Single Module Study

Explore the strategic and organisational challenges of project management, focusing on the management of construction projects. Develop the variance of skillsets and professional disciplines required to manage, plan, and control the safe and compliant delivery of built assets, in the context of key project drivers.

Explore the need for valuations and the key approaches to valuation of freehold interest in property. This includes comparison and investment, with an overview of the profit and costs base methods. The strengths and weaknesses of these methods are also explored.

Learn the principles of construction technology, including modern, innovative and traditional construction. Explore assessment methods and relevant codes and regulations within the framework of a sustainable and inclusive built environment.

Gain an introduction to planning law and the planning process relevant to property development. The property development process, including site selection, financial appraisal of the development sites and development funding, are also considered.

Explore the practice of estate agency, with a focus on the commercial property market in the UK. Examine the client-agent relationship during the contract for property agency, and learn how sales and property markets function. Gain an understanding of assessing prospective tenants and the dynamics of property markets as key functions of business planning. Reflect on UK arrangements and global comparators.

Advance your knowledge, understanding, research and analytical skills to undertake complex and specialist valuations in both a UK and international context.

Delve into building surveying practice, and enhance your ability to recognise, analyse and remedy building maintenance issues. Apply building surveying practice, maintenance and adaptation to different situations during building occupation.

Develop an understanding of the skills associated with facilities management, and the planning, controlling and maintenance of built assets. Build your understanding of the theory of facilities management, and apply your existing knowledge of construction management and technology from earlier modules.

This module seeks to develop an understanding of the role that managers at different levels within the organisation have in relation to the leadership and management of the organisation’s employees. It explores the distinction between leadership and management and examines how different global organisations may require different management and leadership styles. It also encourages participants to interrogate both their own management and leadership styles and those of other managers with a view to ensuring the future sustainability of their organisation.

This module provides an integrated approach to corporate strategy and the management of change and innovation in a complex and uncertain business environment in the built environment.

Initially, consideration is given for frameworks to manage the long-term strategic direction of organisations within the built environment. Then essential marketing principles and models and the relevance of marketing strategies are explored. The remaining focus is then on enhancing understanding of, and response to organisational change through strategic concepts and associated factors. The determination of appropriate policies and strategies are explored within different cultural contexts to meet stakeholder interests.

This module explores how quantitative concepts, methods, and skills can aid managers in the built environment sector in their planning and decision-making process. It assists students in modelling solutions to financial and business planning problems, thereby enhancing their ability to make more effective decisions that align with corporate objectives.

The first part of the module introduces the role and content of financial processes, both internal and external, to enhance understanding of this crucial aspect in decision-making. The second part focuses on how analytical concepts and risk analysis techniques can assist decision-makers and stakeholders in the construction and real estate industry. This section also emphasises the importance of complying with legal and ethical standards such as generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and international financial reporting standards (IFRS). This section also aims to address sustainable finance to fund projects with global impact. Sustainable finance for the built environment includes various sources that support green and energy-efficient projects.

Examine Joint Contracts Tribunal (JCT), New Engineering Contract (NEC) and International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Standard Forms of construction contracts to enable you to interpret and analyse the key provisions for effective control and management of a contract.

Gain an understanding of the methods of quantification and costing used for tendering, with particular focus on the traditional measurement process and the production of a Bill of Quantities as part of the tendering process.

Investigate building pathology in the context of professional practice, and develop your ability to recognise and remedy building defects in a range of scenarios. You will gain an understanding of the inspection, testing and monitoring techniques necessary to ensure the most appropriate diagnosis of building defects.

Explore the strategic and organisational challenges of project management, focusing on the management of construction projects. Develop the variance of skillsets and professional disciplines required to manage, plan, and control the safe and compliant delivery of built assets, in the context of key project drivers.

Explore the need for valuations and the key approaches to valuation of freehold interest in property. This includes comparison and investment, with an overview of the profit and costs base methods. The strengths and weaknesses of these methods are also explored.

Analyse the principles and practice of planning, building regulations and fire safety, developing your ability to examine their purpose and relevance and apply these to a range of scenarios. This module explores both domestic and international building standards.

Gain an appreciation of the global construction arena and enhance your ability to recognise, analyse and develop many aspects of international construction, from health and safety and culture to business, resource management and constructing in tropical climates.

Understand the key principles underpinning commercial property investment in international markets and explore the different styles and techniques of portfolio management and portfolio restructuring.

Gain an introduction into English law, the legal system and the law making process, along with the law of contract and tort. Develop an understanding of legislation appropriate to the project such as planning, building regulations and health and safety legislation. Alternative dispute resolution is also covered.

This module explores a number of innovation and enterprise models and importantly asks students to consider how they can help them and their organisation become more innovative in how they think, create, and implement fresh innovative approaches in the workplace.

The principles of enterprise and innovation are analysed in the context of different forms of organisation across the globe, in various commercial, public-sector and not- for-profit sectors, emphasising the importance and challenges of ‘social’ and ‘sustainability-led’ innovation.

Marketing supports innovation, and enterprise driving business growth and competitive advantage by exploring trends and customer needs in the external environment.

This module provides a blend of theory and current practice in knowledge management (KM) in a range of built environment organisations. Over the course of the module the importance of knowledge for organisational learning, as well as knowledge creation and organisational unlearning will be appreciated. Socio-cultural issues related to managing and sharing knowledge will be discussed in the second part of the module. Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be discussed in the context of the aspect of knowledge management in a particular week. For example, the place and role of AI in knowledge creation and sharing.

A global perspective on knowledge management will be incorporated into selected weekly topics, and in summative assessments these KM principles will be applied to the circumstances and business management issues in the student’s own organisations, thereby enabling the organisation to fulfil its mission and strategic goals through effective knowledge management practices and processes.

Specific examples of sustainability will be considered, using appropriate elements from the UN sustainable development goals (SDG).

Develop your understanding of the principles of law and practice appropriate to the effective and efficient management of commercial property, both in the UK and globally. In business planning terms, this module examines key issues, such as strategic use of property, property performance evaluation, and life cycle planning.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the commercial aspects of a construction project, including an appreciation of what affects the cost of a building, and the methods used to manage and control costs at the pre-contract stage of the project.

Develop an understanding of the process essential for effective control and management of cost during the construction phase of a project. Using a case study, you will build an understanding of how costs and risks are managed, techniques for reporting, and how costs are reported to a professional standard.

This module examines the principles and applications of project procurement. It also develops your understanding of the effects of risk allocation on procurement choice and the impact this has on subsequent phases of the project cycle.

Examine the wider context and technical issues regarding both the conservation and adaptation of existing buildings. This module covers the history of architecture, enabling the student to identify different ages and features and make informed decisions about the alteration and adaptation of buildings.

Gain the knowledge and skills to carry out valuations for statutory purposes, specifically for compulsory purchase, planning compensation and rating. This module demonstrates how valuation principles and practice are applied to an artificial statutory context.