“The postgraduate programme in the Department is being offered to expose professionals in Building, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying and other related discipline to advanced management skills to handle diverse and complex projects from inception to completion. Projects are getting increasingly large, more complex; traditional approaches to project delivery are being reviewed due to increasing pressures from clients that are getting increasingly sophisticated. Furthermore, projects are being executed across climates and international cultures with different contract and procurement arrangements.

The provision of the postgraduate programme reflects a commitment to a belief that: (i) The Department through the programme can contribute to production of high quality

manpower that can cope with the increasing and ever-changing sophistication in the

construction industry both nationally and internationally.

(ii) A growth in the construction industry output can stimulate national development. The Department thus aims at promoting the knowledge and professional base of future managers of the construction industry.

(iii) Intellectual and professional capital can be exported and explored. The Department in reviewing the programme believes that a sound knowledge of construction management best practices can enhance the competitiveness of its graduates in international and multinational contracts, thus contributing to the growth of the Nigerian economy.

Philosophy of the Postgraduate Programmes in the Department The programmes are rooted in the belief that the built environment industry mirrors the national economy. Economies that still have large mass of housing and infrastructure to provide and/or maintain for critical masses of their people have to put the industry in a front burner. The provision of high quality manpower to meet challenges and development of the economy can thus not be overstated. These challenges include requirements and research endeavours to promote the built environment industry and general development of the society.”