experts
You will learn from senior faculty members and industry experts. Our lecturers and supervisors come from a range of relevant sectors. The wide mix of expertise allows for you to have meaningful exchanges and interaction at the postgraduate level.
A global perspective
You’ll gain a global perspective of the social, political and ethical influences on construction. You’ll learn how to overlay these in your decision-making process.
Your learning takes place in an environment of diversity, integrity and transparency. The environment replicates and reflects the standards of the construction management profession itself. You will learn how to lead relevant local, national, and global outreach and engagement. You’ll be able to optimise benefits to the industry and community.
The skills you learn will make you a valuable resource for local communities. And, for the New Zealand economy, the construction management profession and the built environment.
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If you study full-time, you’ll take 120 credits per year or 60 credits per semester.
If you enter the Master of Construction (Coursework pathway) with a Bachelor of Construction plus two years of professional experience, or Bachelor of Construction (Honours), or four year Bachelor with Honours degree, your qualification will consist of 120 credits including a 45 credit research report.
For progression from Part One to Part Two of the Master of Construction (Coursework pathway) you achieve a minimum B grade average over the first 60 credits in Part One.
For progression from Part One to Part Two of the Master of Construction (Thesis pathway) you must achieve a minimum B+ grade average over the first 60 credits in Part One.
There is great demand - over $100 billion construction work (covering both building and infrastructure work) to be done in New Zealand alone over the next 30 years. Demand in many countries beyond New Zealand is even bigger.
There are multiple career opportunities for construction project management graduates in organisations such as consulting and specialist subcontracting organisations, Multinational construction corporations, government, and academia - within New Zealand and abroad.
A quarter of our graduates own their own companies.
Other career options include
Project managers for construction, consulting and real-estate investment companies
Estimators (determining construction cost)
Planners and schedulers
Facilities and asset managers
Property managers for banks and insurance companies
Earn more
A 2017 Ministry of Education publication The post-study earnings and destinations of young domestic graduates, found that in New Zealand:
Young master’s graduates earn more than one and a half times more than the national median (five years after study)
Earnings and employment rates increase with the level of qualification completed
Five years after completion, the median earnings of young master’s graduates are 15% higher than for those with a bachelor’s degree.
Insurance/year: 810 NZD
