HNC Construction and Surveying Part-time

University of Bolton

Bachelor's degree

In Bolton

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Bolton

  • Duration

    2 Years

You’ll want your studies to have clear context – and provide the real-world experience that will be so valuable in seeking employment, so there is a strong vocational emphasis to this part-time Higher National Certificate. You may already be working in the construction sector, or have other commitments, so this part-time option allows you the flexibility to fit your studies around your work, and potentially bridge the gap to your current employment. For example, completing this programme successfully could ease your progress from a craft role in the industry to a more technical or professional career.

You’ll have the opportunity to enjoy studio, field, laboratory and project work, alongside lectures, seminars and tutorials – and then demonstrate your learning through coursework, project work and time-controlled assessments. Your project will involve being a member of a simulated construction team and working with other student construction specialists.

What’s more, you’ll be able to work alongside and learn from our dedicated team of staff, who are all members of the construction industry’s professional bodies, and have all worked – or continue to work – in a professional capacity in the construction industry.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Bolton (Greater Manchester)
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Deane Road, BL3 5AB

Start date

On request

About this course

The HNC is a vocational qualification intended to give you the skills and knowledge to support a career in construction. You’ll have the chance to develop your knowledge of building maintenance, construction techniques, building materials, building inspection, building services and contract procedures. There is also ample opportunity to acquire transferable key skills in communication, teamwork, analysis and critique, and time management.

What Can I Do With This Qualification?
HNC holders can seek employment in a whole range of disciplines in the construction industry including an assistant architectural technologist, building surveyor, building control officer, site manager, quantity surveyor, estimator and property manager. The choice of employer is extremely varied, including construction companies of all sizes, architectural and surveying practices, project management consultants, local authorities, housing associations and other public bodies.

Alternative Career Options
Financial management
Teaching and education
Architectural technology
Logistics and distribution
Management consultancy
Planning and development surveying
Town planning
Estimation
Facilities management
Estate agency
Investment management

Any subjects are acceptable at Level 3. You should also have five GCSEs at grade C or above or grade 4 to 9 (or equivalent) including English, Mathematics, and Science.

We’ll be happy to consider your application if you have non-standard qualifications and/or a proven employment record in the construction industry. Please contact the programme leader.

You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.

On successful completion of the HNC, you’ll be able to pursue associate membership of one of the construction industry’s professional bodies for example, the Association of Building Engineers (ABE), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) or the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

A department of friendly experts puts your needs in encouraging and supportive hands.
You’ll have access to the University’s design studio, which has the latest CAD software and hardware, along with an impressive range of other specialist facilities.
This is a flexible and hands-on education, designed to provide valuable context to your studies and prime you for future employment or further study.

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Subjects

  • Team Training
  • Property
  • Part Time
  • IT
  • Construction
  • Construction Training
  • Surveying
  • Industry
  • Project
  • Skills and Training
  • Technology
  • IT Management
  • Management
  • Full Time

Course programme

Modules

Modules listed below are a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules as part of the course.
  • Integrated Project
  • Construction Science and Materials
  • Construction Surveying and Measurement
  • Construction Law
  • Construction Technology
  • Construction Core Skills
Teaching, Learning And Assessment

While you’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn directly from tutors and technicians during timetabled classes, practical work and tutorials, you’ll also be expected to allocate significant time to independent and self-directed studies. For example, we recommend you plan and commit to background reading, revisiting practical work, attending lectures and technical reviews provided by professional bodies, preparing for seminars, working on assignments and revising for exams. That said, we’re here to guide and support you, so we’ll gladly help you devise an independent study regime that should support your success.

The course features site visits, which provide an excellent opportunity to view state-of-the-art projects and see how your newly discovered insights and knowledge apply. You can also benefit from individual and small-group tutorial sessions and group study sessions, where you can share and develop ideas and consolidate your learning.

We assess your individual performance through a strategic blend of practical work, exams, essays, presentations, laboratory write-ups and other assignments. Course assessments are both ‘formative’ and ‘summative’. Formative assessments comprise tailored feedback to support your individual learning and development needs, and do not contribute directly to your marks for each module in the way that summative assessments do. They do, however, help you build on your strengths and overcome any weaknesses, and in that sense can contribute to your overall success.

Disclaimer

The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up to date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.

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