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Modern Architecture

Construction & Built Environments

The School of Construction & Built Environments at the BACU offers innovative specialty programs in the significant areas of Civil Engineering, Interior Architecture & Design, and Contruction Management. We have built on our faculty member’s long experience to provide up to date applied education with different delivery models that is of national importance. We provide students a rich immersion in academic study, personal growth, skills expertise and work flexibility. We train students to become the next civil engineers, architects and construtcion managers who can adapt to constantly changing demands and scenarios.

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We currently offer two major types of degrees: a 2 year higher diploma degree, HND (with UK Pearson BTEC) and a 4-year Bachelors Program, BEng (Hons) or BA (Hons) (Level 6-Top-Up with Teeside University, UK).

Pathways & Majors

Higher National Diplomas & Bachelors Programs

  • The UK Pearson Higher National Diploma (HND) is a Level 4 and Level 5 qualification made up of 240 credits. It is usually studied full time over two years, or part time over four years. The Total qualification time = 2,400 hours and the Total guided learning hours = 960 hours.

  • On the other hand, the Bachelors (BEng (Hons) or BA (Hons)) degrees in the School of Construction & Built Environments is designed to give students in-depth skills & knowledge to build a successful career in construction related pathwways including Civil Engineering, Construction Management, and Architectural & Interior Design. The program encompasses the core principles of construction & Buil Environments depending on their chosen pathway/major. With unparalleled flexibility, the course allows students to forge their own pathway after a foundation year 1 to specialist in: Civil Engineering, Interior Architecture & Design, Construction Management or other future pathways. It is usually studied full time over four years.

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Each pathway offers different program outcomes & objectives however the general aims of all degrees and programs in the School of Construction & Built Environments are:

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  • to equip students with construction and the built environment skills, knowledge and the understanding necessary to achieve high performance in the global construction and the built environment sector

  • to provide education and training for a range of careers in construction and the built environment, including civil engineering, building services engineering, quantity surveying, construction management, and architectural technology

  • to provide students with an understanding of the way technologies are transforming the industries of construction and the built environment, and prepare them to work with these technologies

  • to provide insight and understanding into diversity of roles with construction and the built environment, recognizing the importance of collaboration at all levels

  • to equip students with knowledge and understanding of culturally diverse organizations, cross-cultural issues, diversity and values

  • to provide opportunities for students to enter or progress in employment in construction and the built environment, or progress to higher education qualifications; such as an Honours degree in Construction and The Built Environment or a related area

  • to provide opportunities for students to develop the skills, techniques and personal attributes essential for successful working lives

  • to support students to understand the local, regional and global context of construction and the built environment and, for those students with a global outlook, to aspire to international career pathways

  • to provide students with opportunities to address contemporary issues facing the industry, and society at large; with particular emphasis on sustainability and the environment, recognising the role that construction and the built environment plays in addressing these issues

  • to provide opportunities for students to achieve a nationally-recognised professional qualification within their chosen area of specialization

  • to provide opportunities for students to achieve vendor accredited certifications

  • to offer students the chance of career progression in their chosen field, with particular emphasis on achieving management-level positions, professional recognition and beyond

  • to allow flexibility of study and to meet local or specialist needs

  • to offer a balance between employability skills and the knowledge essential for students with entrepreneurial, employment or academic aspirations

  • to provide students with opportunities to engage in an industry-recognized apprenticeship scheme that aligns with their employer’s needs and their own career aspirations

  • to provide students with the context in which to consider professional ethics and their relation to personal, professional and statutory responsibilities within the industry.

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