Study Guide

Description

COMPETENCES
The degree programme in construction site management aims at practical management tasks in the construction industry. The Master of Construction (AMK) degree qualifies you to act as a responsible foreman in construction work in accordance with construction legislation.
Due to the many parties involved, the construction project requires seamless cooperation between the parties. In many tasks, a prerequisite for survival is combining economic thinking with technical competence. Success in the field requires a customer-oriented approach and a service spirit, as well as the application of information technology. In addition to mathematical, natural science and construction technical capabilities, management, interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills, as well as value competence, are especially required in working life. Participating in international and multicultural projects requires strong and wide-ranging professional skills, language skills as well as knowledge of different cultures and the ability to work in different environments.
PLACEMENT OF THE GRADUATES IN THE WORKING LIFE
Master builders are placed in work management positions at construction sites after graduation. Professional titles include e.g. site foreman and foreman. Master builders who graduate in the offices of construction companies can be placed in quantity accounting, cost accounting or work planning positions.
As work experience accumulates, construction foremen can act as responsible foremen of construction sites. In construction companies, construction foremen can also advance to the positions of work manager or project manager, and in construction organizations the professional titles are supervisor and constructor. Varied tasks can also be found in trade and the materials industry.
THE VALUE BASIS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
The guidelines for the construction industry are life cycle thinking, ecology and sustainable development. The built environment is of central importance for people's well-being, the economic and social development of society, and the quality of the living environment. Customer focus, economy, entrepreneurship and healthy competition are emphasized in the construction industry.
IMPLEMENTATION OF TEACHING
Basic studies are carried out together with professional studies in such a way that they seamlessly support training for the duties of a master builder. The study is carried out in a practical way, emphasizing the skills needed in work management, in close cooperation with implementations on building construction sites.
In addition to construction technology, the training emphasizes supervisor training and management, versatile work planning as a whole (timetable, quality, work safety, information technology, costs, task plans, etc.) and management of construction site implementation according to them, as well as construction site technology. Some of the studies are done together with companies as project studies, internships and theses.

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COMPETENCES IN DIFFERENT YEARS
After the first year, the student knows the basics of the construction industry and masters the mathematical and natural science basics for studies in the field. He has the skills to work on a construction site in employee-level tasks
After the second year, the student masters the key functions of the construction site. He knows the different production methods, the procedures related to production planning and occupational safety and is able to act as an assistant foreman on a construction site under the guidance of a more experienced person.
After the third year, the student has deepened his knowledge related to site operations in the form of quality management, task planning and cost control. He is able to function independently in the duties of an assistant foreman.