Objectives
The objective of the Bachelor’s Degree Programme in Building Process Management – Project Management is to train a professional figure with expertise in the construction sector, capable of operating in the design, construction, and management of public and private works throughout all phases of the building process.
The education of this professional profile, which works alongside the roles that make up the project team, responds to the labour market’s demand for professionals endowed with advanced technical and managerial skills, capable of managing the increasingly complex administrative, technical, and economic phases of construction projects.
This professional figure is therefore characterised by a strongly polyvalent and interdisciplinary approach, enabling autonomous intervention when required, with an understanding of programming and design issues and of their physical, economic, and social impacts, in coordination with the other professional figures involved in the project supply chain. All of this takes place within the complex framework of building process management, with particular attention to the implementation complexity of contemporary architecture, as well as of infrastructures and of the regeneration, rehabilitation, and recovery of existing buildings and settlements, including those of historical and cultural value.
Ultimately, the objective of the Degree Programme is to educate a new professional capable of integrating into the technical and managerial phases of the project, assuming responsibility for procedures, and contributing to the conception and implementation of the project with a role that is distinct from, yet complementary to, that of the designer.
EDUCATIONAL PATHWAY
Graduates in Building Process Management – Project Management will be distinguished by a solid and well-structured multidisciplinary education, encompassing foundational knowledge (mathematics, history, and representation), core disciplinary fields (architecture, urban planning, building construction, and environmental studies), as well as related disciplines in law, economics, and structural engineering, together with digital competencies and the use of artificial intelligence. This educational background will enable graduates to analyse and understand the physical, historical-cultural, formal, environmental, functional, technological, and economic characteristics of architectural works, settlement structures, and infrastructures, in relation to their origins and the contemporary context, and to survey and assess them by analysing their specific features, including materials, technological solutions adopted in architectural systems, and the physical and functional characteristics of settlement structures and the environment.
The basic educational activities, mainly concentrated in the first year, provide adequate knowledge of mathematical analysis and the history of architecture, and are specifically complemented by subjects related to technical drawing and representation, oriented towards construction-site design.
The core disciplinary subjects, primarily developed in the second year, focus on the ability to read and interpret issues related to architecture, urban planning, conservation, and the integrated management of buildings. In particular, appropriate preparation is provided in the fields of building process management, architectural technology, construction techniques, and building physics, in order to ensure knowledge of the feasibility of interventions, as well as in the management of construction, regeneration, and building and urban rehabilitation projects.
The entire third year of study offers students the opportunity to achieve an applied specialisation that characterises their professional profile and ensures the immediate employability of the degree qualification, through the completion of training in the fields of energy and environmental retrofitting and construction market management.
With regard to related disciplines, the programme emphasises the acquisition of applied knowledge in legal, economic, structural, and service design fields, ensuring a plurality of learning perspectives on issues related to design, construction, regeneration, and recovery at the urban and territorial scale. An English language proficiency requirement, with particular reference to technical terminology, further enables students to enhance their communication skills.
Teaching activities are organised on a semester basis and take place at the Faculty of Architecture; active and regular attendance is required for the successful completion of the programme. The compulsory internship is carried out at construction companies, professional and design firms, and at technical offices of public administrations that have agreements with the Faculty.
The Programme’s Academic Regulations and educational offer are designed to allow students, should they so wish, to pursue study pathways that include an appropriate number of credits in related and complementary subject areas that are not already core disciplines.
Upon completion of the three-year programme, graduates may enter the labour market directly or continue their studies through first-level Master’s programmes or a Master’s Degree programme at the Faculty of Architecture or at other Faculties or Universities, fulfilling any additional educational requirements where applicable.