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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Springfield campus: 927412; External: 907415; Toowoomba campus: 907412

CRICOS code (International applicants): 089494D

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Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) is an accredited program of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RCIS) with the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland as a recognised partner university. Graduates are internationally recognised with competencies in construction management.

Graduates meet the Queensland Building and Construction Commission’s technical qualification requirements to hold a Builder Open class of licence and a Builder Project Management Services licence subject to demonstrating the required level of industry experience.

Professional accreditation is being sought from the Australian Institute of Building.

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Program aims

The program aims to produce professional level graduates for the building industry who have a broad range of relevant technical skills and well developed skills in communication and team work.

The program is designed to capitalise on growing demand and the primary aims are to:

• enable graduates to attain a diverse range of skills and competence to successfully manage a wide range of construction projects

• develop ability to plan, monitor and control the technical, logistical, legal and financial aspects associated with building and construction projects

• accept a leadership role in planning, managing and organising people and other resources on construction projects in the built environment.

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Program objectives

At the completion of the program the graduate will be able to:

• apply building principles and methods

• prepare documentation for building development and construction

• advise and liaise with other members of the building team, clients and other external stakeholders

• apply relevant legislation and technical standards in building construction

• actively manage the human relations, resources, scheduling, quality control, environmental factors and social impacts involved for a building project.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 08. Graduates at this level will have advanced knowledge and skills for professional or highly skilled work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Program Information Set

View USQ’s admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Have achieved a minimum Overall Position (OP) 12, tertiary entrance rank 73 or equivalent qualification.^

• Subject Pre-requisites: English (4, SA), Mathematics A (4, SA) or equivalent.

• English Language proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also note the following:

• Recommended Prior ¾«¶«´«Ã½app: Mathematics B (4,SA) or equivalent.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) is a 32 unit program consisting of Academic courses and Practice courses comprising a core major study component and a minor study. The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) comprises either four years of full-time study or eight years of part-time study.

The components of the program are shown in the following table:

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Required time limits

To be eligible for the award students must complete the program within a maximum period of six years full-time study or 10 years part-time study from the date of their initial enrolment.

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Core courses

The courses that comprise the core major study program are listed in the following table:

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Major studies

The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) consists of a core major study component (Construction Management) and minor study. The major study provides students with knowledge and skills in a specific discipline.

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Minor Studies

The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) consists of a core major study component and a minor study. The minor study provides students with knowledge and skills in a specific area or specialisation. A minor study in a program is a group of four units of courses that provides students an appropriate breadth of study in an area of specialisation. Students must complete four (4) units from the minors listed below. The minor studies available are:

• Building

• Civil

• Transdisciplinary.

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Practical experience

To be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Construction (Honours), students must obtain an aggregate of at least 60 days of suitable work experience in an architectural, engineering or construction organisation. Students are required to enrol in in the latter part of the program and maintain a record of their practical experience as specified by the Course Specification. The record of work experience must be made available for perusal by the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences upon request. Work experience is to be certified by an appropriate person in the organisation that is providing the workplace experience and to be submitted to the examiner. The student must meet all costs associated with the acquisition of work experience to satisfy this requirement.

Credit or exemptions for will not normally be considered.

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IT requirements

Students should refer to the USQ minimum computing standards to check that their computers are capable of running the appropriate software and versions of Internet web browsers and to check the minimum and recommended standards for software.
Specialist software is required for some courses.

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Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: V = Voluntary; O = Optional; C = Compulsory; R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. Find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

Students are required to undertake practical and professional activities relevant to their program through enrolment in a series of Practice courses in the program. Practice courses are zero unit courses that may be undertaken in either on-campus or external mode and the final grades available are Pass (P)/Fail (F) only. They are a compulsory part of the program and do not attract a student contribution charge for Australian residents or a tuition fee for international students. The recommended enrolment schedule for Practice courses is shown in the Recommended Enrolment Pattern for the program in this Handbook.

External students must attend a number of residential schools during their program to obtain experience in practical and professional activities appropriate to the program. The residential schools are included in Practice courses which are conducted in Semester 3 or during the recess periods. The dates for each residential school Practice course are shown in the in this Handbook and external students should ensure they are able to attend the residential school prior to enrolling in a Practice course. Personal protective equipment is compulsory in many engineering, construction and spatial science laboratories, students should confirm the requirements before attending residential schools for Practice courses.

Students who enrol in on-campus mode for Practice courses normally undertake a series of weekly activities and/or attend a compulsory residential school.

and are to be studied in the student's penultimate year. Upon completion of , students must study , and in the same academic year.

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Exit points

Students who, for whatever reason, are unable to complete the Bachelor of Construction (Honours) and who satisfy the requirements of the Associate Degree of Construction or the may be permitted to exit with that award.

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Work Experience

Work and industrial experience that has not been formally assessed, does not normally qualify for course credit in the Bachelor of Construction (Honours) program. Existing work experience may be used to satisfy the practical/work experience requirements when completing the practice course.

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Honours

The level of honours awarded will be determined based on the USQ procedure. Please refer to the .

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Other information

is the first in a series of Practice courses designed to enable students to acquire professional practice skills, including practical and teamwork skills, problem solving and judgement. It is designed principally to cater for the needs of recent school leavers and those lacking any significant experience of the workforce. Students who have a trade certificate and who have been employed in industry for some time may be able to claim credit from the course.

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Construction Management Major recommended enrolment pattern
• Building Minor recommended enrolment pattern
• Civil Minor recommended enrolment pattern
• Transdisciplinary Minor recommended enrolment pattern

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Construction Management Major recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

To satisfy the requirements of the program students must complete all of the Academic and Practice courses in the following table that shows the recommended enrolment patterns for on-campus and external students for our Toowoomba campus. Students following a non-standard enrolment pattern should consult the to ascertain if a course is offered in another term.

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Building Minor recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Civil Minor recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

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Transdisciplinary Minor recommended enrolment pattern

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.