Construction Economics & Management

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Description

Applications for admission to the part-time programme (DT155) are made by means of the part-time application form, either by post or directly in person in the College in early September. The dates and times for personal applications are notified in the national press. On the basis of these applications, qualified applicants are interviewed and class lists completed.

An important point for applicants to note is that, for many years, there have been insufficient applications from school leavers and others to enable us to start a first year of the DT155 programme.   The programme has effectively run since 1989 as an honours degree conversion programme for certain holders of Level 7 Construction related Ordinary Degrees or National Diplomas from the regional Institutes of Technology or of DIT’s Construction Technology Ordinary Degree/Diploma (DT134).   It normally commences at 4^th Year Part-time.   It is also possible to enter at a more advance point  to year 5 or 6 depending on the pre-requisite qualifications attained by the applicant on entry, 

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Entry Requirements

• Irish Leaving Certificate with passes in six subjects, including Mathematics and either Irish or English. At least two of the subjects must be at Grade C3 or higher on higher level papers or equivalent qualifications. Holders of the DIT Ordinary Degree in Construction Technology (distinction or merit)

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• a suitable construction based Ordinary Degree (distinction or merit) from the regional Institutes of Technology may apply for advanced entry to year 4 or year 5 of the programme depending on the degree and its grade

or

• Appropriate employment with a professional Q.S. or in another relevant area in the construction industry.  

How to Apply/Enrol

Completed application forms should be returned to the School of Real Estate & Construction Economics (address above) by Friday, 31st August 2012. As the number of places is limited, candidates may be short-listed on the basis of information supplied on the application form. Late applications may be considered should vacancies remain. Candidates will be notified of the outcome or of any short listing procedures.  Qualified applicants may be called for interview.

Examinations / Assessments

One or two written papers per subject and/or continuous assessment.

Award

BSc (Surveying) with honours classification of Dublin Institute of Technology.

Career Opportunities

Opportunities for employment as a professional Q.S. or as a contractor's Q.S. or in other managerial positions within the construction industry.

Progression

Students can progress to a variety of level 9 programme both in DIT and in other third level colleges both nationally and internationally.

Learning Outcome

The Construction Economics and Management Degree programme is designed as a Level 8 (Honours Bachelor Degree) programme as set out in the National Framework of Qualifications.  That Framework sets out general descriptors/indicators of the Learning Outcomes to be achieved in programmes at the different Levels.   Upon successful completion of the programme, students will have achieved the Learning Outcomes set out below.   The Learning Outcomes have insofar as is possible, been related to the general descriptors/indicators.

• They will have gained an understanding of the theory, concepts and methods pertaining to the construction industry in general and the fields of quantity surveying and construction economics in particular.
• They will have gained a detailed knowledge and understanding of the framework within which the construction industry operates, namely the technical, economic, legal, financial and administrative framework.   They will also have gained a detailed knowledge and understanding of the specialised areas of cost and value management, tender documentation, procurement, construction administration and management.
• They will have gained the skills and tools necessary for a quantity surveyor/construction economist to function, namely the skills of measurement and quantification, economic and financial analysis, administration and management.   They will be able to use and modify these skills and tools to conduct closely guided research into construction related matters, as well as to work in the quantity surveying/construction economist field.
• They will be able to carry out the duties required whilst working as a quantity surveyor/construction economist within the construction industry, whether for professional, commercial or other organisations, and to understand the underlying differences thereof.   They will be able to exercise appropriate judgment and accept accountability while carrying out those duties.
• They will have gained an ability to work as members of or to lead teams, whether within the organisations that they will work in or within the projects those organizations will participate in.
• They will have gained the ability to manage their own learning, in order that they may act in their employment in variable and unfamiliar contexts, and to do so with a clear understanding of the professional and ethical issues involved.
• They will have gained insight into the integrative nature of the construction process as a whole, so that they may work closely with other members of the planning, design, construction and management teams that go to make up the construction industry and construction activity.

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