Construction
Considering construction?
Employers respect the specialist knowledge and drive that postgraduates can bring to the site, but in a competitive job market real-world experience will always carry considerable weight. If you can get these while you study then you ought to be in a good position to land a job.
If you are a non-cognate and want to change direction, you should consider a construction conversion course.
Postgraduate profile: MBA construction and real estate
A distance learning construction and real estate MBA has helped Christina Voda Forde with her job in real estate and her plans to work overseas.
Postgraduate profile: MSc sustainable electrical engineering
John Shadbolt on his applying to Manchester University for a distance-learning MSc in sustainable electrical engineering.
Postgraduate profile: Postgraduate conversion course
Finbar McLaughlin on his conversion course into building services, giving him a better understanding of the technical issues surrounding his day-to-day work and helping towards his CIBSE membership.
Employment options
CIOB courses
The Chartered Institute of Builders accredits masters programmes all over the world. Find out more about the list
Read our guide
Get the inside track - read our new digital edition of TARGETjobs Construction, QS & Civil Engineering 2013
Funding finder
Use our funding finder tool to help you find funding for your engineering course.
Nearly 500 funding opportunities are available for construction and civil engineering courses across the UK, for UK, EU and overseas students.
Construction bodies
In the world of construction, there are professional bodies representing individuals across a range of disciplines.
The main body is the Chartered Institute of Building, which provides funding, awards and accreditations.
Chartered Institute of Building
Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
Course finder
Convert to a construction career with a postgraduate course.
Take a look at Building.co.uk's industry course and cpd module finder.
Building's top 200 Consultants league table give an idea of who's who in the industry this year despite tight economic pressure.
