Accelerated degrees launch to industry
Monday 18 July 2016
The University of Salford’s prestigious suite of degrees for the built environment sector are to be available from September 2016 in a new accelerated format.
The ‘accelerated degrees’ – the first in the UK construction and property sectors – were launched to an audience of industry partners in construction, property and architecture at MediaCity UK.
And they were warmly welcomed by employers looking for greater flexibility and the chance to offer their people new ways of training and upgrading their CVs.
From September 2016, the University will offer accredited degrees in Architectural Design & Technology, Building Surveying, Construction Project Management, Quantity Surveying, and Property and Real Estate, available both full-time and part-time.
Career ladder
Helen Lord from BAM Construction explained: “I think the benefits of doing an accelerated degree means that students who are motivated and want to progress more quickly are able to do so. They can progress up to Assistant Site Manager and Site Manager much more quickly.”
Mike Drake, a former built environment graduate, now a Director of his own quantity surveying company Drake QS Limited agreed: “As a former student who studied part-time and worked full-time I initially found the prospect of studying for five years quite daunting. I think the option to study over three years instead would be attractive to a lot of students who are keen to work and start earning a living as soon as possible.”
Project Management Programme Leader Amanda Marshall-Ponting said: “We believe the new accelerated degree structure provides employers with a real opportunity to develop and upskill their employees more quickly than traditional routes, potentially giving organisations a leading edge over other competitors in the market.”
Andy Fleming, Director of Admissions for the School, explained that far from taking anything away from the longer-format courses of 3 or 5 years (p-t), 'accelerated' degrees were enabled by using the summer period for teaching.
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