Program Overview

Introduction to the Quantity Surveying Program

The Quantity Surveying program at Roehampton University offers a comprehensive education in cost and measurement, procurement and contracts, innovations in technology, financial management, and information management. This program is designed to provide students with a world-class educational experience, integrating knowledge across disciplinary boundaries.

Program Structure

The program is offered as a degree with a foundation year, which is a four-year program that provides an additional foundation year at the beginning of the degree. This foundation year gives students academic and practical experience, as well as the skills needed to ensure they are equipped to successfully complete their chosen degree.

Modules

The program consists of various modules, including:

• Law for Surveyors: This module explores the legal framework and governance structures that shape contemporary society.
• Construction Science, Technology and Materials 1: This module introduces students to the fundamental principles of construction technology and materials.
• Design and Construction Economics: This module explores the economics of construction and the key factors that influence development.
• Interdisciplinary Design Project 1: This module integrates the skills and knowledge acquired on the program to date, with a focus on design tasks that require the development of a range of options.
• Procurement, Contract Administration and Professional Development: This module explores three key themes: procurement, contract administration, and professional development.
• Construction Science, Technology and Materials 2: This module builds upon the knowledge and understanding developed from the level 4 Construction Science, Technology and Materials 1.
• Estimating, Tendering and Commercial Management: This module covers how construction organizations carry out estimating and costing, tendering and financial accounting and control.
• Interdisciplinary Design Project 2: This module applies the knowledge and skills acquired at Level 4 and during Level 5 to a multi-faceted design problem.
• Advanced Quantity Surveying: This module builds on the knowledge and understanding of measurement, estimating, procurement, and contract administration developed earlier in the program.
• Construction Project Management: This module explores fundamental theories and concepts of project management in construction.
• Research Project: This module provides students with the opportunity to independently investigate a selected topic of interest in a built environment related issue.
• Interdisciplinary Design Project 3: This module further develops students' ability to design larger-scale built environment artefacts of a more complex scale for a specific development site.

Skills

Graduates of the Quantity Surveying program will have an advanced set of skills and professional expertise, ready for industry. Quantity Surveyors manage the financial aspects of construction projects, ensuring they are completed within budget while meeting quality standards.

Learning

Students will learn via a combination of lectures, workshops, group seminars, group tutorials, and practical experimentation. As much as possible, students will be taught in interdisciplinary groups, in open studio spaces, and on projects.

Assessment

Students will be set authentic assessments, meaning that their projects, tasks, and exercises will replicate the working world of architectural engineering. Assessments will include the submission of technical reports, essays, in-class open and closed book tests, online assessments, and oral presentations.

Careers

There are numerous opportunities for graduates of Quantity Surveying in the built environment sector, internationally, nationally, and regionally. Many Quantity Surveying professionals work in Project Management, Cost consultancy, and as Main Contractors.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirements for the program are:

• 112-128 UCAS points (or equivalent) for the undergraduate program
• 64-80 UCAS points (or equivalent) for the foundation year
• GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and Maths
• International students require 64 UCAS points (or equivalent) and IELTS: 5.5 for the International Foundation Pathway

Fees and Funding

The tuition fees for the program are:

• Ł9,790 for UK students (undergraduate year 1)
• Ł20,280 for international students (undergraduate year 1) The university also provides financial support and guidance, including scholarships and bursaries.