Awards
Target Award
Award Description:Higher National Certificate - HNC
Programme Offerings
Part-Time
F2F-JMU-SEP
Educational Aims of the Course
To prepare students for a range of technical, professional and management careers in construction and the built environment with a common core of study applicable to the sector. To provide a choice of specialist studies appropriate to the main career disciplines within the built environment. To enable students to make an effective and immediate contribution in employment in the construction and built environment sector. To provide students with flexibility, knowledge, understanding, skills and motivation as a basis for progression to graduate and postgraduate studies. To develop a range of skills and techniques, personal qualities and attitudes essential for successful performance in working life. To provide a significant education base for progression to membership of professional bodies in the construction and built environment sector.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the nature and drivers of the construction and property sector in the UK economy, and identify the role and purpose of different professional disciplines within the sector.
2.
Research for information for the development and appraisal of ideas and solutions.
3.
Use and apply relevant IT software and media appropriate for the construction and property sector.
4.
Develop an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of construction and of the skills required to work in teams.
5.
Apply academic literacy skills and analyse and present data in a variety of ways.
6.
Apply creativity and innovation in construction and property projects.
7.
Effectively communicate using different methods in a form appropriate to the intended audience.
8.
Demonstrate teamwork and, where appropriate, leadership skills.
9.
Undertake further guided learning in a built environment discipline.
10.
Understand the range of processes and techniques involved in the construction of low rise buildings
11.
Understand and apply sustainable and inclusive design and environmental principles and procedures in relation to the construction and property sector.
12.
Demonstrate specialist knowledge with reference to one of the following Built Environment disciplines: Construction Management; Quantity Surveying; Building Surveying; Real Estate or Architectural Technology.
13.
Locate, extract, read and use appropriate literature drawn from multiple sources with a full and critical understanding.
14.
Design, plan, conduct and report investigations and research to solve problems and communicate the results.
15.
Think independently and seek solutions to routine and unfamiliar problems through the analysis and synthesis of a range of concepts, knowledge and skills.
16.
Apply subject-specific knowledge and skills to practical construction and property related situations.
17.
Identify appropriate building materials and technologies for low rise construction projects, taking into account sustainability and inclusivity.
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Teaching sessions include lectures and tutorials; workshop sessions in a classroom, PC-lab; practical lab based sessions, off-site learning activities and participation in a group project. Assessment methods include examinations; written essays and reports; oral presentations; preparation of posters; visual designs using bespoke software.
Programme Structure
Programme Structure Description
Students completing the programme on part-time mode of attendance will normally study three modules (60 credits) per year. Modules studied in Part-time Year One will normally be core modules 4338BEUG, 4340BEUG-and 4342BEUG. Modules studied in Part-time Year Two will normally be core modules 4339BEUG-and 4341BEUG-plus one option module depending on … For more content click the Read More button below.
Structure
Level 4
Entry Requirements
A levels
Access awards
BTECs
GCSEs and equivalents
International Baccalaureate
Interview required
Irish awards
Reduced offer scheme
T levels
UCAS points
Welsh awards
Extra Entry Requirements
Is a DBS check required?
No
HECoS Code(s)
(CAH13-01) architecture, building and planning