**COURSE OVERVIEW**
To help get you up to speed, the Design Foundation Year provides all the creative, technical and study skills needed for entry onto a degree-level art, built environment, design or fashion course. Upon completion, youll be able to progress onto the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree here at Solent.
The vocationally-focused undergraduate degree delivers all the knowledge and skills youll need to start a career as a quantity surveyor in construction: from estimating to win a project bid, to analysing cash flow, and effectively managing contracts.
**COURSE OVERVIEW**<br/>To help get you up to speed, the Design Foundation Year provides all the creative, technical and study skills needed for entry onto a degree-level art, built environment, design or fashion course. Upon completion, youll be able to progress onto the BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree here at Solent.<br/><br/>The vocationally-focused undergraduate degree delivers all the knowledge and skills youll need to start a career as a quantity surveyor in construction: from estimating to win a project bid, to analysing cash flow, and effectively managing contracts.<br/><br/>Throughout the course, youll build a sound knowledge and understanding of the role of cost management professionals in construction, as defined by the professional bodies, and its application in different contexts within the built environment.<br/><br/>At the heart of the course is the development of your problem-solving skills, providing you with the knowledge to provide sound and justified cost management advice and guidance in a variety of different formats. To aid this, youll be encouraged to develop your technical writing and presentation skills throughout the course. <br/><br/>This course sits alongside an already well-established portfolio of built environment courses with outstanding credentials, and strong links to industry. <br/><br/>While work experience and placements are not mandatory to the course, students are strongly encouraged to complete it where possible. Using our industry links, the course team will endeavour to provide a range of suitable opportunities for you over the duration of your course, in between formal study periods.<br/><br/>**WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?**<br/>Solent’s Design Foundation Year is perfectly suited to students who may not be from an art-, design- or fashion-related background or whose qualifications do not meet the admissions requirements of their chosen course. <br/><br/>The BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree is ideally suited to students who have a general interest in construction and who want to specialise in cost management. Applicants should have a logical approach to thinking and have an eye for detail.<br/><br/>**WHAT DOES THIS COURSE LEAD TO?**<br/>Upon successful completion of this degree, graduates will be able to commence a career in cost management in the construction industry. Typical roles for graduates would include assistant quantity surveyor, assistant commercial manager or assistant contracts manager.
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
4 Years
Start Date
15/09/2025
Campus
Main Site
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Course Code
QS03
Institution Code
S30
Points of Entry
Foundation
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From A-levels, a BTEC Extended Diploma at PPP or BTEC Diploma at MP or equivalent. We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds. Applicants who are not in possession of the minimum entry requirements but are able to demonstrate aptitude, enthusiasm and motivation will be considered on an individual basis and may be admitted subject to satisfactory interview and/or portfolio. Please contact us for further details.
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Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £15,050 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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