International Construction Practice and Law

Course Overview

The International Construction Practice and Law programme is offered by the University of Stuttgart. The programme is tailored to meet the needs of postgraduate professionals and enables you to complete your studies while in full-time employment or located on the construction site. Lectures are held once every month from Thursday to Saturday or if you are unable to attend in person you may attend the weekends 'virtually' instead as the lectures will be streamed live. Lectures are held by internationally renowned academic and professional experts. Day-to-day construction issues are changing and require greater legal understanding. It has become imperative for professionals such as lawyers, architects and engineers in the industry to obtain specialised legal education to deal with increasing legal issues. For example, even before the project development and contract award phase, legal implications need to be considered together with economic and technical aspects. Understanding the complex legal framework is indispensable when negotiating contracts with participants in a construction project. Thus contractors, engineers and suppliers who were traditionally not involved in legal matters are now expected to deal with contracts drafting, negotiation and implementation. Hence there is a need for a specialised programme on international construction law bringing practice and theory together in the international construction industry. Careers: Business, Architecture, Management, Engineering, Commerce, Construction.