Quantity Surveying BSc
Bachelor's degree
In Currie
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Bachelor's degree
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Currie (Scotland)
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Home Undergraduate Construction Project Management and Quantity Surveying Quantity Surveying BScQuantity Surveying BSc How to apply »UCAS codeK241QualificationBScDurationUp to 4 yearsStudy locationEdinburghDelivery typeFull-timeOverviewProgramme contentEmployabilityEntry requirementsFees & scholarshipsOverviewThis programme provides all the skills and knowledge necessary to become a successful quantity surveyor. Quantity Surveying provides clients of the construction industry with financial, contractual and technical advice ensuring they get value for money from the buildings they construct. The modern Quantity Surveyor is a construction professional who may be involved in any or all stages of the design and construction process, from providing business strategy advice, working with architects and design team consultants, through to overseeing the onsite construction phase. They require a sound understanding of construction technology, project cost planning and control and contractual issues. Watch this excellent RICS video which explains what surveying exactly is. Heriot-Watt is ranked 2nd in the UK and top in Scotland for Building and Town & Country Planning in the Guardian League Table 2017 and top in Scotland and 4th in the UK for building programmes in the Complete University Guide 2015 Subject Tables. Please note: we are still taking applications for September 2016 entry. CEMENT scheme The aim of the CEMENT (Culture of External MENToring) programme is to link third year undergraduate students with professionals in practice (many of whom are alumni). This allows students to discuss the relevance of course content, approaches to study and career aspirations with a professional who can draw upon their own experiences. CEMENT has so far proved highly successful, with students gaining access to work placements, site visits and graduate employment opportunities through the scheme. Such interaction between students and industry is...
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- IT
- Construction Training
- Construction
- Surveying
- Planning
- Design
- Technology
- IT Management
- Management
- Construction Technology
- Teaching
- Project
- Industry
Course programme
Note that the below programme structure is provided to illustrate distribution of teaching and is subject to developmental change.
Semester 1- Construction Modelling
- Construction Technology 1
- Introduction to Design
- Introductory Microeconomics
- Cost Control Principles
- Management Practice in Construction
- Introduction to the Environment
- Property Development and Planning 2
- Scheduled learning: 38%
- Independent study: 62%
- Written: 25%
- Practical: 11%
- Coursework: 64%
Year 2Semester 1
- Construction Technology 2
- Commercial Law
- Surveying and Monitoring in the Built and Natural Environment
- Optional course
- Cost Modelling and Measurement
- eConstruction
- Facilities Management Principles
- Optional course
Students also have the opportunity to participate in the week-long Constructionarium programme.
Learning and teaching- Scheduled learning: 36%
- Independent study: 64%
- Written: 49%
- Practical: 1%
- Coursework: 50%
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Quantity Surveying BSc