Higher National Diploma in Construction Management GEDU - Global Business Studies (GBS) - Dubai Campus, UAE

The Higher National Diploma (HND) in Construction Management course will put you on track to reaching your career goals within the global construction sector. The course has been designed to develop your specialist skills and knowledge using a range of projects and assignments with real-life, authentic contexts.

Your lecturers' extensive industry experience means they are qualified and ready to guide you through this practical and hands-on construction management diploma course. Their experience combined with the excellent course content will transform you into the professional that top employers in the construction industry are looking for.

The construction industry is a very practicaland technical environment, and teaching and learning on the course reflects this. You will learn from real life examples, work-related learning, practical sessions, site inspections and expert guest speakers from the sector – all of which brings learning to life and makes for a dynamic student experience.

Upon graduation from the HND, you'll be ready to start your career at a more senior level in the construction industry or continue your studies with an undergraduate degree.

What will you achieve?

With the hands-on, practical approach to learning on the construction management certificate and diploma courses, you will graduate with more than just a qualification. You'll have gained specific specialist knowledge alongside key workplace skills such as team management, research and analysis, flexibility, and working cooperatively with others.

Construction Management

The Level 4 and 5 units (HND) prepare students to move on to specific areas of construction management at Level 6 or to enter employment with the qualities and abilities necessary for roles that require personal responsibility and decision making.

Pearson 2 Year HND after which BSC Honours could be achieved by top up Level 6 (Direct entry to Year 3) course. Thus, Bachelor degree is obtained in 3 years depending on the university.

• Target 1: School students who could not do well in PCM (Physics, Chemistry and Maths) but would like to work in construction/built environment.
• Target 2: Students from families who are intending to start their construction business in the UAE. Family based in UAE/International
• Target 3: Students who could not complete their Batchelors /Architecture/any engineering programmes in built environment.
• Target 4: Employees in private/public sector in construction field who would like to top-up L6 after finishing HND with GBS Dubai.
   

Progression Pathways

Specific to Construction Management: Degree Finder | HN Global (highernationals.com)

• BSc (Hons) Engineering Project Management
• BSc Quanitity Surveying and Commercial Management
• BA/BSc (Hons) Open degree-Online programme only
• BSc (Hons) Engineering Studies
• Bachelors of Architectural Engineering
• BSc Construction Management
• BSc (Hons) Engineering and Management Studies

Many universities have confirmed that they recognise BTEC Higher National qualifications and will consider applications from Higher National students. Applications will be assessed on a case-by-case basis, depending on the undergraduate programme and subject.

For universities accepting HND Programmes: University list | HN Global (highernationals.com)