Quantity Surveying

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Course summary
- Study quantity surveying and commercial management from both a client and contractor perspective

- Develop skills in cost management and measurement, contract administration and procurement

- Tackle the industry’s biggest challenges and champion sustainability, equality and inclusion

- Gain experience with industry placements, real-world projects and field trips in the UK and Europe

- Start your journey towards Chartered status on a course that's accredited by leading professional bodies

By studying Quantity Surveying, you'll learn how to commercially manage and control construction projects to the highest possible standard.

This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Building, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) and the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia.

How you learn
On this course, you'll apply your learning by working on real buildings, projects, live sites and field trips – ultimately leading to a successful career in quantity surveying. You’ll engage with the wider world of construction, exploring diverse buildings, places and communities both locally and globally.

Our academics bring a wealth of cutting-edge knowledge and professional experience into our classrooms. Many of them are chartered surveyors and practising APC assessors, mentors and counsellors who are strongly connected within the profession.

You learn through:
- Lectures and seminars

- Technical workshops

- Industry visits

- Field trips

- Independent study

- Digital IT software

- Practice-based learning

- Group work

- Industry work placements

Key themes
You’ll learn the fundamental skills for a range of quantity surveying roles, covering a broad range of practical topics. These include financial and commercial management, contract administration and practice, conflict avoidance, cost planning, sustainability, procurement and tendering, digital construction technologies and measurement.

You’ll be able to apply research-based knowledge to real-world challenges – balancing economic, social and environmental goals in the name of ‘sustainable development’. You’ll also work on live industry briefs and collaborative projects – considering the full life cycle of buildings and places, from their creation and use, through to their replacement.

The course also satisfies the academic stage of the journey towards attaining Chartered status with any of our professional bodies noted above and will provide you with a solid foundation to fulfil your potential.

Applied learning
Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed.

Work placements
You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement before your final year. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.

You’ll apply a wide range of practical abilities and knowledge to real-world situations, developing independent and creative decision-making skills.

Live projects
This course boasts some great hands-on, practical experience. In each year of study, you’ll work on real projects – responding to briefs set by employers, and interacting with quantity surveying professionals. This could include investigating and profiling an employer, or working with students from other courses to creatively address environmental issues.

You’ll also have the chance to work with our estate partners on campus development projects. Not only could you help us meet our environmental targets, you can have a direct impact on how our University will look.