Bachelor of Construction (Honours) (BCNH) - BCon(Hons)
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): External: 907415; Springfield campus: 927411
CRICOS code (International applicants): 089494D
This program is currently undergoing internal reaccreditation. This may result in changes to the program for 2022.
| On-campus | External | |
| Start: | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (February) Semester 2 (July) |
| Campus: | Springfield | - |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place | Commonwealth supported place Domestic full fee paying place International full fee paying place |
| Standard duration: | 4 years full-time, 8 years part-time | |
| Program articulation: | ||
Contact us
| Future Australian and New Zealand students | Future International students | Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315 Email: study@usq.edu.au |
Phone: +61 7 4631 5543 Email: international@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252 Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285 Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Professional accreditation
The Bachelor of Construction (Honours) is an accredited program of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RCIS) with the 精东传媒app 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鈥檚 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.
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:
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enable graduates to attain a diverse range of skills and competence to successfully manage a wide range of construction projects
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develop ability to plan, monitor and control the technical, logistical, legal and financial aspects associated with building and construction projects
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accept a leadership role in planning, managing and organising people and other resources on construction projects in the built environment.
Program objectives
At the completion of the program the graduate will be able to:
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apply building principles and methods
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prepare documentation for building development and construction
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advise and liaise with other members of the building team, clients and other external stakeholders
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apply relevant legislation and technical standards in building construction
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actively manage the human relations, resources, scheduling, quality control, environmental factors and social impacts involved for a building project.
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 .
Program Information Set
View USQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Have achieved a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 65.6, or equivalent qualification.^
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Subject Pre-requisites: English (Units 3 & 4, C), General Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C) or equivalent.
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English Language proficiency requirements for Category 2.
Applicants are advised to also note the following:
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Recommended Prior 精东传媒app: Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C) 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 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.
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These are determined by the 精东传媒app for specific programs each Semester. The 2021 ATAR and tertiary entrance ranks are based on agreed QTAC schedules which assess formal study at Year 12 or , tertiary, preparatory, professional or vocational qualifications or work experience, as detailed in the QTAC Assessment of Qualifications Manual and QTAC Assessor Guidelines. Adjustment factors may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your entrance rank. The additional points don't apply to all applicants or all programs. Please read the information about USQ's carefully to find out what you may be eligible for. |
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 .
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:
| Program Component | Academic Courses | Practice Courses | ||
| Number of Courses | Units | Number of Courses | Units | |
| Core Major 精东传媒app | 28 | 28 | 6 | 0 |
| Minor 精东传媒app | 4 | 4 | ||
| Total | 32 | 32 | 6 | 0 |
Core courses
The courses that comprise the core major study program are listed in the following table:
| Courses | Units |
| Academic Courses | |
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| Practice Courses | |
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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.
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:
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Building
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Civil
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Transdisciplinary.
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.
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.
Residential schools
The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To 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.
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.
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.
Honours
The level of honours awarded will be determined based on the USQ procedure. Please refer to the .
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
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.
| Major 精东传媒app: Construction Management (Major 精东传媒app Code: 17530) | ||||||||
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Residential school | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | ||||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | |||
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Academic Courses Year 1 | ||||||||
| < | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,2 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,3 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: or ENG1500 or MAT1500 or | ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
| < | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: | |||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 1,2 | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1,2 | |||||
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Practice Courses Year 1 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2,3 | M | ||||
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Academic Courses Year 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1,2,3 | Pre-requisite: Students enrolled in one of the following Programs: LLBP or BLAW or BABL or BALW or BBBL or BBLA or BCLA or BCLW are not eligible for enrolment Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1101 has been previously completed | ||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1,2,3 | |||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 3 | 1 | |||||||
| ** | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| <** | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pre-requisite: | |||
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 1,2,3 | |||||
| Minor study (Select from the Minor list | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||
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Practice Courses Year 2 | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | M | Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in one of the following programs: ADCN or BCON or BCNH | |||
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Academic Courses Year 3 | ||||||||
| < | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Pre-requisite: and | |||
| < | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1101 or | |||
| Minor study (Select from the Minor List) | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 楼 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1,3 | ||||
| < | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Pre-requisite: and | |||
| * | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 2,3 | Enrolment is not permitted in if MGT2203 has been previously completed. | ||||
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Practice Courses Year 3 | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS | |||||
| 6 | 1,2,3 | |||||||
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Academic Courses Year 4 | ||||||||
| Minor study (Select from Minor list) | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 1 | Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN | |||||||
| ~# | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Pre-requisite: and and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH | |||
| 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1101 or or (( and and ) or (LAW1201 and LAW2201)) or ((1 and and ) or (LAW5501 and LAW5601)) | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Enrolment is not permitted in if MGT2006 has been previously completed. | ||||
| 7 | 2 | Pre-requisite: and | ||||||
| ~## | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH | |||
| Minor study (Select from the Minor List) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | ||||
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Practice courses Year 4 | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: and Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BCNH or BCON or BEBB or BEBC or BEHB or BEHI or BEHS or BENG or BENH or MENS. Students cannot enrol in and in the same semester. | |||
| ^ | 7 | 2 | M | Pre-requisite: CMG4001 or | ||||
| Footnotes | |
| < | On-campus mode no longer available in Toowoomba. |
| ** | Unavailable in on-campus mode in 2021 |
| 楼 | the Semester 3 offering of this course is available in odd-numbered years only. |
| * | The on-campus Toowoomba offering is only available in Semester 1. |
| ~ | It is recommended that these courses are undertaken in the same academic year. |
| # | It is recommended that students should have completed prior to undertaking this course |
| ## | It is recommended that students should also be enrolled in while undertaking this course. |
| ^ | Residential School will be held at Springfield campus. |
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.
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
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Students undertaking a Building minor should choose four (4) courses as per the following table, subject to any requisite requirements: | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | Pre-requisite: and or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: MEPR | ||||||
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Plus any two courses from the following list: | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| * | 1 | 1 | |||||
| * | 2 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 1,3 | ||||||
| Footnotes | |
| * | Unavailable in on鈥揷ampus mode in 2021 |
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.
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
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Students undertaking a Civil minor should choose four (4) courses as per the following table, subject to any requisite requirements: | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | Pre-requisite: MAT1500 or ENG1500 or or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCST or GDST or GCEN or GEPR | |||||
| 2 | |||||||
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Plus any two courses from the following list: | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MENS or GCEN or GEPR | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: CIV2401 or or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS | |||||
| 2 | 2,3 | Pre-requisite: ENG1500 or MAT1500 or or ( and ) or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MEPR or GCEN or GEPR | |||||
| 2 | 2 | Pre-requisite: ( and ) or ( and for students enrolled in one of the following: BETC Infrastructure Management major or BENS Infrastructure Management Engineering major) or Students must be enrolled in: GCEN or GEPR | |||||
| 1 | 1,2,3 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Pre-requisite: or Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: GCEN or METC or MEPR or GCNS or GDNS or MENS or GEPR | |||||
| 1,2 | 1,2 | ||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | Pre-requisite: or or Students must be enrolled in the following Program: GCEN or GEPR | |||||
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.
| Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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| On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
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Students undertaking a Transdisciplinary minor should choose four (4) courses from the other two minors, subject to any requisite requirements: | |||||||
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Choose any four (4) courses from the other two minors: | |||||||
| Choose a course from the other two minors | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Choose a course from the other two minors | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Choose a course from the other two minors | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Choose a course from the other two minors | 2 | 2 | |||||