Postgraduate

Level 9
MSc in Construction
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Do you want to improve your project management abilities and be ready for new employment
opportunities? Join us full or part-time and you’ll gain up to date knowledge and skills in the
key topics of management, law, economics, finance, ICT and Sustainability – helping you to
get ahead at project management level.

www.wit.ie/wd553 full-time www.wit.ie/wd542 part-time www.pac.ie

MSc in Construction Project Management
Programme Outline
The MSc in Construction Project Management (MScCPM) programme is at NFQ Level 9 and it has been designed for participants who
want to develop their Construction Project Management knowledge and skills at postgraduate level. While it is open to NFQ Level 8 degree
holders from construction related disciplines (e.g. Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Architecture, Architectural Technology,
Construction Management), it is also open to those with either NFQ Level 7 qualifications or Professional Body qualifications in addition to
relevant work experience. Applicants for this one-year full-time programme are a mix of recent graduates as well as others who are
returning to higher education. Completing this programme and gaining the MSc qualification will enable the successful participants to
obtain employment in the dynamic Engineering and Construction Industry (Irish and International) and generally enhance their overall
career prospects.

Programme Aims
This programme aims to: Develop a deep understanding of and competence in the key project management processes in a
construction environment; Develop the participants’ research knowledge and capabilities, thus enabling their application to the
management of projects, innovation and continuous improvement in the construction industry.

Programme Structure
Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3
Management of Projects 1 Management of Projects 2 Dissertation
Economics & The Construction Sector Strategic Management
Financial Management Management of People
Construction Law ICT for Construction
Professional Development and Effectiveness Sustainability and the Built Environment
Research Methodology

Programme Delivery
The full-time version of the MSc in Construction Project Management programme is over one-year and is of interest to
recent graduates as well as others who are returning to higher education in order to improve their skills and employment prospects. The
full-time version of the MScCPM involves approximately 12 hours of class contact per week in each of the first 2 semesters (S1: Sep to Dec
and S2: Jan to May). These classes are typically held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. The third semester (S3: May to Sep) is used
to complete the Research Dissertation/Thesis.
The part-time version of the MSc in Construction Project Management programme is over two years and has been
designed primarily to suit those who are in employment and who wish to gain the MScCPM qualification while continuing to work.
Attendance at WIT is normally required for 15 days per year in 6 x 2.5 day sessions (Thursday, Friday and Saturday). There is significant
use of the Institute’s online Learning Management System ‘Moodle’ on this programme.

Career Opportunities
Completing this programme and gaining the MSc qualification should enable the successful participants to perform at a higher level in the
Irish and International Construction industry and generally improve their overall career prospects.

Entry Details Contacts

· Applicants for the MSc in Construction Project Academic queries contact
Management should hold a NFQ Level 8 Honours degree Ms. Anne Marie O’Connor Mr. Rodger Greene
in Engineering, Science or cognate discipline. T: +353-(0)51-302642 T: +353-(0)51-302642
· Applicants who do not hold the standard qualifying NFQ Level 8 E: amoconnor@wit.ie E: rgreene@wit.ie
qualification criteria, but have relevant industrial experience may
be considered for admission to the programme under the Admissions queries contact
Institute’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process and subject Graduate Admissions
to an interview. Office of the Registrar
· Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit Waterford Institute of Technology
evidence of competency in English. Please see our website for T: +353-(0)51-302670 E: pgadmissions@wit.ie
more details www.wit.ie/englishrequirements

Fees
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our website at:
Applications www.wit.ie/wd553
Applications for this programme are made online by going to www.wit.ie/wd542
www.pac.ie (code WD553 full-time and WD542 part-time) www.wit.ie/engineering