
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
Our industry-recognised BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying course will help you develop knowledge and skills in the commercial and financial management of construction projects. Through lectures, tutorials with industry partners, real assessments and projects briefs, and an optional year-long paid industry placement, you will learn the requirements for managing risk and proving value for a variety of clients, taking into account sustainable and ethical dimensions.
Flexible pathways: this course is designed around a common first year with BSc (Hons) Building Surv...
Our industry-recognised BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying course will help you develop knowledge and skills in the commercial and financial management of construction projects. Through lectures, tutorials with industry partners, real assessments and projects briefs, and an optional year-long paid industry placement, you will learn the requirements for managing risk and proving value for a variety of clients, taking into account sustainable and ethical dimensions.<br/><br/><strong>Flexible pathways:</strong> this course is designed around a common first year with BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management, allowing you to transfer to these courses after successful completion of Year 1.<br/><br/><strong>Gain industry experience</strong> with the option to take part in a year-long, paid work placement in a leading surveying company in the UK or abroad.<br/><br/><strong>Learn using industry-standard facilities, resources and equipment</strong>, including a designated design studio space, specialist laboratories (materials and immersive visualisation) and Mac and PC suites with industry-standard software (such as Revit, AutoCAD, MS Project and BCIS database). <br/><br/><strong>Live, real-world design and build projects</strong> guided by our panel of industrial advisers enable you to develop the professional skills to stand out in the sector.<br/><br/><strong>Accredited by leading professional bodies</strong>: the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
Course Information
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Course Details
Information
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
21/09/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
14 January
Application deadline
Provider Details
Codes/info
Course Code
K240
Institution Code
P60
Points of Entry
Year 1, Year 2
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
96
Including a minimum of 2 A Levels
Scottish Higher
In combination with Advanced Highers.
Access to HE Diploma
Pass a named Access to HE Diploma (e.g. Preferably Construction, Engineering or Combined) with at least 33 credits at Merit and/or Distinction.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
26
28
Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
MMM
DMM
Preferably Construction, Engineering, however will consider over subjects.
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
96-112 tariff points. GCSE equivalence accepted within H1-H7 or O1-O4 in Mathematics and English.
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DD
D*D*
Preferably Construction, Engineering, however will consider over subjects.
AS
Considered in combination
Scottish Advanced Higher
96 tariff points, including two Advanced Highers. Maths and English accepted within as GCSE equivalent.
Extended Project
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Foundation Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Considered in combination
A level
96 tariff points, including a minimum of 2 A Levels
T Level
Pass (C and above)
Preference on Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction, but other subjects considered as well.
Welsh Baccalaureate - Advanced Skills Challenge Certificate (last awarded Summer 2024)
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
WJEC Level 3 Advanced Skills Baccalaureate Wales
C
This would be accepted in combination of other level 3 qualifications
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