BSc (Hons) Building Control Surveying (Top Up)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-09-15 | - |
Program Overview
BSc (Hons) Building Control Surveying (Top Up)
Overview
The overall aim of this course is to equip graduates with the skills and knowledge to enable them to pursue a professional career as a Chartered Building Surveyor within the built environment.
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BSc (Hons)
Start date(s)
15 September 2025
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Course specifications
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Course length
Part-time (2 years)
Campus location
University: City Campus
School
School of Architecture and Built Environment
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Why choose this course?
97% of students were satisfied with the teaching on this course
(NSS, 2024)
This course is accredited by:
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
As a Building Control Surveyor, you will be part of an extensive network of over 3,500 professional public service surveyors responsible for ensuring buildings are safe, healthy, inclusive and efficient, and meet the standards set by the Building Regulations. You will be part of the planning, development and valuation of built environment projects. You will develop a wider understanding of the built environment process required to become a built environment professional/practitioner and have the opportunity to progress both professionally and academically.
They are property professionals who provide diverse services and offer impartial, specialist advice on a variety of property development control issues which includes advice on public safety, consumer protection, safety at sports grounds, and dangerous structures. They routinely work with the emergency services and other functions such as Health and Safety Executive, Trading Standards and Environmental Health to deliver safe buildings.
What's unique about this course?
Construct your future in our top-tier Building program - ranked 34th nationwide!
- Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Accredited by the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
- Taught in Springfield Super Campus
- Access to multiple fully functional industrial laboratories
- Access to state-of-the-art VR and AR technology
What happens on the course?
Through the programme, you will develop the skills, knowledge, behaviours and an appreciation to address a wide range of issues and to lead and work with others in the delivery of successful projects.
You will be supported by local authority your employer and a skills coach on the programme. Course content includes elements of work-based learning, pre-contract studies, on-site decision making, management and liaison with clients, construction professionals and operatives.
Course Modules
Year 5
- Building Control - Building Pathology
- Module: 6CN039
- Credits: 20
- Period: 5
- Type: Core
- Building Control - Sustainability
- Module: 6CN040
- Credits: 20
- Period: 5
- Type: Core
- Workbased Learning B
- Module: 6CN018
- Credits: 20
- Period: 5
- Type: Core
Year 6
- Built Environment Dissertation
- Module: 6CN034
- Credits: 40
- Period: 6
- Type: Core
- Fire Safety
- Module: 6CN028
- Credits: 20
- Period: 6
- Type: Core
Potential Career Paths
- Building surveyor
- Architectural technologist
- Commercial/residential surveyor
- Construction manager
- Estimator
- Project manager
Additional Information
Why Wolverhampton?
Students in the School of Architecture and the Built Environment will be taught in our brand new £120m Springfield Super Campus which is Europe’s largest construction centre of excellence.
What skills will you gain?
Through the combined use of practical and educational experience and support, the Building Control Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship enables you to:
- Gain the essential core skills and knowledge of all aspects of built environment management.
- Focus on the technologies, law, information management, finance, health and safety, sustainability and consultancy skills needed to deliver projects to professional and to quality standards.
- Develop transferable skills in the areas of valuation and appraisal, building surveys and planning law
- Develop transferable skills of team working, independent learning, decision making and problem solving
- Develop an awareness of and consider the impact and solutions to current management issues in your local authority and the built environment sector
- Enhance your skills in construction and built environment relate projects, management of people and resources, leadership skills.
Course Fees and Finance
- Location | Mode | Fee | Year
- Home | Part-time | £4625 per year# |
- Home | Part-time | £4768 per year# |
Entry Requirements
- Entry to the course will be via successful completion of the Local Authority Building Control (level 4-5 ) qualification as part of the LABC/University of Wolverhampton ‘Articulation agreement’
- Successful completion with credit profile of a Foundation Degree in a cognate area deemed equivalent to 240 credits of level 4 and 5 study (minimum of 120 level 5) or equivalent qualifications which will be considered on a case by case basis.
- Application by Mature students onto the course is encouraged and you may be invited to attend an interview to ascertain your suitability for the course.
- Applicants with semi-cognate qualifications will also be considered provided this is supplemented by relevant ‘Industry’ experience.
- Advanced entry above level 5 may be considered dependent upon qualifications and experience of the candidate and will be subject to FSE RPL requirements.(Subject to professional interview).
- Non-native speakers of English are required to achieve IELTS with an overall band score of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each element.
Who accredits this course?
- Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
- Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
Program Outline
Building Control Surveying (Top Up)
Degree Overview
The program incorporates elements of work-based learning, pre-contract studies, on-site decision-making, management, and liaison with clients, construction professionals, and operatives. Graduates of this program will be equipped to:
- Apply their knowledge and understanding of building control matters, including interpreting and understanding legislation, approved documents, and regulations.
- Develop proficiency in building pathology, sustainability, fire safety, and the Built Environment Dissertation.
- Utilize essential core skills and knowledge of built environment management, information management, finance, health and safety, sustainability, and consultancy skills.
- Enhance their skills in construction and built environment related projects, management of people and resources, and leadership skills.
- Consider the impact of current management issues in local authorities and the built environment sector.
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Outline
#Year 5
- Module: Building Pathology (6CN007)
- Credits: 20
- Type: Core
- Focuses on developing knowledge and understanding of building and material failure.
- Explores causas of failure, consequences, and remedies in relation to duties and obligations of a Building Surveyor.
- Module: Sustainability (6CN012)
- Credits: 20
- Type: Core
- Explores requirements of sustainable development and their impact on environmental services in construction.
- Highlights impact of such services on internal and external environments.
- Module: Workbased Learning B (6CN018)
- Credits: 20
- Type: Core
- Enables review of knowledge management strategy of organization and project to evaluate outcomes and alternative options.
- #Year 6
- Module: Built Environment Dissertation (6CN034)
- Credits: 40
- Type: Core
- Develops research and reporting skills in a subject related to the degree course.
- Investigates a research question by following formal research practices from project identification to recommendations.
- Module: Fire Safety (6CN028)
- Credits: 20
- Type: Core
- Develops knowledge and understanding of building control matters, focusing on practical, theoretical, and procedural aspects of discharging building regulations under the Building Act 1984.
- Includes interpreting and understanding legislation, approved documents, and regulations.
Assessment
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Teaching
The course is taught at the University of Wolverhampton's Springfield Super Campus, a £120 million construction center of excellence. Instruction is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, and practical coursework. The program also incorporates work-based learning opportunities.
Additional Information:
- Students have access to state-of-the-art virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technology.
- Graduates are eligible for professional membership with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
Careers
Potential career paths for graduates of this program include:
- Building surveyor
- Architectural technologist
- Commercial/residential surveyor
- Construction manager
- Estimator
- Project manager
Other
- Students will graduate with the ability to critically analyze and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different technologies within the building control context.
