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

The MSc in applied Building Information Modelling and Management is a part‑time 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. The programme is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

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.

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 part-time over 2 years. This comprises four stages, 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 stage three, 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.

Year 1 Semester 1 

10-credits (ECTS) of streamed, discipline-specific modules focused on BIM Technologies plus 5 credits on Digital Construction Principles for BIM Federation and Sustainable Building Practices. Streams in Architecture/Architectural Technology; Mechanical & Electrical Engineering; Surveying (Quantity) & Construction Management.

Semester 2

5 credits of streamed innovation modules based on stream selection from semester 1; 5 credits of Lean and BIM, and 5 credits of electives related to specific BIM challenges.

Year 2 Semester 1

5 credit electives related to specific BIM challenges and 10-credits of Collaborative BIM Process.

Semester 2

20-credits of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Project.

Semester 1 and 2

25 credits of aBIMM Capstone project with Agile Project Management.

* ‎ Year 3 is only applicable to students who are currently registered in year 2 of the programme, and will be phased out. All incoming students will take Years 1 and 2 only.

Runs typically as follows:

Year 1 - Monday (12 pm – 3 pm) and one evening online (6 pm - 9 pm). 

Year 2 - Tuesday (12 pm - 3 pm) and two evenings online (6 pm - 9 pm).

Students should plan to allocate ~10-14 hours per week to study (including scheduled class times) during the four 12-week semesters.

90% of classes are delivered online, and 10% are delivered through workshops at the Bolton Street campus.

EU Students

Applications for this course are now open.

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

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

All access to the MSc in applied BIM and Management/Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM/Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies is via the TU415 application portal.

Non-EU Students

Non-EU students, not resident in Ireland, are not eligible to apply for part time programs that are delivered on-campus. Applications for part time courses that require on-campus attendance will not be processed and the application fee will not be refunded.

The fact that the course joins up all the different stakeholders in construction is one of the best aspects.

The job opportunities when you complete the course are excellent.

The MSc in applied Building Information Modelling and Management provides exit award opportunities at each of its two key stages of learning to suit a varied range of learners. These include:

• TU415/1 - Postgraduate Certificate in BIM Technologies (1 Year), which is a re-skilling programme that addresses a significant market deficit for construction professionals by providing them with the ability to use BIM technologies in a multidisciplinary collaborative design and management process. Students can exit after successfully completing year 1 with this award, or progress to TU415/2.
  
  
• TU415/2 - Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM / MSc in applied BIM and Management (2 years), which focuses on providing students with a critical understanding of the collaborative BIM information cycle via the effective use of appropriate information management and communication tools and strategies while utilising appropriate, standards-based BIM processes. Students will also source, evaluate and recommend new theories, practices and systems appropriate to BIM collaboration, processes and technologies by adopting a project-based, solution-oriented approach. Students on successful completion of the Multidisciplinary Collaborative project (20 ECTS) and Collaborative BIM Process (10 ECTS) in Year 2, can exit with this award of Postgraduate Diploma in Collaborative BIM i.e. a total of 60 ECTS. On successful completion of all of year 2 modules, students can receive the award of MSc in applied Building Information Modelling & Management, which requires a total of 90 ECTS.