Quantity Surveying

This is a Connected Degree Portsmouth is the only University in the UK with the flexibility to choose when to do an optional paid placement or self-employed year. Either take a placement in your third year, or finish your studies first and complete a placement in your fourth year. You can decide if and when to take a placement after you've started your course.

Overview Be a leading figure in the next generation of innovative construction projects.

Designed and delivered by a team of experienced professionals, this BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree will prepare you for a successful career calculating and managing costs relating to the built environment. You'll learn to think like an entrepreneur, develop professional business acumen and learn sought after quantity surveying skills. 

Become a financial and contractual expert in cost and value management, contract law and risk assessment. When you graduate, you'll be prepared to address the social, economic and technical aspects of construction projects of all sizes, anywhere in the world.

Course highlights

* Learn commercial and business methods to shape and develop construction projects

* Discover the latest industry developments, with teaching informed by the University's Construction Management and Surveying (CMS) Research Group

* Get industry insights and contribute to current debates in lectures led by visiting guest speakers

* See theory in action and get a taste of your future workplace on field trips to construction projects in the UK and Europe

* Develop solutions to industry projects – a previous student supported the development of our University Estate Masterplan before rising to a senior position in a major surveying and project management consultancy

Careers and opportunities

Due to the high costs and risks associated with construction projects, your skills as a quantity surveyor will always be in high demand.

As a graduate apprentice starting your career, you could earn up to £28,000. And once you've gained more experience in industry, salaries can go up as high as £55,000, or £80,000 if you're aiming for a management role.

Graduate destinations

Our graduates have worked for national and global companies such as:

* Sir Robert McAlpine

* Skanska

* R&W Civil Engineering

* Severn Water

* Diamond Build PLC

Roles you could go onto include:

* quantity surveyor

* commercial specialist

* project manager

* dispute resolution specialist

Get experience while you study with support to find part-time jobs, volunteering opportunities and work experience. Towards the end of your degree and after graduation, you'll get 1-to-1 support from our Graduate Recruitment Consultancy to find your perfect role.

Placement year opportunities

Taking an optional placement year gives you the experience you need to increase your chances of landing your perfect role after graduation. You could work in a paid role in a professional organisation (our students earn an average salary of £19,000 during their placements) or set up your own business, giving you the chance to grow your professional network and enhance your CV.

We'll give you all the support you need to find a placement that prepares you for your career, and we'll continue to mentor you throughout your placement.

Previous students have been successful in placement roles such as:

* assistant quantity surveyor

* assistant cost manager

* construction trainee

* intern and commercial assistant

* industrial placement student

They've worked at exciting companies, including:

* Keltbray

* Beard Construction

* Osborne

* Alinea Consultants LLP

* Kier Group