Program Overview

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
• Opportunity to undertake a year's industrial placement or study abroad
• Opportunity to participate in an exciting international experience abroad
• £6 million investment in developing state-of-the-art teaching facilities
• Stepping stone to a varied career with UK and overseas employment opportunities
• LJMU ranked 16th in the UK for construction, surveying and planning courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• LJMU ranked 8th university in the UK for building degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)
• LJMU ranked 6th university in the UK for land and property management degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)

About your course

The professionally-accredited BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying at Liverpool John Moores University is tailored to meet the needs of employers and offers exciting paid placement opportunities where you can gain invaluable hands-on experience.

This BSc Quantity Surveying course focuses on the factors that affect the procurement and construction of a building or structure over its complete life cycle, with particular emphasis on the economic, legal, financial and managerial considerations of the construction process.

Once you have developed the technical skills required of a quantity surveyor, you will apply them to projects that are based on 'real' construction scenarios. This way of working not only gives you invaluable hands-on practice, it also allows you to develop a variety of transferable skills that will give you a professional edge when you eventually start applying for your first quantity surveying job.

Strong links with industry mean that you will have opportunities to meet quantity surveyors and other professionals working in the construction industry through guest lectures and site visits.

The course also offers a sandwich route which involves a paid placement where you can apply what you have learnt at LJMU out in the workplace. Such experience will enhance both your professional skills development and your CV, boosting your employment prospects after graduation.

Students not undertaking a placement year are registered on the non-Sandwich version of the programme and will have the opportunity of an additional study year abroad following Level 5, providing students with an additional year of study at an approved overseas partner that will complement their programme at LJMU.

Additional course costs

The purchase of site safety boots will be required. Optional study trips will have costs involved.

Course modules

Year 1

• Quantity Surveyor in a Project Environment (20 credits)
• Principles of Economics and Management (20 credits)
• Digital Built Environment (20 credits)
• Measurement I (20 credits)
• Introduction to Law (20 credits)
• Construction Technology 1 (20 credits)

Year 2

• Construction Contract Practice (20 credits)
• Construction Procurement (20 credits)
• Measurement II (20 credits)
• Project Planning and Control (20 credits)
• Design Economics and Project Lifecycle Value (20 credits)
• Construction Technology 2 (20 credits)

Year 3

• Construction Research Project (40 credits)
• Risk Management (20 credits)
• Business Management and Entrepreneurship (20 credits)
• Project Finance (20 credits)
• Measurement III (20 credits)

Professional accreditation

• Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership.
• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), having been judged to meet the CIOB Education Framework. Prospective members holding these qualifications have full academic exemption and may enter CIOB membership without the requirement for an Individual Assessment.
• Accredited by the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia (BQSM) for the purpose of eligibility for registration with that body.

Your Learning Experience

• Teaching Support Assessment
• Excellent facilities and learning resources
• Work-related Learning
• Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support

Career paths

You will enjoy varied career opportunities both in the UK and overseas.

Career prospects for quantity surveying graduates are excellent, with many students securing their first professional position working for clients, contractors or professional practices either before or after graduation. You can work in the Public or the Private sector and will be equipped with skills to work in the building or civil engineering field.

You can also enjoy varied career opportunities overseas in addition to the UK.

If you decide not to go into the profession, however, you can still take advantage of your transferable skills and work experience to enter other careers.

Tuition fees and funding

Home

• Full-time per year: £9,535
• Placement year: £1,905

International

• Full-time per year: £18,250
• Placement year: £3,830

Entry requirements

• Grades/points required from qualifications: BBC-ABB (112-128)
• GCSEs and equivalents: Grade 4 or grade C or above in English Language and Mathematics/Numeracy
• A levels: BBC-ABB Minimum Number of A Levels: 2 Maximum AS UCAS Points: 20
• BTECs: Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM
• Access awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• International Baccalaureate: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• OCR Cambridge Technical: Extended Diploma: DMM-DDM
• Irish awards: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• T levels: Acceptable on its own and combined with other qualifications
• International requirements: IELTS 6.0 overall with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of the course start date.