Why choose Building Information Modelling and Construction Technologies MSc at Middlesex?

Our MSc programme is aligned with the newest innovation, creative technologies and workflows in construction and Business Information Modelling (BIM), including industry 4.0 digitalisation frameworks.

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is the process of creating and managing construction information throughout a project’s life cycle. This degree is designed to keep you up-to-date with the latest innovations, technologies, and workflows in construction and Business Information Modelling (BIM), including industry 4.0 digitalisation frameworks.

If you’re an early career Building Information Modelling (BIM) practitioner looking to enhance your technical and operational capabilities on construction projects, this degree is for you. You’ll use various smart technologies, tools, and software to negotiate, design, and complete BIM projects that meet the needs of all stakeholders, organisations, and environmental regulations.

For this degree, operational management is taught exclusively by industry experts. And through Middlesex’s extensive industry network, you’ll have the opportunity to analyse or work on real-life projects and gain experience in the industry. This will help you develop your professional and interpersonal skills, work collaboratively, and think critically and ethically. You’ll also gain legal awareness and reflective decision-making skills that will serve you well throughout your career.

What you will gain

This course aims to produce competitive graduates who are proficient in technical and operational skills required for high-quality digital work production as design authors and team coordinators. It also provides you with interdisciplinary, hands-on technology and digital-specific skills.

The degree focuses on achieving skillsets for the four pillars of construction innovation – disruption (radical change), growth (incremental change), maturity (quality levels), and consolidation (integrative change) – through BIM, digital, and industry 4.0 technologies and processes.

Additionally, the programme places emphasis on devising and implementing solutions to practically address the UN 17 sustainable development goals. These goals are aligned with the course modules, providing graduates with a unique employability skillset.

The programme will incorporate teaching unique skillsets currently required in the industry including:

• Sustainability design capabilities and Smart City strategisation
• Technopreneurship skillsets and principles for setting up new businesses/start-ups, identifying opportunities and analysing their feasibility, and building a personal brand
• Learning the adoption of lean processes and workflows on project operations
• Acquiring automation and analysis skillsets through learning coding, scripting and visual programming, and usage of visual analytics and dashboards.