Pursuant to Act 261 of March 18, 2015 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum is established. The programme also follows the Joint Programme Regulations and the Examination Policies and Procedures for The Faculty of Engineering and Science, The Faculty of Medicine and The Technical Faculty of IT and Design.
The Master’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 1328 of November 15, 2016 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 111 of January 30, 2017 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order) with subsequent changes.
The Master’s programme is offered in Aalborg.
The Master’s programme falls under the The Faculty of Engineering and Science, Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme falls under the Study Board of Built Environment.
The Master’s programme falls under the external examiners corps on Nationwide engineering examiners/Building.
Applicants with a legal right of admission (retskrav):
Aalborg University offers no bachelor’s programmes with a legal right of admission to this Master's program.
Applicants without legal right of admission (retskrav):
Students with another Bachelor degree may, upon application to the Board of Studies, be admitted following a specific academic assessment if the applicant is considered as having comparable educational prerequisites. The University can stipulate requirements concerning conducting additional exams prior to the start of study.
From February 2019 Mathematics C or documentation of equivalent qualifications is required.
The programme entitles the graduate to the designation cand.tech. (candidatus/candidata technologiae) i byggeledelse og bygningsinformatik med specialisering i byggeledelse eller cand.tech. (candidatus/candidata technologiae) i byggeledelse og bygningsinformatik med specialisering i bygningsinformatik.
The English designation is: Master of Science (MSc) in Technology (Construction Management and Building Informatics with specialisation in Construction Management) or Master of Science (MSc) in Technology (Construction Management and Building Informatics with specialisation in Building Informatics).
The Master’s programme is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study program. The program is set to 120 ECTS credits.
The Study Board can approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from other Master’s programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme (credit transfer). The Study Board can also approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum. Decisions on credit transfer are made by the Study Board based on an academic assessment. See the Joint Programme Regulations for the rules on credit transfer.
In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board study can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order. Exemption regarding an examination applies to the immediate examination.
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published by the faculty on their website.
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s Thesis must include an English summary (or another foreign language: French, Spanish or German upon approval by the Study Board). If the project is written in English, the summary must be in Danish (The Study Board can grant exemption from this). The summary must be at least 1 page and not more than 2 pages (this is not included in any fixed minimum and maximum number of pages per student). The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
It is assumed that the student can read academic texts in modern English and use reference works, etc., in other European languages.
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A Candidatus graduate has the following competency profile:
A Candidatus graduate has competencies that have been acquired via a course of study that has taken place in a research environment.
A Candidatus graduate is qualified for employment on the labour market based on his or her academic discipline as well as for further research (PhD programmes). A Candidatus graduate has, compared to a Bachelor, developed his or her academic knowledge and independence so as to be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
Specific for specialization in Construction Management:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
Specific for specialization in Building Informatics:
Knowledge
Skills
Competencies
The programme is structured in modules and organized as a problem-based study. A module is a programme element or a group of programme elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The programme is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organized based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:
The modules are evaluated either through written or oral exams as stated in the description of the modules.
For individual written exams the study board selects among the following possibilities:
For individual oral exams the study board selects among the following possibilities:
If the number of students following a module is small and/or if the number of students having to attend a re-exam is small the study board can decide that an exam is conducted either as an oral or written individual exam for economic reasons. In the first case decision must be notified before the start of the teaching activity, in the latter case the students must be notified when the examination date is decided.
All modules are assessed through individual grading according to the 7-point scale or Pass/Fail. All modules are assessed by external examination (external grading) or internal examination (internal grading or by assessment by the supervisor only).
Of a total of 120 ECTS, 110 ECTS are assessed by the 7-point scale and 45 ECTS are assessed by external examination.
The students are given options in the project modules as they can select among different projects within the same general theme. Moreover, the Master Thesis on the 4th semester can be selected freely within the field of Management in the Building Industry.
The Study Board of Civil Engineering can decide, that the contents of a course module on a semester is taught in the project module in the same semester, by increasing the ECTS extend as well as the learning goals. The decision is taken regarding to capacity and/or economy of the semester.
Offered as:
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Study programme: Construction Management and Building Informatics | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Design and Construction of Buildings | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Project Management and Economics | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Introduction to Building Information Management | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Introduction to Problem Based Learning and Models in the Built Environment | Project | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
2 Semester
Construction Management
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Project management and Production in Construction | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Management of the Construction Process | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Framework Conditions of Construction | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Geotechnics and Foundation | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
2 Semester
Building Informatics
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Virtual Buildings and Data Models | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Management of the Construction Process | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
IT System Development | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Knowledge Management in Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
3 Semester
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3. semester Electives: Projects | 15 | ||||
Implementation of IT-based Systems in Organisations | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Development of Project, Risk and Quality Management Systems in Construction | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Strategy and Performance Measurements | Course | 5 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
4 Semester
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Master’s Thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Master's thesis/final project |
3. semester Electives: Projects | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method |
Management of Construction Industry Companies | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
ICT Supported Collaboration and User Involvement in the Building Process | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Additional information
The current version of the curriculum is published on the Board of Studies’ website, including more detailed information about the programme, including exams.
The curriculum is approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Science and enters into force as of 1 February 2018.
Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitisation of the study curriculum.
April 9, 2019: Starting from February 2019 Mathematics C or documentation of equivalent qualifications is required.