CE3YIN: Construction Year in Industry

Module code: CE3YIN

Module provider: School of Construction Management and Engineering, School of Built Environment

Credits: 120

Level: 6

When you’ll be taught: Full year

Module convenor: Mr Adrian Tagg , email: a.tagg@reading.ac.uk

Pre-requisite module(s):

Co-requisite module(s):

Pre-requisite or Co-requisite module(s):

Module(s) excluded:

Placement information: Maxi placement

Academic year: 2025/6

Available to visiting students: No

Talis reading list: No

Last updated: 3 April 2025

Overview

Module aims and purpose

This module underpins a student’s year in industry. Students’ understanding of the shape and composition of the construction industry will be developed. Particular focus will be given to career management skills and to the introduction of the skills frameworks underpinning construction professional development and becoming chartered.

Aims:

• To give students experience of working in the construction industry and cultivate a reflective approach to practice.
• To develop a range of career management and transferable skills.
• To engage the students in professional development and their route to professional chartership.
• To enable the student to place their placement experience in the context of the wider construction industry and professional practice.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module, it is expected that students will be able to: 

1. Clearly describe their experience and recognise its value to their career development.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the requirements of their chosen professional body and use these to inform critical reflection on their practice in industry.
3. Articulate a strategy for their career development locating within this both their placement experience and remaining academic study.
4. Understand the workings of the construction industry. Students will become competent in key professional skills such as team working, problem solving, and oral and written communication.
5. Extend their technical skills.
6. Prepare written reports, give oral presentations and be able to discuss their work in a scholarly manner.

Module content

Year-long placement in the construction industry.

Structure

Teaching and learning methods

One-year placement at an industrial host; meetings with academic and industrial supervisor.

Study hours

At least 20 hours of scheduled teaching and learning activities will be delivered in person, with the remaining hours for scheduled and self-scheduled teaching and learning activities delivered either in person or online. You will receive further details about how these hours will be delivered before the start of the module.