Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Management

The Postgraduate Diploma is designed to increase the professional education of graduates in related disciplines such as Architectural studies, Construction studies, Civil Engineering, Property, Building, Quantity Surveying, and Construction Management. The PGD Construction Management allows students

Overview

Courses for all diplomas

  • Professional and Academic skills
  • Construction Industry Analysis
  • Health and Safety Management
  • Procurement and Contracts
  • Leadership and Management Projects

Specialisation areas:

Construction Project Management

The PG Dip in the field of Construction Project Management gives individuals and industries the opportunity to develop their expertise in project management. The programme is conducted part-time, helping the working professionals to gain further knowledge and qualifications. It aims to train students to be employed in both public and private construction sectors by consulting firms or firms which own, develop, use, manage or construct real estate.

  • Project Management
  • Construction Planning and Control
  • Construction economics and accounting

Construction Management

The PG Dip in the field of Construction Management gives individuals and industries the opportunity to develop their expertise in construction management. The programme is conducted part-time, helping the working professionals to gain further knowledge and qualifications. It aims to train students to be employed in both public and private construction sectors by consulting firms or firms which develop or construct real estate.

  • Construction Management
  • Production and Operations Management
  • Project Resource Management

Construction Health and Safety Management

The PG Dip in the field of Construction Health and Safety Management gives individuals and industries the opportunity to develop their expertise in health and safety management. The programme is conducted part-time, helping the working professionals to gain further knowledge and qualifications. It aims to train students to be employed in both public and private construction sectors by consulting firms or firms which develop or construct real estate.

  • Construction Health and Safety Management
  • Environmental Management
  • Risk Management

Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management

The PG Dip in the field of Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management gives individuals and industries the opportunity to develop their expertise in Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management. The programme is conducted part-time, helping the working professionals to gain further knowledge and qualifications. It aims to train students to be employed in both public and private construction sectors by consulting firms or firms which own, develop, use, manage or construct real estate.

  • Infrastructure Planning and Budgeting
  • Infrastructure Procurement and Delivery Management
  • Infrastructure Asset Management

Construction Law and Contract Management

The PG Dip in the field of Construction Law and Contract Management gives individuals and industries the opportunity to develop their expertise in Construction Law. The programme is conducted part-time, helping the working professionals to gain further knowledge and qualifications. It aims to train students to be employed in both public and private construction sectors by consulting firms or firms which own, develop, use, manage or construct real estate.

  • Construction Law
  • Contract Management
  • Dispute Management

Entry Requirements

  • An advanced diploma in any built environment related discipline such as Architectural studies,
  • Construction studies, Civil engineering, Property, Building, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management OR,
  • A Bachelors or BTech degree in any built environment related discipline such as Architectural studies, Construction studies, Civil engineering, Property, Building, Quantity Surveying, Construction Management,
  • Differently Qualified Applicants who fall outside of the normal admission requirements who can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university that they have a qualification or experiential or work based learning which has taken the learner to an equivalent level of qualification specified above may be considered for admission and/or for the recognition of prior accredited and/or prior experiential learning,
  • A person other than a graduate who has in any other manner satisfied the Senate that s/he is so qualified.

University Application Process

  • Applications are handled centrally by the Student Enrolment Centre (SEnC). Once your application is complete in terms of requested documentation, your application will be referred to the relevant School for assessment. Click here to see an overview of the Wits applications process.
  • Please apply online. Upload your supporting documents at the time of application, or via the Self Service Portal.
  • Applicants can monitor the progress of their applications via the Self Service Portal.
  • Selections for programmes that have a limited intake but attract a large number of applications may only finalise the application at the end of the application cycle.

Please note that the Entry Requirements are a guide. Meeting these requirements does not guarantee a place. Final selection is made subject to the availability of places, academic results and other entry requirements where applicable.

International students, please check this section.

For more information, contact the Student Call Centre +27 (0)11 717 1888, or log a query at www.wits.ac.za/askwits.

University Fees and Funding

Click here to see the current average tuition fees. The Fees site also provides information about the payment of fees and closing dates for fees payments. Once you have applied you will be able to access the fees estimator on the student self-service portal.

For information about postgraduate funding opportunities, including the postgraduate merit award, click here. Please also check your School website for bursary opportunities. NRF bursaries: The National Research Foundation (NRF) offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of bursaries and fellowships to students pursuing postgraduate studies. External bursaries portal: The Bursaries South Africa website provides a comprehensive list of bursaries in South Africa.