General Information

Overview

The construction industry isn’t just booming. It’s going through a massive digital transformation. Develop your essential construction manager skill toolkit with the Bachelor of Digital Construction Management. Plus, access Swinburne’s state-of-the-art Technology Lab through our Australian-first partnership with US-based construction technology giant Trimble. 

Study structure

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Digital Construction Management requires students to complete units of study to the value of 300 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

  • Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year

  • One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)

  • See the course planner for an example degree structure.

Units of study Unit code
Core units
Introduction to Digital Technologies for Construction
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM10002
Humanitarian Engineering Design Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ENG10001
BIM and Digital Technologies for Construction 1A
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM10003
BIM and Digital Technologies for Construction 1B
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM10004
Engineering Materials
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ENG10002
Infrastructure and Technology for Community, Culture and Society
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		ENG10005
Measurement of Quantities, Cost Planning and Estimation
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM20003
Digital Engineering Project
Core unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE20015
BIM and Digital Technologies for Construction 2
Core unit, 25.0 credit points 		CSM20004
BIM and Digital Technologies for Construction 3
Core unit, 25.0 credit points 		CSM30005
Major units
Construction 1: Building Systems and Materials
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		DIA10001
Introductory Design Studio
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		DDD10006
Construction Safety and Quality Practices
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM30007
Topographical Engineering
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CVE20001
Construction Project Planning and Scheduling
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM30001
Construction Law and Contracts
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM20007
Construction of Buildings and Infrastructure
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM30006
Integrated Construction Management Practice Studio
Major unit, 12.5 credit points 		CSM30004

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 50 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

Minors are a structured set of 4 units or 50 credit points and may be chosen from any field of study.

  • Accounting 

  • Advertising 

  • Applied Mathematics 

  • Aviation 

  • Biotechnology 

  • Business Law 

  • Chemistry 

  • Cinema and Screen Studies 

  • Computer Science 

  • Creative Writing 

  • Criminology 

  • Data Analytics 

  • Data Science 

  • Design Principles and Processes 

  • Digital Advertising Technology 

  • Diversity and Multiculturalism 

  • Editing 

  • Entrepreneurship 

  • Ethics and Technology 

  • Film and Television Theory 

  • Finance 

  • Games and Interactivity 

  • Health Statistics 

  • Healthy Societies 

  • Higher Mathematics 

  • Human Resource Management 

  • Indigenous Studies 

  • Information and Communication Technology 

  • Innovation 

  • International Relations and Security 

  • Journalism 

  • Literature 

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management 

  • Management 

  • Management for Health 

  • Managing Information Systems 

  • Marketing 

  • Media Industries 

  • Neuroscience 

  • Nutrition 

  • Photomedia 

  • Physics 

  • Public Relations 

  • Social Impact 

  • Social Media 

  • Space Technology  

  • Web Development 

View minor units

You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for either 6 or 12 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.

Units of study Unit code
Professional placement - Major (12 months)

These recommended elective units can deepen your understanding of your chosen major or an area of interest. A full list of available elective units can be found upon enrolment.

  • ACC10007 Financial Information for Decision Making
  • ARC30004 Professional Practice 1: BIM (Building Information Management)
  • CVE20004 Geomechanics
  • CVE20005 Road Engineering
  • CVE30001 Urban Water Resources
  • CVE30003 Transport Engineering
  • DDD10006 Introductory Design Studio
  • ECO10005 Economics for Business Decision Making
  • ENG10003 Engineering Mechanics
  • ENT10001 Entrepreneurship and Opportunity
  • FIN10003 Principles of Financial Planning
  • INF10025 Data Management and Analytics
  • INF20016 Big Data Management
  • INF30004 Business Intelligence and Data Visualisation
  • INF30036 Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence
  • MGT30005 Strategic Planning
  • PEH20004 Built and Sustainable Communities
  • SCM20003 Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Find more detail about elective units

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • apply a broad and coherent body of knowledge for construction management in diverse contexts using critical thinking and judgment

  • employ sophisticated digital technologies for a range of construction management aspects such as time, cost, quality, productivity, safety and sustainability 

  • analyse various problems in construction and synthesise coherent solutions by employing suitable theories, standards, best practices and digital technologies

  • communicate competently using appropriate systems in professional practice to a variety of audiences and function as an effective member or a leader in diverse team environments in construction projects 

  • demonstrate professionalism, integrity, ethical conduct, accountability and an awareness of good professional practices in a global and sustainable context

  • take responsibility for their own learning and self-management, and manage their own time and processes effectively by regularly reviewing personal performance as a means of managing continuing professional development and lifelong learning. 

Career opportunities

Bachelor of Digital Construction Management graduates can pursue careers in a range of professional roles such as: 

  • digital construction manager 

  • building information modelling (BIM) specialist/coordinator

  • project BIM manager

  • construction BIM modeller

  • BIM designer.
     

These roles are just some of those available in the areas of:

  • construction management
  • measuring and estimating
  • cost planning and controlling
  • quantity surveying
  • building surveying
  • construction planning
  • project scheduling
  • project management
  • quality and safety management
  • construction site operations and supervision
  • procurement and project delivery
  • contract administration
  • risk management
  • building information modelling
  • application of digital technologies in construction.

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Digital Construction Management a student must complete 300 credit points comprising:

  • 10 Core Units of Study (150 credit points)

  • 8 units of study from the Digital Construction Management Major (100 credit points)

  • 4 units of other studies comprising a minor or electives (50 credit points).
     

Students complete no more than 150cp (normally 12 units) at Introductory Level (i.e. Stage 1). A unit of study can only be counted once. Where there are overlaps between majors and minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.

Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a WIL Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.

* Students holding an international student visa are required to study full-time and on campus.

Volume of learning

The Bachelor of Digital Construction Management consists of a total of 300 credit points. Units normally carry 12.5 credit points (cps). A standard annual full-time load comprises eight (8) units (100cp), and a standard annual part-time load comprises four (4) units (50cp). The volume of learning of the Bachelor of Digital Construction Management is typically three (3) years.

Professional placements

Professional Placements are subject to a competitive selection process. International students may be eligible for a Professional Placement where a relevant Professional degree exists. International students who successfully gain a placement through the selection process will be required to change courses to the relevant Professional degree, in order to complete a placement and should consider any visa and extended study duration implications prior to applying.

Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 375 credit points comprising:

  • 10 core units of study (150 credit points)

  • 8 units of study from the Digital Construction Management Major (100 credit points)

  • 4 units of study of the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points); and

  • 2 elective units of study (25 credit points).
     

Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 337.5 credit points comprising:

  • 10 core units of study (150 credit points)

  • 8 units of study from the Digital Construction Management Major (100 credit points)

  • 2 units of study from the Professional Placement Minor (50 credit points); and

  • 3 elective units of study (37.5 credit points).

 

Maximum Academic Credit

The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Digital Construction Management is 150 credit points (normally 12 units).

Admission criteria

Information about Swinburne's general admission criteria can be found at Admissions at Swinburne - Higher Education webpage.

Entry requirements

A. Applicants with recent secondary education (within past three years)

ATAR

This course uses the ATAR as part of its selection considerations.

Guaranteed ATAR: if you receive an ATAR of 65 or higher and meet all the essential requirements for this course, you will be guaranteed an offer.

Educational history

An applicant's entire academic history, including ATAR results, will be considered for entry into this course.

Selection rank adjustments

Selection ranks for this course will be calculated based on your ATAR with adjustments to overall study scores based on subjects studied, location of your home address, SEAS application, and participation In Swinburne's Early Leaders program. For further details about selection rank adjustments, see Admissions at Swinburne.

Subject adjustments

A study score of 25 in Accounting, Business Management, Economics, any information Technology, Legal Studies, any Mathematics, Systems Engineering or any Science equals 2 aggregate points per study. Overall maximum of 10 points.

Meeting course prerequisites

VCE units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 25 in any English (except EAL) or at least 30 in English as Alternate Language (EAL) or equivalent.

ATAR profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in Semester 1 2023

ATAR-Based offers only, across all offer rounds ATAR
Excluding adjustment factors		 Selection Rank
ATAR + any adjustment factors
Highest rank to receive an offer 81.45 84.7
Median rank to receive an offer 64.6 68.72
Lowest rank to receive an offer 53.9 58.55

B. Applicants with higher education study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history, including results from previous higher education study will be considered for entry into this course. If previous higher education qualifications are incomplete, results must have been obtained in the last seven years. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

C. Applicants with vocational education and training (VET) study

Educational history 

An applicant's entire academic history from the past seven years, including complete and/or incomplete post-secondary VET studies, will be considered for entry into this course. Only graded results will be considered. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

D. Applicants with work and life experience

Entire academic record 

This course uses an applicant's entire academic record as part of its selection considerations, including an applicant's ATAR results from the last seven years can be considered for entry into this course. 

Meeting course prerequisites 

As for Year 12 or equivalent. 

STAT/Bridging courses 

Applicants who do not meet the English prerequisites can sit STAT Written English. STAT results are valid for two years.

Student profile

The table below gives an indication of the likely peer cohort for new students in this course. It provides data on students who commenced in this course in the most relevant recent intake period, including those admitted through all offer rounds and international students studying in Australia.

  Semester 1, 2023
Applicant background Number of students Percentage of all students
(A) Higher education study (includes a bridging or enabling course) <5 <5
(B) Vocational education and training (VET) study 5 0%
(C) Work and life experience (admitted on the basis of previous achievement not in the other three categories) <5 <5
(D) Recent secondary education:    
Admitted solely on the basis of ATAR (regardless of whether this includes the consideration of adjustment factors such as equity or subject bonus points) 23 N/P
Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR) N/A N/A
Admitted on the basis of other criteria only and ATAR was not a factor (e.g. special consideration, audition alone, schools recommendation scheme with no minimum ATAR requirement) 5 48%
International students <5 <5
All students 38 100%

Notes: 
“<5” – the number of students is less than 5. 
N/A – Students not accepted in this category.

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