MSc/PgDip Construction Law and Practice
University of Salford
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Construction law and practice affects stakeholders working across the international construction sector. Gain the necessary legal knowledge and commercial awareness to perform your current role more effectively, or make the career move into this field, with our MSc Construction Law and Practice degree.Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and delivered exclusively online, our postgraduate qualification is designed to help you examine the responsibilities of ...Read more

Construction law and practice affects stakeholders working across the international construction sector. Gain the necessary legal knowledge and commercial awareness to perform your current role more effectively, or make the career move into this field, with our MSc Construction Law and Practice degree.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and delivered exclusively online, our postgraduate qualification is designed to help you examine the responsibilities of employers, contractors and construction professionals together with the problems raised by the complexities of construction, design liability and insurance.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and delivered exclusively online, our postgraduate qualification is designed to help you examine the responsibilities of employers, contractors and construction professionals together with the problems raised by the complexities of construction, design liability and insurance.

You will:

  • Examine construction practice from a legal perspective, with detailed consideration of construction contracts, tortious and multi-party liability, insurance, dispute resolution, procurement, and the environment
  • Develop the knowledge to conduct and communicate legal analysis with confidence and accuracy in relation to any aspect of mainstream professional construction practice
  • Build the skills and capabilities to prepare you for career opportunities with specialist construction law departments or firms

WHAT ABOUT AFTER UNI?

Our Construction Law and Practice postgraduate degree course is designed to provide you with formal qualifications for and develop a skill set to succeed in a construction law career. Applying the legal knowledge you will gain during your studies, you can use this to either enhance your existing role, or use it as a platform to move in a legal remit.

Construction law affects professionals throughout the industry. Typical career roles to consider include working as a claims consultant, commercial manager, dispute resolution specialist or a solicitor.

CAREER LINKS

We hold excellent links with the local, national and international architecture, engineering and construction industries. These networks provide context for your studies and inform our curriculum development.

Throughout the course, we invite guest lecturers from industry with expertise in relevant areas of construction law to share their insight and knowledge.

Students can also exit with PGDip awards.

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73rd
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10 Oct 24

Societies are the best part of the uni experience. The grouping of deadlines creates unnecessary spikes in..Read more

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28 Mar 22

I am currently carrying out my HNC at Salford city college at future skills centre. I have had incredible support through my college experience. I am currently on maternity leave..Read more

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Entry requirements

A second class undergraduate honours degree in a relevant discipline, or A second class undergraduate honours degree in an unrelated discipline and significant relevant work experience within the built environment, or A recognised appropriate professional qualification such as RICS or CIOB. We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

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£4,725 per year

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Students from Domestic

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Students need to pay £1,575 per 30 credits.

£4,725 per year

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Students from EU

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Students need to pay £1,575 per 30 credits.

£4,725 per year

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Students from International

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Students need to pay £1,575 per 30 credits.

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I am currently carrying out my HNC at Salford city college at future skills centre. I have had incredible support through my college experience. I am currently on maternity leave...
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