Program Overview

Programme: BSc (Quantity Surveying)

The BSc (Quantity Surveying) programme is designed to deliver specialised financial and contractual services and advice to clients in the building and construction industry.

Programme Information

Quantity surveying is the science that delivers specialised financial and contractual services and advice to clients in the building and construction industry, as well as in related industries. The quantity surveyor is an independent and professional consultant who works with architects, consulting engineers, and the building contractor, in order to protect the interests of the client, while at the same time also looking after the interests of the contractor and subcontractors.

Admission Requirements

• The admission requirements apply to students who apply for admission to the University of Pretoria with a National Senior Certificate (NSC) and Independent Examination Board (IEB) qualifications.
• Applicants with qualifications other than the abovementioned should refer to the brochure: Undergraduate Programme Information 2022: Qualifications other than the NSC and IEB.
• Citizens from countries other than South Africa should also refer to the brochure: Newcomer's Guide 2021.
• The University of Pretoria no longer accepts qualifications awarded by the School of Tomorrow (SOT), Accelerated Christian Education (ACE), and General Education Development Test (GED).
• The University of Pretoria may consider NCV candidates, provided they meet the exemption for bachelor's status criteria and the programme requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• Achievement level: English Home Language or English First Additional Language: 5, Mathematics: 5, Physical Sciences or Accounting: 4
• APS: 30

Programme Structure

The programme consists of three years of study, with a minimum of 371 credits required to complete the degree.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes the following modules:

Year 1

• AIM 111: Academic information management 111
• AIM 121: Academic information management 121
• ALL 122: Academic literacy for Construction Economics 122
• UPO 112: Academic orientation 112
• BGG 121: Building organisation 121
• BOU 111: Building drawings 111
• BWT 110: Building science 110
• BWT 120: Building science 120
• EKN 110: Economics 110
• EKN 120: Economics 120
• GBD 112: Building services 112
• GBD 122: Building services 122
• HVH 101: Quantities 101
• SKE 110: Introduction to structures 110
• SKE 120: Structures 120
• WTW 134: Mathematics 134

Year 2

• BWT 210: Building science 210
• BWT 220: Building science 220
• EOW 222: Property law 222
• FBS 110: Financial management 110
• GBD 211: Building services 211
• GBD 221: Building services 221
• HVH 200: Quantities 200
• JCP 201: Community-based project 201
• SKE 220: Civil engineering services 220
• STK 110: Statistics 110
• STK 161: Statistics 161
• TRN 213: Site surveying 213

Year 3

• BER 310: Business law 310
• BHU 320: Housing 320
• BRK 300: Quantity surveying practice 300
• BWT 310: Building science 310
• BWT 320: Building science 320
• FBS 210: Financial management 210
• FBS 361: Financial management 361
• GBD 311: Building services 311
• HVH 300: Quantities 300
• KKR 322: Introduction to construction contract law 322
• VKN 320: Sustainable construction 320

Promotion to Next Study Year

• A student who complies with all the requirements of the first year of study, or has at least obtained 110 credits, is promoted to the second year of study.
• A student who has not obtained at least 70% of the credits of the first year of study after the November examinations must reapply for admission.
• A student who is repeating his/her first year, may, on recommendation of the relevant head of department and with the approval of the Dean, be permitted to enrol for modules of the second year of study in addition to the first-year modules which he or she failed.

Pass with Distinction

The degree is conferred with distinction on a student who has obtained a weighted average of at least 75% (not rounded) in one year in all the modules, of the final study year, and the degree programme was completed within the prescribed three study years.