UTS course code: C10010
Testamur title: Bachelor of Building in Construction Management
Bachelor of Arts in International Studies
Abbreviation: BBuild BA
Course fee: HECS (local); $7,350 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 288

Overview
Course aims
Course duration
Course structure
Course program
Other information

With the introduction in 2003 of the new Bachelor of Construction, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, the Bachelor of Building in Construction Management, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies will no longer be offered to first-year students. Existing students in this degree who are unable to complete discontinued subjects due to failures or leave of absence are encouraged to transfer to the new course, in which case their standing will be determined on the basis of the transition arrangements, the details of which are available from the Faculty Office. Should this not be possible, equivalent subjects in the new course will be allocated to replace those discontinued.

Overview

The combined Bachelor of Building in Construction Management, Bachelor of Arts in International Studies provides students specialising in Construction Management with additional practical skills by providing the opportunity to acquire knowledge and understanding of a language and culture other than English. The Building graduate is concerned with management of the construction process. Extensive technological skills are required alongside the capacity to manage people, materials, equipment and plant in order to carry out this task as effectively as possible.

Course aims

The combined degree in Construction Management and International Studies aims to produce graduates who have developed perspectives and understandings that enable them to meet the demands of an internationalised professional environment.

Course duration

The combined degree is a six-year, full-time program in which Construction Management studies are combined with International Studies.

Course structure

To graduate, a student is required to have completed 288 credit points: 192 credit points in Construction Management; and 96 credit points in International Studies. Students are also required to undertake periods of approved industrial training. The degree may be conferred with First or Second Class Honours for meritorious performance.

Construction Management component

Construction Management concerns the management of the construction stage of building projects on time, within estimated cost targets and to the level of quality established in the contract documents, and fulfilling the needs of the community. The course focuses on resource and site management but also covers areas such as materials, structures, services, estimating, law, economics and construction technology.

Students are required to undertake practical studies as part of these subjects which typically involve field work or simulated office practice.

International Studies component

The Bachelor of Arts in International Studies requires undergraduates to study a major – a region or country – over a minimum of three years. In Sydney, students study Language and Culture for at least two years, followed by a period of study overseas.

In the International Studies program, students study one of the following countries or majors: Canada (Québec), Chile, China, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Latino USA, Malaysia, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand. There are two other majors available that permit students to pursue programs of study about and in countries where other arrangements have not already been made. The Heritage major permits students with significant prior knowledge of a particular language and culture to continue their study in countries such as Croatia, Greece, Hong Kong, Korea, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam and others. The Independent Study major is available where a language is taught in Sydney and a program of In-country Study can be arranged.

Australia and the Asia–Pacific is only available as a major to international students. International students may access one of the other majors offered provided that the country they choose as their major is able to grant them a visa to study there. This needs to be determined prior to commencing subjects within the major. If a visa cannot be granted, then it is not possible to undertake the chosen major.

Students are admitted to the International Studies program with no guarantee of entry to a specific major, although every effort is made to meet students' preferences. The Institute reserves the right to allocate places in majors according to its resources and arrangements with overseas universities.

Each major includes 32 credit points (four 8credit-point subjects) of instruction in Language and Culture; 8 credit points of study of Comparative Social Change; 8 credit points of study of Contemporary Society; and 48 credit points (two semesters) of study at a university or institution of higher education in the country of the major.

There are no prior language requirements for the International Studies component of this combined degree, except for programs within the Heritage major.

Arrangements for In-country Study

Students are required to complete all appropriate subjects in their combined degree, including four consecutive semesters of study of Language and Culture before proceeding to In-country Study.

The Institute for International Studies makes arrangements for students to spend two semesters of In-country Study at an institution of higher education in the country of their major. The costs of tuition at overseas universities and of travel between Sydney and the student's place of study are paid by UTS, except in cases where a scholarship has been awarded to a student with provision for these costs. Visa fees are also paid by UTS, and students are covered by the UTS Overseas Insurance Policy. Students undertaking the Heritage or Independent Study major may be required to bear some of the tuition costs at the overseas university. During their In-country Study, students continue to be enrolled at UTS and to pay HECS for their study.

Students must pay the costs of accommodation and other living expenses during their period of In-country Study. Students should be aware that the living costs vary from country to country and that in some countries living costs are high.

The In-country Study is the key component of the International Studies program. It provides a unique opportunity for students to immerse themselves in the language and culture of another country through a learning program at a host university, through involvement in the life of the local community and through project work which is supervised by the Institute. Each student's individual study program depends on their level of language competence and the subjects and other learning experiences that are available at the host university. All students who undertake Incountry Study must agree to the Institute's Conditions of Participation for In-country Study. Any study undertaken at the host university during the two semesters of In-country Study is part of the In-country Study experience. Students may not credit any subjects completed at their host university during the period of In-country Study towards the professional component of their combined degree.

Course program

Spring semester
971xxx Language and Culture 2 8cp
16xxx Allocated subject from the BCons program¹ 6cp
16243 Construction 2S 4cp
16244 Services 1S 3cp

Spring semester
971xxx Language and Culture 4 8cp
16270 Drawing and Surveying 2S 3cp
16246 Construction Project 2S 4cp
16248 Introduction to Law S 3cp
16249 Structures 2S 3cp
16247 Estimating 1S 3cp

Spring semester
978xxx In-country Study 2 24cp

Spring semester
16271 Construction 3S 4cp
16272 Construction Project 3S 4cp
16273 Services 2S 2cp
16274 Material Science 2S 3cp
16275 Construction Law S 3cp
16278 Structures 3S 3cp
16279 Building Company Performance S 3cp
16253 Development Appraisal S 2cp

Spring semester
16276 Construction 4S 4cp
16277 Estimating 2S 4cp
16254 Construction Project 4S 4cp
xxxxx Electives (2) 4cp
16255 Professional Practice S 2cp
16256 Project S 6cp

Footnotes:
1. These subjects will be chosen in consultation with the Director of Program or the Responsible Academic Officer.

Other information

Further details of Construction Management course subjects can be found in the section on Building and the entry for the Bachelor of Building in Construction Management.

Any inquiries relating to the International Studies component of this course should be directed to the Institute for International Studies on telephone (02) 9514 1574.

Combined degree students are required to confirm, during the University enrolment period, the subjects they intend to take for the year with the Institute at 10 Quay Street, Haymarket, Sydney.