Course description
Foundation Degree: Demolition Management
The Foundation Degree in Demolition Management is a world first and is being offered by the Institute of Demolition Engineers, supported by the University of Wolverhampton. Access to the course is open to members of the Institute and to non-members. Non-members will be required to demonstrate one or more of the following;
- A working alliance with the demolition sector
- An Historical alliance with the demolition sector
- An intention to engage in future alliances with the demolition sector
Suitability - Who should attend?
All candidates who wish to gain access to the course will be required to meet the following;
- Evidence of prior learning ability by examination or work-based assessment; and or
- Seniority in management and membership of other Institutions;
- A commitment to attending all course module teaching days
- Completion of all coursework and or reports within the specified time frames
- A propensity to learn and an ability to be a team member to assist others as appropriate
- Be a minimum age of 18 years old
Course delivery details
The Foundation Degree in Demolition Management consists of 12 modules to be spread over two academic years including short breaks. A certificate of award of achievement will be made at the Institute’s Annual Luncheon by the President together with a higher education credit award of 240 credits from the University of Wolverhampton towards a BSc Top Up Degree in Demolition Management.
Each module will require the candidate to attend a compulsory teaching day of a minimum of 8 hours. The module coursework consists of a further 40 hours of evidenced work. Set coursework requiring research for each unit should be in the form of a report and will be between 3,000 and 3,500 words.
The monthly coursework may include work-related evidence. For practitioners, i.e. contractors it may include examples of site or office documents specific to ongoing or future contracts/projects of which the author is clearly the student themselves. For consultants and those working within a satellite discipline, it may include information/training/instruction/representation, etc. to clients and or contractors involved in the demolition or asbestos removal processes.
All coursework is to be returned to the course administrator for marking within 4 weeks of completing the taught module. Failure to meet this rule may result in the student being dismissed. The Institutes Council of Management, represented by the IDE: Education Committee, will have full powers of decision-making on all course-related issues. The Committee’s decision is final and non-negotiable.
Reviews
Average rating 5
Signing up for the Demoliton Foundaton Degree seemed an opportunity to good to miss. Like many
people in the demoliton industry, I started off at the lowest level, yard boy, man...
So far I have really enjoyed the IDE Foundation Degree and it has given me far more In depth knowledge about the industry, legislation & everyday working practices. I have parti...
Expenses
IDE member per module = £ 250.00
- 13 x unit payments = £3, 250.00
Non-member per module = £ 300.00
- 13 x unit payments = £3,900.00
For more specific information on fees and payments, please contact the institute.
After moving out of the Demolition sector for a number of years, I enrolled on the Demolition Management Foundation Degree in order to update my Industry knowledge when I took o...