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MSc/PgDip Construction Law and Practice

MSc/PgDip Construction Law and Practice

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Study mode

Distance without attendance

Duration

2 years

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Construction Construction Management (General) Building Law & Regulations Law / Legal Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Construction law and practice affects stakeholders working across the international construction sector. Gain the necessary legal knowledge and commercial awareness to perform your current role more effectively, or make the career move into this field, with our MSc Construction Law and Practice degree.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and delivered exclusively online, our postgraduate qualification is designed to help you examine the responsibilities of employers, contractors and construction professionals together with the problems raised by the complexities of construction, design liability and insurance.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and delivered exclusively online, our postgraduate qualification is designed to help you examine the responsibilities of employers, contractors and construction professionals together with the problems raised by the complexities of construction, design liability and insurance.

You will:

  • Examine construction practice from a legal perspective, with detailed consideration of construction contracts, tortious and multi-party liability, insurance, dispute resolution, procurement, and the environment
  • Develop the knowledge to conduct and communicate legal analysis with confidence and accuracy in relation to any aspect of mainstream professional construction practice
  • Build the skills and capabilities to prepare you for career opportunities with specialist construction law departments or firms

WHAT ABOUT AFTER UNI?

Our Construction Law and Practice postgraduate degree course is designed to provide you with formal qualifications for and develop a skill set to succeed in a construction law career. Applying the legal knowledge you will gain during your studies, you can use this to either enhance your existing role, or use it as a platform to move in a legal remit.

Construction law affects professionals throughout the industry. Typical career roles to consider include working as a claims consultant, commercial manager, dispute resolution specialist or a solicitor.

CAREER LINKS

We hold excellent links with the local, national and international architecture, engineering and construction industries. These networks provide context for your studies and inform our curriculum development.

Throughout the course, we invite guest lecturers from industry with expertise in relevant areas of construction law to share their insight and knowledge.

Students can also exit with PGDip awards.

Modules

This module allows you to develop a research proposal with clear aims and objectives related to your study. You will undertake critical analysis of existing research and engage in various forms of recognised research in order to produce a sustained, sophisticated, and logical argument in the form of a written dissertation.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£4,725

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£4,725

Entry requirements

A second class undergraduate honours degree in a relevant discipline, or A second class undergraduate honours degree in an unrelated discipline and significant relevant work experience within the built environment, or A recognised appropriate professional qualification such as RICS or CIOB. We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

University information

The University of Salford is an innovative, modern university located in the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester. Students at Salford benefit from the expertise of top academics and an array of industry contacts on the university’s taught and research courses. Students who study at Salford will join a postgraduate community of more than 3,000 students from over 150 countries worldwide, contributing directly to the university’s domestic...more

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