MScConstruction Management
| Study location | Lithuania, Kaunas |
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| Type | Graduate, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 1.5 years (90 ECTS) |
| Study language | English |
| Awards | MSc (Master of Engineering Sciences) |
| Course code | 6211EX007 |
| Tuition fee | €5,157 per year *KTU offers partial tuition fee waivers for the candidates with outstanding results |
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| Application fee | €100 one-time Payable within 2 weeks from the application submission by transferring it to the KTU bank account. Non-refundable. Bank details will be provided during application. |
| Entry qualification | Undergraduate diploma (or higher) • a university Bachelor’s degree(min. length – 180 ECTS) in Civil Engineering, Power Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering or Architecture study field degree with a good average grade (min. CGPA>60%), The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Lithuanian / Russian. The documents must be legalised (Apostille)by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country where the documents were issued. This requirement does not apply for the documents issued in the EU and Belarus, Ukraine. You must take verified copies of the entry qualification documents along with you when you finally go to the university. The accepted student must bring all notary verified documents which were submitted during the application as well as their originals upon arrival or send before: International Studies Office You will also need Police Clearance Certificate (non-criminal record) from all countries you have lived before arriving to Lithuania for more than 6 months. We recommend to take Police Clearance Certificate not earlier than 1 month before departure. |
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| Language requirements | English Accepted proof of proficiency: Cambridge English, IELTS, TOEFL, Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), or another equivalent standardised admission test. If your previous studies have been fully in English and it is marked on your degree certificate or transcript, or noted in a confirmation from the school which confirms that your studies have been fully in English language, additional English test may not be required. If an applicant does not have any official test, online examination may be organised by KTU. |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
In complex construction industry, any inaccurate step can be crucial on the path to the 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 smooth operation of related organisations and meeting the customer’s expectations, applying the knowledge of building information modelling (BIM) and geo-information systems (GIS).
Values
1. 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.
2. Traditional technologies? Certainly not.
The graduates of this study programme will be ready to plan, organise and manage various construction processes and independently solve non-standard engineering tasks, applying the latest BIM and GIS technologies.
3. You will become professionally creative
The solutions of construction management require a broad approach and 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.
4. 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 programme 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.
Career opportunities
You may become
1. 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 assure the building’s quality standards.
*The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
2. 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, organise the project implementation under the procedure stipulated by the law of the Republic of Lithuania and assure the compliance with the requirements of project preparation, safety and purpose documentation.
- The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
3. Technical maintenance manager of construction*
They are coordinators of the special supervision of building’s construction who manage the technical maintenance of the building’s construction and the construction itself (general construction works) and perform general technical functions of a manager.
- The attestation of SPSC construction specialists is required.
4. Construction manager
These are the experts who manage the building’s construction, organise 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 organisation or its departments who have the right to perform these works.
5. 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, organisational and public administration measures stipulated by the Law on Construction and other legislation.
6. 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.
7. Manager of the construction department/company
These managerial specialists have the abilities to plan, coordinate and implement the solutions almost at any stage of the technical preparation and implementation of construction.