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BSc (Hons)Construction Project Management

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UCAS code: CPM1
Institution code: S30
Campus: Southampton City CentreView on Google Maps

Why study a construction project management degree at Solent University

Build your future in construction and develop valuable skills in management, building technology and sustainability, on this CIOB accredited degree.

  • Top0%
    nationally for sustained graduate employment (LEO 2025)
  • Top0%
    of UK unis for teaching quality, out of 130 institutions (Times Good Uni Guide 2026)
  • 0th
    in the UK for First/2:1 degrees, out of 130 institutions (Times Good Uni Guide 2026)
  • The course has been designed with input from from companies such as Willmott Dixon, Mace and Ramboll, meaning you can be sure that this course will make you future ready and well placed to succeed in the construction industry.
  • You'll gain practical skills in our recently updated construction materials laboratories. These were updated as part of a £7m investment in our facilities.
  • Our course team is led by qualified professionals with extensive industry experience, enabling you to learn from real-life case studies and examples.
  • Guest speakers range from directors of local and national construction companies to representatives from government bodies.
  • There are frequent work experience opportunities with a range of organisations.
  • Part-time option available.

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Course overview

Solent’s Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)-accredited Construction Project Management degree has been running for over 30 years. Led by qualified professionals with extensive industry experience, you’ll learn both the technology of building, as well as process management. You’ll get to grips with the economic aspects of a project and the industry’s legal framework, while extensive industry involvement ensures you experience the most up-to-date technology and management techniques available.

You’ll develop valuable industry skills and gain first-hand experience on this practical and vocational degree. Employability is embedded into the course, and employers are regularly involved in the delivery and assessment of projects at all levels.

To encourage inter-disciplinary working, you'll frequently work alongside students studying on our other construction-related programmes, including apprentices and those on our quantity surveying courses. This will help enhance your understanding of industry and offers excellent peer-to-peer learning opportunities to broaden your knowledge.

You’ll also have access to Solent’s state-of-the-art construction materials laboratories. These modern spaces have recently been refurbished as part of a £7m investment into our facilities and have been developed to give students access to an environment which mirrors the feel and atmosphere of a professional studio.

Course content is regularly reviewed to meet industry and professional requirements, and covers emerging topics in the field of construction management to ensure your learning is right up to date. The curriculum has been designed to give you the skills required by employers in the industry. And by undertaking challenging live briefs you’ll develop your teamwork, project management, problem-solving, decision-making and negotiation skills.

Construction project management students also benefit from professional accreditation by the CIOB. This means the course meets the standards set by employers, and enables you to take steps towards gaining professional qualifications, even before you’ve graduated.

We're proud to be one of only three institutions to be shortlisted for the Best HE Provider Supporting Careers in Construction award at the 2025 Building the Future Awards.

If you’re looking to study our construction project management degree but don’t have the relevant qualifications or experience, the art and design foundation year will help you develop the core skills and knowledge to progress. Find out more about the art and design foundation year

This course also offers a part-time study option aimed at professionals who already hold a HNC or HND in a relevant construction-related subject and who want to gain an honours degree. This option provides direct entry to year three of the five-year part-time degree.

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Accreditations

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Who is this course for?

This course is well-suited to those who wish to pursue a career in the construction industry. The course focuses on the management of construction projects and will appeal to those who wish to work in construction project management, site management or quantity surveying upon graduation.

The part-time option is perfect for construction industry professionals who already hold a relevant HNC or HND and wish to build upon this qualification to a full honours degree.

What does this course lead to?

This degree has been endorsed by and aligned with the CIOB educational framework, preparing you for a rewarding career in this fast-moving global industry. This course has a strong focus on employability, and has an excellent record of graduate employment. Course graduates have gone on to work at – and are directors of – local and national companies such as Evolution 5, Balfour Beatty, Bouygues, Barrett Homes, Morgan Sindall and Goddards (quantity surveyors).

Graduate stories

Hear from Solent alumni about where their careers have taken them and how studying at Solent prepared them for their future.

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Quantity surveying is for you if you have an analytical brain, and enjoy working with numbers and working with people.

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Paige Gough

Assistant Quantity Surveyor

Barratt Homes (BDW Southampton)

Meet the team

The course is delivered by a teaching team that received 82% overall satisfaction for academic support. (NSS 2022)

The University cannot guarantee any particular members of staff will teach specific aspects of the course in the future, but will endeavour to ensure the teaching team maintains their balance of experience and qualifications.

Facilities

Students make use of modern construction laboratories, a dedicated drawing studio and a range of levelling/surveying equipment (total stations). Students also have the opportunity to work in the built environment studio centre.

This modern studio space has been developed to give students access to an environment which mirrors the feel and atmosphere of a working professional studio. This encourages students from various different built environment courses to come together and collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, just as they would in the workplace.


International opportunities

Broaden your horizons by adding an international dimension to your CV – essential to achieving success in today’s fast-changing, global environment.

Studying, working or volunteering in another country could be the experience of a lifetime. Enhance your degree by developing important global skills such as knowledge of other countries, language skills, intercultural awareness, adaptability and confidence.

For more information, please email international.mobility@solent.ac.uk.

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