Master of Science in Construction Management
Kaunas University of Technology
Key Information
Campus location
Kaunas, Lithuania
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
18 months
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
EUR 5,157 / per year *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Sep 2024
* KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results
Introduction
In the complex construction industry, any inaccurate step can be crucial on the path to project implementation. The experts of construction management play a key role in the implementation of quality processes from the beginning to the end of the project. They are the coordinators ensuring the smooth operation of related organizations and meeting the customer’s expectations, applying the knowledge of building information modeling (BIM) and geo-information systems (GIS).
Values
- Advancing knowledge
During the studies, you can choose the alternative modules and apply the acquired knowledge in the areas of construction projects, processes or real estate management. - Traditional technologies? Certainly not.
The graduates of this study program will be ready to plan, organize and manage various construction processes and independently solve non-standard engineering tasks, applying the latest BIM and GIS technologies. - You will become professionally creative
The solutions of construction management require a broad approach and the ability to think about the essence. You will be ready to apply research in a practical environment and creatively interpret its data, assess the aspects and generate new solutions and ideas. Perfectly adaptable – the kind of specialists that are particularly valued in the contemporary labor market. - You will study with your business partners
During the studies, you will develop close relationships that can open the door to wide markets. The students of this study program are advanced and demonstrate high academic achievements. Due to the relatively small local market, the relationships developed here quite often provide wide possibilities of cooperation.
Admissions
Curriculum
Program Structure
First component of the competition score
- Average grade (CGPA) of University‘s Bachelor’s degree (minimum length – 180 ECTS) and its supplement
Second component of the competition score
- Research activities
Third component of the competition score
- Motivation letter and online interview
Program Outcome
What will you gain?
- Creatively apply the latest knowledge of civil engineering for the solution of non-standard problems
- Prepare the project solutions for buildings and engineering structures
- Have knowledge of multi-dimensional economic, social, environmental and business aspects
- Model the complex construction processes when information is inaccurate or uncertain
- Assure the quality management in standard and non-standard construction processes during the project implementation
Career Opportunities
You may become
Construction manager of a building*
These specialists manage the construction works and represent the interests of contractors or builders. They supervise the implementation of a building from the beginning to the end of construction, coordinate the implementation of works and ensure the building’s quality standards.
*The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
Project manager of a building*
These people coordinate the solutions related to the project of a building and its management. They represent the builder’s interests, organize the project implementation under the procedure stipulated by the law of the Republic of Lithuania, and assure compliance with the requirements of project preparation, safety and purpose documentation.
The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
Technical maintenance manager of construction*
They are coordinators of the special supervision of the building’s construction who manage the technical maintenance of the building’s construction and the construction itself (general construction works) and perform the general technical functions of a manager.
The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
Construction manager
These are the experts who manage the building’s construction, organize the works of the building’s construction and other related technical activities in the main areas of construction performed by the hired natural persons, legal entities, another foreign organization or its departments who have the right to perform these works.
Technical supervisor of a building
They are the professionals who supervise the implementation of technical and operational maintenance of a building, applying the entirety of technical, organizational and public administration measures stipulated by the Law on Construction and other legislation.
Construction research engineer
These specialists perform their work before the beginning of construction works. The works include the engineering and geodetic research works of the building’s land plot (or adjacent territory, if needed), engineering networks and communication land plots (routes), the geological, geotechnical analysis, the environmental, landscape and hygiene analysis, as well as the monitoring of present settlement and deformations of a building.
Manager of the construction department/company
These managerial specialists have the ability to plan, coordinate and implement the solutions almost at any stage of the technical preparation and implementation of construction.