MSc Construction Cost Management at University of Reading

The MSc Construction Cost Management is a route into professional practice as a construction cost manager or quantity surveyor for graduates with degrees in unrelated disciplines. It covers the financial management of construction projects informed by current academic research and can start in September or the following February.

Faculty: School of the Built Environment  |  Duration: 12 months full-time  |  Intake: September or February  |  Study mode: full-time / flexible  |  Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules are Principles of Sustainable Construction, Construction Contract Law and Procurement, Infrastructure Development and Appraisal, Research Skills, Research Dissertation, BIM and Socio-technical Change and Construction Cost Planning and Economics. Options include Business Innovation and Strategy, Advanced Project Management, Managing Construction Projects and the Offsite Interface and Innovations in Digital Practice.

Career pathways

Graduates typically secure roles in cost management or quantity surveying in the public and private sectors, working for consultancy practices, designers or construction firms.

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