The difference between our postgraduate courses
We offer two types of postgraduate courses: taught courses and research courses.
Taught courses
The following courses are offered as taught postgraduate courses.
Module content is delivered via lectures, seminars and workshops, and may include site visits, laboratory sessions and study groups. The content is pre-determined, and caters to the developmental needs of our students, as well as the needs of industry employers.
Research courses
We offer a number of postgraduate research courses – these are predominantly student-led, supervised by a member of our academic team. You will look in-depth at an identified issue, and research widely to produce a substantial body of research evidence.
Module information for postgraduate courses
The course that you choose depends on your personal preference, determined by career aspirations, the needs of your current or future employers, your prior experience and qualifications, and your area of interest.
The information below is designed to help you compare module content across our taught and distance learning courses.
Compulsory:
- Law for Construction
- Construction Business and Enterprise
- Collaborative Working
- Advanced Construction Technology
- Planning and Managing Construction Work
- Professional Practice and Procedure for Construction and Engineering Management
Optional:
- Postgraduate Research Project
- Professional or Work-based Project
Compulsory:
- Law for Construction
- Construction Business and Enterprise
- Collaborative Working
- Project Initiation
- Lean Construction
- Professional Practice and Procedure for Project Management
Optional:
- Postgraduate Research Project
- Professional or Work-based Project
Compulsory:
- Law for Construction
- Construction Business and Enterprise
- Advanced Construction Technology
- Introduction to Construction Technology, Measurement and Cost
- Procurement and Cost
- Professional Practice and Procedure for Quantity Surveying
- Contract Administration
- Measurement and Cost
Optional:
- Postgraduate Research Project
- Professional or Work-based Project
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If you are hoping to come to NTU, go for it – the lecturers are experienced and good at teaching, the facilities are widely available and useful, and the course itself will be a great experience.
Haji Zariful, MSc Project Management (Construction)
I have already recommended this course to a couple of friends back home. They’re currently doing their final year back home in Malawi and are looking to study in the UK, and I’ve suggested MSc Quantity Surveying at NTU.
Wakisa Mphwanthe, MSc Quantity Surveying
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