Construction Financial Management

Undergraduate | 2026

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Your studies will be on-campus, and may include some online delivery
On campus
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Area/Catalogue
BLDG 1015
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Course ID
205437
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Campus
Adelaide City Campus
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
Course owner
Course owner
Adelaide University
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Course level
1
Work Integrated Learning course
Work Integrated Learning course
No
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

Topics cover the breadth of project and development financing including sources of finance (debt, equity, hybrids), insurance and bonds, private financing initiative, PPP, market principles, discounted cash flow and cash flow management and project appraisal (NPV, IRR), life cycle costing.

Course learning outcomes

  • Understand the basic principals of accounting
  • Understand the financial and economic terminology in construction
  • Interpret and analyse financial reports in construction
  • Conduct preliminary cashflow forecasting, value management and earned value management calculations
  • Evaluate different corporate strategies from the financial perspective for corporate decision making

Prerequisite(s)

N/A

Corequisite(s)

N/A

Antirequisite(s)

  • must not have completed CONMGNT4002 Construction Financial Management at the University of Adelaide