Program Overview

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BSc (Hons) Building Surveying with Sandwich Placement

Overview

The 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.

Award

BSc (Hons)

Start date(s)

15 September 2025

UCAS Code

K231

Course specifications

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Course length

Sandwich (4 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)
• The course is professionally accredited by:
  • Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
  • Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

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
• Opportunity to spend a year in industry
• Access to state-of-the-art VR and AR technology

What happens on the course?

The aims of the BSc Building Surveying course are:

• to enable you to gain the essential skills of Building Surveying focussing on design and technology, economics and law and the specific applications to refurbishment and property management.
• to develop skills including team working, giving presentations, report writing, drawing and project understanding.
• to advance your understanding of other construction professions by multi-disciplinary group projects concentrating on communication, delegation and leadership.
• focussing on building design and technology.
• specific applications relating to new build, conversion and adaption of buildings, property management and conservation of historic buildings and assets.
• will also help you to identify architectural styles, building defects, their pathology and apply solutions to projects.

Course Modules

Year 1

• Built Environment Academic and Employment Skills
  • Module: 4CN006
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
• Built Environment Business and Economics Project
  • Module: 4CN016
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
• Built Environment Professional Development
  • Module: 4CN027
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
• Introduction to Digital Construction
  • Module: 4CN041
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
• Introduction to Law and Construction Procurement
  • Module: 4CN001
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core
• Sustainable Construction Technology (Residential Buildings)
  • Module: 4CN002
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 1
  • Type: Core

Year 2

• Brownfield Regeneration and Construction Technology (Commercial Buildings)
  • Module: 5CN001
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Core
• Construction Law
  • Module: 5CN022
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Core
• Design Principles and Practice
  • Module: 5CN007
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Core
• Professional Practice - Building Surveying and Property Management
  • Module: 5CN046
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Core
• Property Procurement and Development
  • Module: 5CN029
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Core
• Academic, Leadership & Employment Skills
  • Module: 5CN010
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Optional
• Leadership Development
  • Module: 5CN045
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 2
  • Type: Optional

Year 3

• Industrial Placement
  • Module: 5CN025
  • Credits: 40
  • Period: 3
  • Type: Core

Year 4

• Building Pathology
  • Module: 6CN007
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 4
  • Type: Core
• Built Environment Dissertation
  • Module: 6CN034
  • Credits: 40
  • Period: 4
  • Type: Core
• Built Heritage and Facilities Management
  • Module: 6CN025
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 4
  • Type: Core
• Contract Administration and Dispute Resolution
  • Module: 6CN011
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 4
  • Type: Core
• Sustainability
  • Module: 6CN012
  • Credits: 20
  • Period: 4
  • Type: Core

Potential Career Paths

• Building surveyor
• Architectural technologist
• Commercial/residential surveyor
• Construction manager
• Estimator
• Project manager

Additional Information

• Everything you need to know about this course!

Why Wolverhampton?

• The BSc (Hons) Degree in Building Surveying offers:
  • accredition by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and satisfies the academic requirements for full membership of the RICS.
  • the potential to have a year out in industry by carrying out a student placement.
  • a comprehensive academic and vocational approach to teaching and learning of key Building Surveying skills.
  • an established recognised course by local and regional employers.
  • a course designed to provide the wide range of skills and knowledge required for Building Surveying and place these within the residential and commercial industry sectors.

What skills will you gain?

• The BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying enables you to:
  • join a course that is accredited by the Royal Instituion of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
  • improve your employability skills by combining academic thoery with the key practical requirements of a Building Surveyor.
  • develop and practise meetings, giving presentations, communication skills, problem solving and team working.

Course Fees and Finance

Location	Mode	Fee	Year
Home	Sandwich	£9250 per year
Home	Sandwich	£9535 per year
International	Sandwich	£14950 per year
International	Sandwich	£15995 per year

Entry Requirements

• 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC / BCD to include Maths and either a Technology or Science-based subject.
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM in a science, technology, or engineering subject
• Access to HE Diploma in science, technology, or engineering subject (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)

Who accredits this course?

• Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Funding

• Tuition Fees Loan(Home Fee Status):
  • Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility.
  • To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.
• Changes for EU students:
  • The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status.
  • More information about the change is available at UKCISA:
• Self-funding:
  • If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.
• Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:
  • If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

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Springfield Campus

• Springfield Campus is the inspiring new home for the School of Architecture and Built Environment.

Equipped for your studies

• We have the latest equipment for inspection and testing land surveying, material testing and computerised soil and foundation design testing apparatus.

BRIC

• Your studies are informed by the latest research from our Brownfield Research and Innovation Centre, on-site at Springfield Campus.

Study spaces

• We’re got plenty of study spaces around campus – so you can find the ideal place to suit your style, wherever – and whenever – you get your best ideas.

How We Compare

• Find out how our course is rated on Discover Uni, the official website for comparing UK higher education courses

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