Bachelor of Construction Site Management, Full-time studies: RKM25
Code: RKM25
- Degree title
- Bachelor of Construction Management
- Credits
- 210 ects
- Duration
- 3.5 years (210 cr)
- Start semester
- Autumn 2025
- Teaching language
- Finnish
Descriptions
PROFILE OF THE PROGRAMME
When studying in the degree programme of Construction Management, the specialization is Building Construction.
The Construction Manager manages new and renovation projects from construction to maintenance. The training will give you access to practical management tasks in building construction. The training gives you the formal qualification to work as a foreman in charge.
You can become a foreman in charge, the building administrator, building inspector or site manager. Construction managers have also established many significant construction companies.
OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES
The Building Construction Technology specialisation prepares students for planning and supervising the production and management of construction projects on a building site. It requires strong professional, technical and financial skills in construction production. Jobs are available in construction companies, the building industry, the real estate sector and public administration organisations.
In addition to the basic and theoretical studies, the studies include an internship and a thesis. The students find their internship themselves and learn valuable job search skills at the same time. The students also find the topic for the thesis themselves.
The competences are:
- Work and environmental safety in construction
- Competence in structural engineering
- Competence in construction process
- Special competence in repair construction
PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH
Working life and expertise increasingly require workers to have skills in knowledge acquisition and processing, collaboration, problem-solving, continuous learning and the ability to combine different types of knowledge in practice. Construction management training emphasises a constructivist approach to learning, in which the active role of the student and his/her own experience play an important role. The role of the teacher is to act as a facilitator and coordinator of learning.
The education is based on a variety of learning methods that support both the student's professional development and working life skills and professional competence. Studies include group work, expert lectures, laboratory exercises, company visits, learning tasks and work placements.
Development
Studies in construction management provide a formal qualification to work as a supervisor on demanding and highly demanding sites, in accordance with the Government Decree "on the determination of the categories of demandingness of design and management tasks in construction and on the training required for the tasks".
The training curriculum has been drawn up in cooperation with the sector and taking into account the competences required for formal qualifications.
Further information
The curriculum has been updated in accordance with the Government Decree (1063/2024) on the determination of the level of demand for construction design and supervision tasks and the training required for these tasks (Annex 11).
Objective
What kind of society do you want to build? The national wealth in Finland is based on built environment, and the environmental impact of building has a big social importance.
To find energy-efficient solutions, use environmentally friendly materials and reduce the carbon footprint of construction projects and the built environment as a whole, we need technicians. Better use of renewable resources and the circular economy in a cost-effective way will open the door to sustainable development. Comprehensive cooperation from design to implementation ensures better quality buildings and a healthier built environment.
In your studies, you will expand your skills as a builder and developer of sustainable societies.
Select timing, structure or classification view
Show study timings by semester, study year or period
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | 2028-2029 | Autumn 2025 | Spring 2026 | Autumn 2026 | Spring 2027 | Autumn 2027 | Spring 2028 | Autumn 2028 | 1. / 2025 | 2. / 2025 | 3. / 2026 | 4. / 2026 | 5. / 2026 | 1. / 2026 | 2. / 2026 | 3. / 2027 | 4. / 2027 | 5. / 2027 | 1. / 2027 | 2. / 2027 | 3. / 2028 | 4. / 2028 | 5. / 2028 | 1. / 2028 | 2. / 2028 |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 210 |
Bachelor of Construction Management competencies
Bachelor’s Degree studies
Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences, 2022
Shared Competences of Universities of Applied Sciences, Arene 2022
| Code | Name | Credits (cr) |
|---|---|---|
| RKM25-1001 |
SEAMK'S COMMON BASIC STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| RKM25-1002 |
Study Skills
(Choose all ) |
10 |
| XX00DM02 | Academic Studies and Career Planning | 2 |
| XX00DM03 | Information and Communication Technology | 4 |
| XX00DM04 | Communication Skills | 4 |
| RKM25-1003 |
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
(Choose all ) |
5 |
| XX00DM01 | Innovations and Development | 2 |
| 8H00DX50 | Entrepreneurship in the Field of Construction | 3 |
| RKM25-1004 |
PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
(Choose all ) |
130 |
| RKM25-1005 |
Basics of Mathematics in Construction
(Choose all ) |
8 |
| 8D00DR31 | Algebra in Construction Engineering | 3 |
| 8D00DX53 | Geometry in Construction Engineering | 5 |
| RKM25-1006 |
Communication in Construction
(Choose all ) |
11 |
| 8H00DK07 | English for Construction Site Managers | 3 |
| 8D00DS55 | Swedish | 3 |
| VIRKARUKI | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, written | 0 |
| VIRKARUSU | Swedish Skills of the Staff of Public Organizations, oral | 0 |
| 8H00CK44 | Management at Constrcution Site | 3 |
| 8H00DX52 | Introduction to Research and Development | 2 |
| RKM25-1007 |
Construction Design
(Choose all ) |
14 |
| 8H00DK11 | Drawings in Construction | 3 |
| 8H00DM14 | Basics of Urban Planning | 2 |
| 8D00DM17 | Construction Planning | 4 |
| RA00DB03 | Basics of HVAC | 2 |
| 8H00DB04 | CAD and BIM for Construction Site Managers | 3 |
| RKM25-1008 |
Structural Mechanics
(Choose all ) |
8 |
| 8H00CK40 | Statics for Construction Site Managers | 4 |
| 8H00DB05 | Strength of Materials for Construction Site Managers | 4 |
| RKM25-1009 |
Earth and Foundation Construction
(Choose all ) |
10 |
| 8H00DK06 | Basics of Geotechnics and Foundation Engineering | 5 |
| 8D00DI90 | Rock and Soil Mechanics | 5 |
| RKM25-1010 |
Construction Project Management
(Choose all ) |
21 |
| RAK2F3 | Construction Economics | 5 |
| RAK2F1 | Management and Labour Legislation | 4 |
| RAK2F2 | Construction Project Management | 3 |
| RAK2F4 | Tender Calculation | 5 |
| 8H00DB06 | Contracts on Construction Sites | 4 |
| RKM25-1011 |
Building Construction
(Choose all ) |
27 |
| RAK2G1 | Building Construction | 5 |
| 8D00CK28 | Construction Materials | 2 |
| 8H00DL22 | Concrete Technology | 3 |
| 8H00DL19 | Concrete Construction | 3 |
| 8H00CK37 | Basics of Construction Physics | 4 |
| RAK2G2 | Repair Construction | 5 |
| 8H00DS61 | Construction Site and Environment | 3 |
| 8D00DM50 | Basics of Massive Timber Structures | 2 |
| RKM25-1012 |
Structural Engineering
(Choose all ) |
13 |
| 8H00CK41 | Basics of Structural Design | 4 |
| RKM2H2 | Timber Structures | 3 |
| 8H00DL20 | Concrete Structures | 3 |
| RKM2H3 | Steel Structures | 3 |
| RKM25-1013 |
Construction Site Management
(Choose all ) |
18 |
| RAK2I4 | Occupational Safety | 3 |
| 8D00CK32 | Site Engineering | 5 |
| RAK2I2 | Schedule Planning | 4 |
| 8H00DS57 | Quality at Construction Site | 3 |
| 8H00DS60 | Construction with Pre-fabricated Units on a Site | 3 |
| RKM25-1014 |
OPTIONAL PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
(Choose ects: 15 ) |
15 |
| RAK1B4 | Business Mathematics and Statistics | 3 |
| 8D00DR36 | Indoor Climate | 3 |
| 8H00DT20 | Construction Planning Project | 5 |
| 8D00DX65 | Steel Construction | 4 |
| RKM25-1015 |
Other Optional Professional Studies
(Choose ects: 15 ) |
0 - 15 |
| RKM25-1016 |
FREE ELECTIVE STUDIES
(Choose ects: 5 ) |
5 |
| 8D00DX62 | Construction Software Solutions | 5 |
| RKM25-1017 |
PRACTICAL TRAINING
(Choose all ) |
30 |
| RKM51 | Practical Training 1 | 5 |
| RKM52 | Practical Training 2 | 10 |
| RKM53 | Practical Training 3 | 15 |
| RKM25-1018 |
THESIS
(Choose all ) |
15 |
| RK00BF06 | Thesis | 15 |
Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.