Applied Building Information Modelling and Management Múnlú ┐Bainistíocht Faisnéise Foirgnimh (Feidhmeach)

The MSc in Applied Building Information Modelling and Management is a Level 9 programme designed to equip graduates to lead digital transformation across the built environment. The programme focuses on multidisciplinary collaboration, advanced BIM technologies, international BIM standards (including ISO 19650), lean methodologies, AI-assisted workflows and advanced digital construction strategies. It directly addresses national skills shortages and aligns with the BIM Mandate and the National Upskilling Roadmap 2030.

Central to the programme philosophy is the removal of traditional disciplinary silos within the construction sector. Through project‑based and task‑based learning, students engage in authentic, collaborative design and management processes grounded in international standards and contemporary professional practice. The programme places strong emphasis on enhancing productivity, improving multidisciplinary coordination, fostering digital innovation, and applying Lean and sustainability-focused principles to fully leverage human talent, reduce waste, and optimise project outcomes.

Graduates are prepared to operate confidently at an advanced, often unpredictable professional level, including leadership roles within BIM and digital construction contexts.
The programme welcomes applications from professionally qualified architects, engineers, surveyors, technologists, and construction managers with foundational BIM knowledge. Applicants from related disciplines who can demonstrate relevant experience are also encouraged to apply.

Professional Accreditation

The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

This programme is designed as a re-skilling course to meet the demands of students who graduate with a Built Environment or Engineering or related level 8 degree who see their future in Digital Construction within the Architecture, Construction and Engineering sector.

To be admitted to this course, students should have a minimum of a 2.2 in an honours bachelor degree in a Engineering, Built Environment or related programme, or a Level 7 ordinary degree plus 5 years relevant experience.

Applications may be considered from candidates who do not have the minimum academic requirements set out above, but who do have significant relevant industry experience. In this situation, candidates will be interviewed, and Recognition of Prior Learning will be applied.

Applicants are required to produce evidence of the minimum English language proficiency requirement for overseas applicants i.e. a minimum score of 6.0 in IELTS or equivalent.

The MSc in Applied Building Information Modelling and Management is a unique NFQ level 9 course in Ireland and the approach to MSc-level education is distinctive in relation to courses available internationally.

The demand for professionals skilled in the application of Building Information Modelling (BIM) technologies and for the management of BIM processes is very strong both nationally and internationally. It underpins the needs of a wide range of disciplines in the Built Environment and Engineering for professionals skilled in collaborative design, build, and management processes. It is expected that graduates of the course will find employment both within their own disciplines and in emerging collaborative careers as BIM processes become more widely adopted.

The domains of application of applied Building Information Modelling and Management relevant to this programme include:

• Architecture & Architectural Technology
• Construction Management and Technology
• Engineering: Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Building Services, and associated Geomatics
• Surveying: Quantity and Property

This programme prepares the graduate to act at a wide, and possibly unpredictable, professional level and within ill-defined contexts in positions of leadership in the area of Building Information Modelling and Management.

The course runs on a full-time basis over 1 year. This comprises of two stages of four taught modules each, followed by the completion of an individual capstone project in the final phase. The final phase consists of one mandatory module, namely a Capstone Project.

This phase will nominally commence immediately on completion of the formal assessment of phase one, although the process will actually begin earlier when the student submits a research proposal and is assigned a supervisor.

This arrangement is to facilitate early engagement between the student and supervisor to prepare the student to undertake the project in a self-directed and self-motivated way throughout the summer months. The student is expected to work on the project independently during July and August, with a submission date usually scheduled for the last week of August or start of September.

Semester 1

• 10 credits (ECTS) of streamed, discipline-specific modules focused on BIM Technologies. Students will choose one of either Advanced BIM in Architecture, Mechanical & Electrical Engineering or Quantity Surveying & Construction Management on initial entry onto the programme.
  
  
• 5 credits on Digital Construction Principles for BIM Federation and Sustainable Building Practices
  
  
• 5 credits of electives related to specific BIM challenges
• 10-credits of Collaborative BIM Process

Semester 2

• 5 credits of streamed innovation modules based on stream selection from Semester 1. 
• 5 credits of Lean and BIM.
• 5 credits of electives related to specific BIM challenges
• 20 credits of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Project

Semester 1 and 2

• 25 credits of a BIMM Capstone project with Agile Project Management

Runs typically as follows:  

Semester 1

• Monday & Tuesday (12pm – 3pm)
• Wednesday & Thursday (6pm – 9pm)

Semester 2

• Monday (12pm – 3pm & 6-9pm)
• Tuesday (12pm – 4pm) 
• Wednesday (6pm – 9pm) & Thursday (6pm – 9pm)

90% of classes are delivered online, and 10% are delivered through workshops as part of Semester 2 at the Bolton Street campus. There is an expectation that students attend 3 workshops to be held on a Friday in Semester 2 from 1pm – 5pm.

EU Students

Applications for this course are now open.

• September 2026 Intake: Apply Now – EU Applicants (Autumn 2026)

Please note that when applying for the course, you must select one of the following options based on your chosen stream from Semester 1 (see course content):

• TU460 MSc Applied BIMM Architecture
• TU460 MSc Applied BIMM Mech & Elec
• TU460 MSc Applied BIMM Surv & CM

For further information on the application process, please visit How To Apply.

The MSc in Applied Building Information Modelling and Management provides exit award opportunities at key stages of learning to suit a varied range of learners. These include Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies (30 ECTS) or Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM (60 ECTS) after completion of a specified set number of modules.