Foundation Degree in Construction Management
Programme Specification Document
1. Qualification
Foundation Degree
2. Programme Title
Construction
Management
3. UCAS Code
4. Programme Type
Modular Full, Part-Time
and Sandwich
5. Main Purposes and Distinctive Features of the Programme
1. Knowledge and understanding of the discipline of construction technology and
management
2. Appreciation of economic, environmental, health and safety and legal risks
3. Development of skills and competences to perform within the discipline of construction
management
4. Understanding of the legal and economic frameworks in which the construction industry
operates
5. Preparation for participation in the activities of the construction industry and membership of
a relevant professional body
Special Features
Vocationally oriented programme leading to employment opportunities in construction site
management, project management, estimating, buying and ite engineering.Opportunity for work
placement between levels one and two (sandwich) Interdisciplinary and work based project work.
6. What a graduate should know and be able to do on completion of the programme
(objectives and learning outcomes)
To gain the qualification the learner will have demonstrated; i) subject knowledge and
understanding, ii) cognitive skills, iii) discipline-related practical and professional skills and iv)
other general skills and capabilities (e.g. key/transferable/common) as specified in the learning
objectives/outcomes for approved modules in the programme. Further details of module outcomes
can be found in the programme document.
Knowledge and understanding in the context
of the subject(s)
K1 Land surveying and setting out
K2 Due regard for duties and responsibilities for
safe working
K3 Construction methodology
K4 Use and application of appropriate
management theory and methods.
K5 Understanding people and quality related
issues.
K6 Awareness of micro and macro
environmental factors impacting on busine