Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Overview

The BSc Honours Quantity Surveying programme is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required to succeed in the construction industry. The course is taught by Chartered Surveyors with extensive professional practice experience and features regular guest lectures from industry experts.

Mode of Study

• Part-time (available as Full-time)

Duration

• 6 years

Start date

• September

Course details

In the first year, students will learn from a broad range of topics to give them a feel for Surveying as a profession, including introductions to Construction Costs and Measurement, Building Design and Technology, Property Value Studies, and Property and Construction Law.

Students will then progress to more specialist subjects, including Construction Financial Management, Construction Project Management, and Construction Contracts, and further develop their skills in Cost Planning and Estimating, Measurement and Quantification of Construction, and Building Design and Technology.

In the final two years, students will work on their Honours project and gain enhanced skills in areas such as presenting, negotiating, soft skills, Commercial Management, and Conservation Surveying to prepare them for their full-time role in the construction industry.

How you'll be taught

• Classes are presented using a blend of face-to-face teaching and online resources through the University's Virtual Learning Environment.
• The practical application of knowledge is the foundation for the QS course, where we recreate real-life scenarios and learn how to deal with them in a classroom environment.

Assessments

• No exams for all level 7 modules in the first 18 months of the programme.
• Assignments comprise mainly scenario-based activities emphasizing the applied knowledge approach and employing an active learning ethos.

Work placement

• Students will utilise their current employment related to their part-time surveying studies by undertaking the work placement module in Trimester 3 of years 4 and 5.

Popular modules

Year 1

• Surveying
• Property & Construction Business Law
• Building Design & Technology 1
• Construction Cost Studies 1

Year 2

• Building Design and Technology 2
• Property Value Studies
• Quantity Surveying: Commercial Management
• Building Maintenance and Management

Year 3

• Quantity Surveying: Professional Practice
• Facilities Management
• Contract Administration and Practice
• Construction Cost Studies 2
• Work Placement – start in Year 3 and finish in Year 4

Year 4

• Work-Based Learning 1
• Research and Innovation
• Professional Standards

Year 5

• Project Evaluation: multi-discipline professional project (40 credits)
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Work-Based Learning 2

Entry requirements

Minimum Year 1

• SQA Higher: BBBC (Standard Entry Requirement), CCCC (Minimum Entry Requirement)
• A level: CCC
• Irish Leaving Certificate: H3, H3, H3, H3 at Higher Level
• BTEC National Extended Diploma (Level 3): MMM (Merit, Merit, Merit) in a related subject
• BTEC National Diploma (Level 3): DD (Distinction, Distinction) in a related subject
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Award of Diploma with 26 points overall with three Higher Level subjects at grades 5, 5, 5
• T level: Pass

Minimum Year 2

• SQA Advanced Highers: BBC
• A level: BBB
• BTEC National Extended Diploma (Level 3): DDM (Distinction, Distinction, Merit) in a related subject
• HNC: Pass HNC in Construction, Construction Management, Built Environment, Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying with grade B in the Graded Unit.

English language

• If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test and our minimum English language requirements will apply.

International students

• We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
• The University does not sponsor students to study on part-time programmes in the UK under the Student Visa route. International Applicants must therefore have other valid immigration leave to study on this programme.

Fees & funding

• The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances, and the course you are studying.
• Tuition fees for 2024/25:
  • Scotland: £305
  • England, Wales, Northern Ireland, and Republic of Ireland: £1,157
  • Overseas and EU: £3,225

Careers

• A quantity surveying degree will offer you a rewarding professional career with opportunities to work with a wide range of people on many exciting projects, ranging from small buildings through to large multimillion-pound construction sites.
• Career prospects include:
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Chartered Surveyor
  • Chartered Quantity Surveyor
  • Contracts Manager
  • Construction Cost Manager
  • Commercial Manager
• As a quantity surveyor, you are involved at every stage of construction projects by overseeing, analysing, and reporting on progress to ensure quality and building standards are met. These responsibilities can also include working with subcontractors, purchasing construction materials, monitoring all spend to avoid unnecessary costs and prevent overspend.