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4. Property and construction
    4.1. Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction)
        4.1.1. Course objectives
        4.1.2. Course structure - BPD (Property and Construction)
    4.2. Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (Honours)
    4.3. Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction)
        4.3.1. Course structure
    4.4. Bachelor of Property and Construction
        4.4.1. Course objectives
        4.4.2. Course structure - Bachelor of Property and Construction
    4.5. Bachelor of Property and Construction (Honours)
    4.6. Bachelor of Property and Construction/Bachelor of Laws
        4.6.1. Course structure
    4.7. Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction
        4.7.1. Course objectives
        4.7.2. Duration of the course
        4.7.3. Course requirements
            4.7.3.1. Bachelor of Property and Construction component
            4.7.3.2. Commerce component
            4.7.3.3. Professional experience component
        4.7.4. Course structure
    4.8. Postgraduate programs in property and construction
        4.8.1. Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Property and Construction)
        4.8.2. Master of Property and Construction
        4.8.3. Master of Building

4. Property and construction

Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (Pass or Honours)

Bachelor of Planning and Design/Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering (Property and Construction)

Bachelor of Property and Construction (Pass or Honours)

Bachelor of Architecture/Bachelor of Property and Construction

Bachelor of Property and Construction/Bachelor of Commerce

Bachelor of Property and Construction/Bachelor of Laws

Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building)

Master of Property and Construction

The property and construction program focuses on developing expertise in construction technology, management and property investment. Graduates become project and site managers for building construction projects; advisers for property investment and development; materials and product manufacturers and suppliers; quantity surveyors and cost managers. Graduates can specialise in large commercial developments, housing, historic building preservation and renovation, and building interiors. Graduates can also seek careers as academics and/or researchers.

The courses provide three streams: building construction management, building economics, and property. All have a technology basis covering construction practice, services, structures and construction equipment. The building construction management stream concentrates on physical construction and the management of the construction process. The building economics stream involves cost management and quantity surveying. The property stream covers analysis of markets, investment, development, valuation, appraisal and property management.

A professionally accredited qualification in property and construction normally takes a minimum of four years. The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) is the pre-professional degree leading to entry into the BPC. It is a three-year, full-time course. On completing the BPD (Property and Construction), students who wish to pursue a career in property and construction are required to undertake a period of practical work experience. They may then enrol in the one-year BPC course which is the professional degree recognised by the Australian Institute of Building, Australian Property Institute, the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.

Graduates of the BPD (Property and Construction) course who have obtained the required standard in their BPD pass degree and completed a period of approved industrial experience may apply for entry to:

i. the Bachelor of Property and Construction degree with Honours, or

ii. the combined professional degree in architecture and property and construction, the BArch/BPC.

Alternatives

BPD (Property and Construction) students who are offered entry into the BPD (Hons) may apply for entry to a professionally accredited MPC after undertaking a period of approved industrial experience.

4.1. Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction)

4.1.1. Course objectives

The Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) has as its objectives that graduates:

• have a property and construction knowledge base consisting of an integrated system of concepts, principles, theories, technical data and skills relating to land utilisation, construction design and technology, property and construction finance and economics, property investment and development, management of the construction process and the operational management of property and buildings;

• have a sound grasp of problem-solving techniques such that they are able to synthesise and apply this knowledge base in the appraisal and management of property and construction;

• understand the social context of their discipline and have an appreciation of the context and cultural significance of property and construction in history and the role of property and construction in the economy;

• are introduced to the wider professional context of property and construction practice, and have an appreciation of architecture, building, engineering, economics, finance, planning, and management as related professional disciplines;

• have developed critical techniques that enable them to take a professionally responsible role in the community through the formulation of independent evaluations of those social, economic and political institutions, existing conventions, and new ideas that inform the practice of property and construction and the associated professional ethics;

• are able to engage in the self-directed study and research necessary for their advancement through their subsequent professional degree studies;

• understand the extent to which teamwork underscores the production of property and the construction of buildings, and have acquired an appreciation of the interpersonal, communication and management skills necessary for the successful practice of property and construction;

• are technically competent and are able to demonstrate the acquisition of those professional and technical skills necessary to gain employment as an assistant to a practising constructor, quantity surveyor or property professional.

4.1.2. Course structure - BPD (Property and Construction)

4.2. Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (Honours)

Normal entry is after completion of a period of approved industrial experience. An average of 70 per cent (H2B) at third level of BPD (Property and Construction) is required for selection into the BPD (Property and Construction) (Hons) program; the degree itself must be completed with a grade average of 70 per cent (H2B standard) and within the two semester time-frame for the Honours year. Refer to course adviser for details.

4.3. Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction)

The BGeomE/BPC requires a total of 500 points of which 300 are designated engineering points and 200 are planning and design points. The program is structured to provide professional engineers and land surveyers with a comprehensive program to serve the needs of the land development industry. Students enrolled in the BGeomE/BPD combined course undertake geomatics subjects in the areas of measurement science, the mapping sciences, geographic information systems and land management as well as the fundamental areas of mathematics, computer science and professional studies. Students also undertake property and construction subjects in the areas of property, construction technology, management of construction, construction law, accounting concepts and construction cost management.

4.3.1. Course structure

Refer to Bachelor of Geomatic Engineering/Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) (BGeomE/BPD) in the engineering section of the Handbook.

4.4. Bachelor of Property and Construction

The BPC is normally a one-year, full-time course of 100 points. Depending on the stream taken, it is recognised by the Australian Institute of Building, Australian Property Institute, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and by the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. All prospective students (including BPD graduates) must apply through the faculty's Student Services Office.

Entry from the BPD requires completion of the BPD (Property and Construction) and a period of approved practical experience in the property or construction industries. One year is recommended but a minimum of six months is required. Entry from other faculties and institutions normally requires that applicants hold a three-year degree in an appropriate discipline (such as building, quantity surveying, architecture, engineering) and have practical experience in the property or construction industries. Applicants may be required to undertake preliminary studies to compensate for deficiencies in their previous studies.

4.4.1. Course objectives

In addition to the objectives of the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction), the objectives of the Bachelor of Property and Construction are that its graduates:

• are fully conversant with at least one of the three main perspectives of the property and construction professions, namely, construction management, construction economics and property over the full life cycle from land development through design and construction to operational management and ultimate disposal;

• are able to engage confidently in the self-directed study necessary to their advancement through the Bachelor of Property and Construction course and their future continuing professional development;

• are effective managers with an understanding of those principles of interpersonal communication, management and leadership skills that ensure competence in the construction, development and management of property;

• are technically and professionally competent and are able to demonstrate the acquisition of those professional and technical skills necessary to gain employment as a graduate property or construction professional and to advance to full professional status.

4.4.2. Course structure - Bachelor of Property and Construction

4.5. Bachelor of Property and Construction (Honours)

The Bachelor of Property and Construction (Honours) program is a one-year course which requires completion of the BPD (Property and Construction) or equivalent to at least a 70 per cent (H2B) grade standard and a minimum of six months of approved practical experience in the property or construction industries. Students will be awarded a Bachelor of Property and Construction (Honours) after completion of one of the BPC programs with an average standard of 70 per cent (H2B) or greater within the two semester time frame for the degree. Students are required to select one of the following: 702-474 Investigation Program A, 702-476 Investigation Program C, or 705-403 Research Project C.

4.6. Bachelor of Property and Construction/Bachelor of Laws

The BPC/LLB requires a total of 600 points of which 300 are designated law points and 300 are property and construction points. The program is structured to provide lawyers with a comprehensive program to serve the needs of the land development industry. Students enrolled in the BPC/LLB combined course undertake law subjects in the areas of torts and processes of law, history and philosophy of law, criminal law constitutional and administrative law, property, equity and trusts, and contracts. Students also underake property and construction subjects in the areas of property, construction technology, management of construction, construction law, accounting concepts and construction cost management.

4.6.1. Course structure

Refer to Combined property and construction/law degree in the law section of the Handbook.

4.7. Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction is a five-year combined degree. Its purpose is to provide substantial grounding in general business as well as a detailed grounding in various aspects of property and construction. Graduates are expected to enter careers in the property and construction or accounting and finance industries both locally and internationally. They will contribute necessary technical knowledge to the industry at the project level and provide a wider understanding of the local, national and international economies and their effect on the business cycle, the optimum use of resources in building materials, property development and land. Graduates will assist in strengthening the culture of sustainable property development and sustainable construction.

4.7.1. Course objectives

The objectives of the the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction are that graduates:

• understand the basic concepts and institutional arrangements underlying operations in the Australian economy with particular reference to the property and construction industry;

• can communicate effectively especially on matters of economics and commerce, and property and construction;

• possess skills in the basic quantitative methods and information technologies as used in the study of property and construction in the economy, commerce and government;

• can analyse and solve problems and are commited to seeking solutions in a scholarly manner by reference to observable data and a knowledge of the behaviour of groups in the property and construction industry and the economy;

• critically understand the economy, commerce and business and the need to manage the economy and the property and construction industry for the benefit of all groups in society;

• have a capacity and motivation for continued learning;

• are technically and professionally competent and are able to demonstrate the acquisition of the technical and professional skills necessary to gain employment and advance to full professional status;

• have a basic level of knowledge and skills in several disciplines and are fully conversant with at least one of the disciplines of management, economics, accounting and finance and at least one of the three main streams of the property and construction professions, namely, building construction management, building economics and quantity surveying, property development, investment and management;

• understand the property life cycle from land development through design and construction to operational management and ultimate disposal.

4.7.2. Duration of the course

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction is usually taken full time over five years and part time over 10 years. Full-time students are expected to take four subjects per semester.

4.7.3. Course requirements

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Property and Construction must accumulate 500 points which must include:

4.7.3.1. Bachelor of Property and Construction component

300 points of subjects drawn from the Bachelor of Planning and Design (Property and Construction) and the Bachelor of Property and Construction. Students should refer to the following suggested course structures. The Bachelor of Planning and Design will not be awarded to combined degree students.

4.7.3.2. Commerce component

200 points of subjects drawn from the Bachelor of Commerce pass degree. These must include:

• 316-102 Introductory Microeconomics

• 316-101 Introductory Macroeconomics

• 316-130 Quantitative Methods 1

• One of:

  - 316-206 Quantitative Methods 2

  - 316-205 Introductory Econometrics

  - 325-210 Managerial Decision Analysis

  - 325-212 Market Research

• at least 50 points of level one subjects (e.g. 316-1XX)

• at least 50 points of level three subjects (e.g. 316-3XX)

4.7.3.3. Professional experience component

Students will be required to undertake one year of approved professional experience in the property and construction or accounting and finance industries prior to commencing the final 100 points of study.

Upon completion of the penultimate year students take a leave of absence from their degree to work for the year. Enquiries regarding professional experience in the property and construction industry should be directed to the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning Student Services office.

4.7.4. Course structure

Two suggested specialisations are outlined below combining property and construction with management and with finance. Other suggested specialisations are available upon request such as construction economics/quantity surveying with economics and construction management or property with accounting. Any enquiries regarding course requirements should be referred to the Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning Student Services office.

4.8. Postgraduate programs in property and construction

4.8.1. Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Property and Construction)

The Graduate Diploma in Planning and Design (Building) provides a preparatory program of studies for entry to the BPC and MPC. It is open to graduates of bachelors degrees in building, quantity surveying, architecture, civil or structural engineering, or the equivalent. Applicants who do not have such formal qualifications, but do have considerable relevant professional experience, may also apply.

The graduate diploma is a one-year, full-time course or a two-year, part-time course of 100 points. Upon successful completion of the course with at least a grade average of 70 per cent, applicants may apply for entry into the Master of Property and Construction or Master of Building.

Please note: the Graduate Diploma on its own does not satisfy the professional requirements of the Australian Institute of Building, Australian Property Institute, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors or the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors.

4.8.2. Master of Property and Construction

Applicants for the Master of Property and Construction by coursework program will normally hold a BPD (Hons) degree in property and construction or its equivalent. Other applicants with relevant professional experience may also apply, but may be required to do preliminary studies before being accepted for entry.

Candidates who enrol in the MPC will need to have undertaken approved practical experience in the property or construction industries.

Candidates who have completed the BPD (Property and Construction) (Hons) degree, as noted above, may enrol in the MPC by coursework to meet the academic requirements for membership of the Australian Institute of Building, Australian Property Institute, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors. To achieve an MPC by coursework, students will normally have undertaken a total of five years of coursework plus approved industrial experience. The fast-track program enables students to achieve a MPC including industrial experience in five years.

4.8.3. Master of Building

Applicants for this research degree will normally either be graduates with a BPC (Hons) degree or hold a BPD (Hons) degree in Property and Construction or its equivalent. Candidates who enrol in the MBldg will need to have undertaken an approved period of practical experience.

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