Programme summary

Career opportunities

Courses & timetables

Admission requirements

[GDipCPM]

7, 120 1.0
Full-time for one year (including 2 x 2-week block courses per semester)
Part-time study options available
Starts July
CA2380
Mt Albert campus

NZ$ 5981

International fees

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Programme summary

Already working in the construction industry and want to move into project management? Develop the knowledge and skills to effectively organise and manage activities on a construction site.

The Graduate Diploma in Construction Project Management is a great stepping stone if you want to move into management positions in the construction sector. Learn to apply project management knowledge to the construction industry to ensure contracts are completed on time and on budget. You’ll be able to solve complex industry-related problems, in teams and alone, and provide leadership in a team environment.

Highlights

• A recognised academic qualification and certified professional development to help you stay at the forefront of the competitive construction sector.
• Focus on courses in project management principles and practice, supplemented by elective courses that you choose to broaden your knowledge
• Develop and validate the knowledge and skills needed to effectively organise and manage construction projects from inception to completion.
• Relevant to your career: relate new knowledge and material directly to your workplace. You’ll explore progressively more complex scenarios, and develop the skills to schedule activities and resources on construction projects.
• Emphasis on self-directed learning, with assessment and feedback throughout the programme, and exams at the end.
• A mix of on-campus block courses (with lectures, tutorials, team-based problem solving, research, discussions and student presentations), eLearning and assignments.
• Part-time study options available.
• Suitable for construction industry staff from different backgrounds. A previous qualification is not required, but as places are limited preference will be given to those with at least five years’ industry experience or a relevant undergraduate degree.

How the programme works

We understand the difficulties of returning to formal study so we provide a ramped approach that builds the skills needed to achieve the qualification.

Your sessions at Unitec will be in blocks of two days, usually a Friday and Saturday. For each course there are two blocks of two days, separated by several weeks for doing study and projects, with tutor support available as needed.

The programme contains eight courses – made up from the two programme management courses which are compulsory, and six elective courses that you choose. Each course is worth 15 academic credits and the Diploma totals 120 credits.

Part-time students usually take two courses per semester over four semesters, totalling two years for a full Diploma.