Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

Undergraduate

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On campus
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Duration
4 year(s) full-time
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Program code
HCONM
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Full time or part time
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Indicative annual fees
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None
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None
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Entry scores
2025 CUT-OFFS Guaranteed entry score (ATAR-based):80 Guaranteed entry score (Grades-based):A,A,B

Entry requirements

Admission criteria

To be eligible, an applicant must have achieved at least one of the following minimum entry requirements and demonstrate they fulfil any prerequisite and essential criteria for admission. In cases where there are more eligible applicants than available places, admission will be competitive with ranks based on the entry criteria.

Secondary education (Year 12)

  • Completion of a secondary education qualification equivalent to the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE).

Vocational Education and Training (VET)

  • Completion of an award from a registered training organisation (RTO) at Certificate IV (AQF level 4) or higher.

Higher education study

  • Successful completion of at least 6 months full-time study (or equivalent part-time) in a higher education award program at undergraduate diploma (AQF level 5) or higher.

Work and life experience

  • Completion of an Adelaide University approved enabling, pathway or bridging program; OR
  • A competitive result in the Skills for Tertiary Admissions Test (STAT); OR
  • Qualify for special entry.
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Note:

Please note that entry requirements for this degree are provisional and subject to change.

Degree Structure: Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)

Program code: HCONM

Complete 192 units comprising:

  • 174 units for Core courses, and
  • 6 units for all Work integrated learning, and
  • 12 units for Electives

Study plan

A study plan sets out the courses you will need to complete and the recommended timing for each one. This will help to guide your enrolment in each study period, alongside any additional information provided below. If you have received a personalised plan or alternative advice from your Program Director, please refer to that guidance in the first instance, or seek help from your Program Director or Student Assist if you are unsure.

Enrolment information

Find details about the rules and notes that apply to your program, along with other essential information required for successful enrolment. Supplementary supporting resources may also be provided where applicable.

Courses

Listed here are all the courses that contribute to your program, including elective options that can be chosen. These courses come together to form your study plan. Courses fall into different categories, each of which have specific unit values that need to be met under the program rules.

What courses you'll study

Complete 192 units comprising:

  • 174 units for Core courses, and
  • 6 units for all Work integrated learning, and
  • 12 units for Electives

Complete 174 units comprising:

  • 12 units from Common core, and
  • 162 units for all Program core

Common core description

Common core courses are interdisciplinary courses that build key graduate capabilities.

Course name Course code Units
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An Ethically Rich Life
Course code
COREX001
Units
6
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Fact or Fiction: Data for Everyone
Course code
COREX002
Units
6
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Igniting Change: Ideas to Action
Course code
COREX003
Units
6
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Transforming Learning through First Nations Knowledges
Course code
COREX004
Units
6
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Responsible AI: Bridging Ethics, Education and Industry
Course code
COREX005
Units
6
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Building Belonging: Navigating Cultural Complexities
Course code
COREX006
Units
6

Course name Course code Units
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Structures
Course code
ARCH1010
Units
6
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Construction Science and Materials
Course code
ARCH1009
Units
6
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Introduction to Construction Management
Course code
BLDG1000
Units
6
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Low-rise Construction and Land Surveying
Course code
BLDG1002
Units
6
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Construction Economics and Procurement
Course code
BLDG1001
Units
6
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Construction Communication and Digital Construction Fundamentals
Course code
BLDG1004
Units
6
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High-rise Construction
Course code
ARCH2010
Units
6
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Construction Planning and Safety
Course code
BLDG2001
Units
6
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Development Regulations and Building Codes
Course code
BLDG2002
Units
6
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Quantity Surveying Fundamentals and Cost Estimating
Course code
BLDG2003
Units
6
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Infrastructure Construction
Course code
BLDG2004
Units
6
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Building Services
Course code
BLDG3001
Units
6
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Risk, Quality and People Management
Course code
BLDG3002
Units
6
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Building Surveying
Course code
BLDG3003
Units
6
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Cost Planning
Course code
BLDG3004
Units
6
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Commercial Management
Course code
BLDG3005
Units
6
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Construction Scheduling
Course code
BLDG3019
Units
6
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Construction Management Research Methods
Course code
BLDGX300
Units
6
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Advanced Construction Management
Course code
BLDG3800
Units
6
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Integrated Project
Course code
BLDG4001
Units
6
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Advanced Building Surveying
Course code
BLDG4002
Units
6
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Advanced Quantity Surveying
Course code
BLDG4003
Units
6
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Advanced Construction Contract Administration
Course code
BLDG4004
Units
6
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Construction Management Research Project A
Course code
BLDG4005
Units
6
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Construction Management Research Project B
Course code
BLDG4006
Units
6
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Construction Contract Administration
Course code
BLDG4007
Units
6
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Fire Technology
Course code
BLDG4027
Units
6

Work Integrated Learning description

WIL courses give you real‑world experience as part of your degree.

Complete 6 units for ALL of the following:

Course name Course code Units
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Construction Management Professional Practice
Course code
BLDG3900
Units
6

Electives description

A flexible course choice within your degree.

Complete 12 units comprising:

  • 12 units from Program electives

Course name Course code Units
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Environmental Design and the Sensory Body
Course code
ARCH1006
Units
6
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Interiors Construction
Course code
INTE1002
Units
6
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Digital Design Communications
Course code
ARCH2007
Units
6
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Project Management Methodologies and Concepts
Course code
PROJ2002
Units
6
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Environmental Planning, Climate Change and Sustainability
Course code
ENVIX300
Units
6
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Urban Design for Health and Sustainability
Course code
ARCHX304
Units
6

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