Tu Delft Construction Management and Engineering

Construction Management

and Engineering (4TU)

MSc Programme
The construction industry is changing rapidly. 3D-printing, shifting roles, complex

logistics, public private partnerships and globalisation are just some of the new factors
affecting the nature and management of projects. A dynamic environment call for
managers who are able to combine engineering with analytical and organisational skills.
CME therefore focusses on technical approaches to processes, in which governance
issues, societal trends and management methods are integrated.
Degree Master of Science Programme It acknowledges that in real life, infrastructure
Today’s society is looking for engineers who projects have to be designed and realised in
Starts September have the competences to combine engineering complex environments, and that the success
knowledge and management skills. The CME of any civil engineering project relies heavily
Type full-time
Master offers a unique programme designed on the management of projects and buildings
Credits 120 ECTS, 24 months to achieve just that. Combining technical processes. The programme is both process
knowledge and management skills, the and design-oriented as well as project based
Language English programme prepares students for exciting jobs focusing on knowledge of processes, lifecycle
Application deadline 1 April in today’s demanding construction projects in and risk management and integrated contracts,
an international context. Learning and doing to name just a few aspects. A Master’s degree
Tuition fee € 18.750 (non EU) are basic concepts in the CME curriculum. in CME provides students with extensive
€ 2.083 (EU) Besides being a 4TU MSc programme, one of knowledge in the field of management and
the unique features of the CME programme is communication, with courses on cross-cultural
Scholarships scholarships.tudelft.nl
its broad management orientation. management, financial engineering and project
Construction Management and Engineering (4TU)
FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR
CORNERSTONES (28 EC) SPECIAL SUBJECTS (CHOOSE ONE)

• INTERNSHIP (10 EC)
• MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT (10 EC)
• ADDITIONAL GRADUATION WORK (10 EC)
COMPULSORY COURSES (32 EC) ELECTIVE COURSES (14 EC)
MSC THESIS (32EC) & THESIS PREPARATION (4EC)
43 %
management. The students participating in this Legal and Finance considers the financial and
programme not only develop their engineering, contractual issues related to the implementation
problem-solving and communication skills, but of civil engineering projects. It introduces International students
also learn how to achieve change in the building concepts and topics from economic engineering
industry and assess the consequences for the and finance, such as project financing and
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construction process and its organisation. CME financial accounting.
is multidisciplinary, internationally orientated
and offered jointly by the faculties of Civil Graduation examples Students in total
Engineering and Geosciences, Architecture • Integration of probabilistic scheduling and
and the Built Environment and Technology costing.
Policy and Management at TU Delft and 4TU
context. Because CME is preparing for jobs in
• Governing contractor projects in which 3D
printing is applied. 63%/37%
an international context, the staff facilitates the • Performance based maintenance contracts M/F
students to go abroad for courses, projects, • Probabilistic estimating of engineering costs.
internships and end thesis research. • Towards perception-based management of
complex construction projects.
Specialisations • Risk allocated: problem solved? Research into Active student
Students can choose their own path within the risk allocation in Dutch infrastructure projects. association
programme, assisted by one of our student • Machine learning: of value to infrastructure?
advisors. The programme offers four directions
that reflect current trends and needs in the Career prospects
market: Almost all CME students find work within three
months of graduating. CME graduates typically
Project Management explores a new find positions as management trainees at
perspective on applying operations research large companies within the building industry,
(Decision-Making Engineering) in design but they work in other sectors as well. Alumni
and construction management. Namely, work in a great variety of jobs in planning,
this perspective is that technical and social engineering and management. For example, at
optimisation should not be separate processes, multinationals such as Shell and KPN, and for
but should be integrated into a single design consultancy firms such as McKinsey, but most
and construction process. of them work for large national and international
engineering firms such as Van Oort, Royal
Asset Management covers maintenance Haskoning DHV, Heijmans, PRC, Ballast
and management systems for quality, the Nedam and BAM. CME graduates are equally
environment and safety. These systems are at ease speaking to technical experts and
increasingly becoming intertwined. How can we engineers and to management, and often work
provide direction, and where can we optimise in interdisciplinary environments. They have a
processes? And what role can information systematic approach to problem solving, think
technology play? Asset management is analytically, discern the connections between
examined as the bridging link in the system. the technical and social aspects of a situation,
and are adept at recognising common patterns
Infrastructure and Environment focuses that link issues across domain boundaries.
on the balance between economics and They have thorough knowledge of technology
sustainability, while taking all legal, safety- and the building industry and analytics skill to
related and humanitarian aspects into perform analyses of management processes.
consideration.
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Construction Management

and Engineering (4TU)

The construction industry is changing rapidly. 3D-printing, shifting roles, complex

FIRST YEAR SECOND YEAR

CORNERSTONES (28 EC) SPECIAL SUBJECTS (CHOOSE ONE)

COMPULSORY COURSES (32 EC) ELECTIVE COURSES (14 EC)

MSC THESIS (32EC) & THESIS PREPARATION (4EC)

www.tudelft.nl/msc/cme TUDelft TUDelft TUDelft

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