Surveying and Mapping Sciences (with Foundation Year) BSc (Hons)

Surveyors are in high demand, and this course will give you the skills to take advantage of a worldwide employment market.<br/><br/>We have superb links with the industry and run a regular programme of guest speakers. Youll also visit major projects in London - one of the worlds most dynamic construction areas.<br/><br/>Youll undertake a 50-50 split of academic and practical work. This will involve fieldwork projects, including a residential scheme, and classroom and laboratory exercises.<br/><br/>Youll also be able to apply for student membership of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors - an international qualifying body dedicated to the regulation, education and training of surveyors working in civil engineering.<br/><br/>Surveying involves the precise measurement of spatial data - information thats crucial to a huge range of construction projects, on land and offshore.<br/><br/>On large building projects, surveyors are the first on-site to establish the basic measurements and the last to leave, checking everything is in the right place.<br/><br/>If you want a degree in surveying, but dont meet the standard entry requirements, then you can apply for the foundation year,<br/><br/>First, we prepare you for your degree during the foundation year, bringing you up to speed with academic skills and a firm grounding in the subject. Then you can go on to do the full undergraduate degree.