Graduate Diploma of Construction Management
Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
- Graduate Certificate in Construction Management (GC-CMGT)
- Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (GD-CMGT)
- Master of Construction Management (MA-CMGT)
- Master of Construction and Infrastructure Management (MA-CIMGT)
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Duration
1 year full-time or 2 years part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (Semester 1, Semester 2) - View application and start dates
Study modes
- Full-time,
- Part-time
2021 Start Dates
2022 Start Dates
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
- Graduate Certificate in Construction Management (GC-CMGT)
- Graduate Diploma of Construction Management (GD-CMGT)
- Master of Construction Management (MA-CMGT)
- Master of Construction and Infrastructure Management (MA-CIMGT)
Course structure
- 3 Foundation units (37.5 credit points)
- 3 Technical units (37.5 credit points)
- 2 Elective units (25 credit points), selected from Elective, Technical or Foundation unit lists
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives, graduate skills and professional recognition.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
2. identify, analyse, review and describe issues, changes, risks and trends in Construction Management practice and thereby provide systematic and rational solutions to complex problems using critical thinking, team-working and/ or independent judgement
3. describe and/ or develop contemporary and sustainable Construction Management trends, best practices and management solutions in the project-based construction industry
4. demonstrate clear and coherent communication skills to articulate complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences including clients, customers, multi-disciplinary/ multi-cultural project teams and stakeholders
5. demonstrate accountability, credibility, ethics, and responsibility for all personal work outputs.

Graduate skills
- Providing career orientated education
- Developing links with industry and knowledge transfer
- Undertaking research which is applied and relevant to the needs of industry
- Developing lifelong learning skills
- Establishing international links including opportunities for collaboration with Swinburne’s other campuses
Professional recognition
Pathways and scholarships
- Credit transfer, recognition of prior learning and scholarships.
Course fees and requirements
- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
How do I pay my fees?
FEE-HELP is a loan given to eligible full-fee paying higher education students to help pay part or all of their tuition fees. The Commonwealth Government pays the amount of the loan directly to Swinburne.
HECS-HELP is a loan and discount scheme available to eligible students enrolled in a Commonwealth supported place. A HECS-HELP loan can cover all or part of the student contribution amount.
Entry requirements
- A Bachelor qualification in one of the following allied fields: Engineering (Civil); Building; Architecture; Quantity Surveying; Construction Management; Real Estate; other cognate engineering/technology disciplines assessed to be appropriate, or
- A qualification deemed to be equivalent (in the opinion of the selection officer) to any of the above.