- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 18 month master degree including professional plac
- Open intakes
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Off-shoreJan 2027, Sep 2027
- Field
- Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2โ3 days
- Next deadline
- 2027-01-01
Program overview
An eighteen month master degree in construction delivery including a professional placement, covering procurement, contracts, cost planning and a supervised period on live projects.
Construction is a sector where British site and contract practice differs substantially from other countries, which makes a placement here more valuable than in a desk based field.
Master of Science in Construction Project Management with Professional Placement is taught at the Birmingham City University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the construction placement master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the construction placement master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the construction placement master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the construction placement master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the construction placement master cannot support a family move.
The academic bar for Master of Science in Construction Project Management with Professional Placement is a bachelor degree with 70 percent. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the construction placement master is recorded at GBP 20,865 a year. BCU charges no application fee, so applying for the construction placement master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the construction placement master lists five entry windows a cycle, across September and January. Apply Study Visa manages the the construction placement master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year ยท indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits โ with your marks, gap and budget โ is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; or PTE Academic 59 with no component below 59. BCU does NOT accept the Duolingo English Test on any course.
- Application and deposit: BCU charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
- Graduate Route: the construction placement master is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical ยท we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof โ bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused โ our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Assistant Project Manager: main contractors and consultancies
- Site Manager: building projects
- Quantity Surveyor: after further training
- Contracts Administrator: procurement roles
- Cost Consultant: commercial teams
- Chartered Membership: RICS or CIOB after graduating
Reality check: a placement year on British construction projects counts toward the experience professional membership requires, so it shortens the chartered route as well.
About Birmingham City University (BCU)
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- โ 4.7
- World rank
- #1189
- Established
- 1843
- Reference No.
- 10007140