Architecture, Construction and Surveying - ODL

Online Learning Courses

Architecture, Construction and Surveying - Online Learning

Our courses are designed with the future work environment in mind. Undertake an online learning course where systems such as Skype are used to hold online tutorials, guest presentations, virtual site visits and interviews.

Our online learning courses will provide you with invaluable knowledge and skills which are transferrable across a variety of industries. The architecture, construction and surveying courses combine theory with practical application to ensure you have the skills to apply your knowledge appropriately and creatively.

Building Information Modelling: Application

Short Course - 15 Credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Consider BIM and its applications for the built environment. Explore BIM at the conceptual design stage; cross discipline design; shared BIM models; BIM during the construction stages; CDE, technical issues; virtual prototyping; BIM protocol; interoperability; building data storage and accessibility; smart data workflow: digital construction and transformation.

Building Information Modelling: Strategy and Concepts

Short Course - 15 Credits at SCQF level 11

You will gain an ability to develop a clear and in-depth critical awareness of building information modeling, and the tools and processes involved.

Students looking at thermal images of a building

Building Retrofit

PgCert

The Building Retrofit course at Robert Gordon University has been developed to improve the energy performance of existing buildings to help decarbonise and deliver a net zero carbon future. You will gain the scientific and technical knowledge, together with skills in application, to successfully deliver effective retrofit projects.

Commercial Project Management

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Project administration, role of the Project Manager through project lifecycle including termination. Project appraisal techniques assessing investment opportunities and establishing appropriate financial framework. Project objectives and scope; including stakeholders analysis. Project uncertainty and risk assessment. Commercial engineering solutions and early contractor engagement. Industry based,

Construction Project Management

PgCert | PgDip | MSc

This fully accredited MSc Construction Project Management degree will develop your technical, managerial and interpersonal skills necessary for the management of complex construction projects. This industry-driven course equips you with the competencies needed to meet the challenges of today’s technologies, working relationships and project-related risks.

Project Planning & Control 15 Credits at SCQF level 11

Project Planning and Control

Short Course - 15 Credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This master level short course allows you to critically assess, within a problem-solving environment, the processes and strategies undertaken by project managers to define, plan control, and deliver functional projects

Risk and Safety Management

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Within Project Management risk identification, analyses, evaluation and management is all about recognising risk as far as possible and then determining both how this risk may affect the project, the project team, the environment and communities.

Sustainable Development

Short Course - 15 Credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Your studies will include an introduction to sustainable development within the construction industry, in addition to a critical analysis of the challenges involved in developing and enhancing the built environment with responsibility to the local and global environment, society and communities.