BSc (Hons) Building Surveying with Foundation Year

The BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying enables you to:

join a course that is accredited by the Royal Instituion of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
improve your employability skills by combining academic theory with the key practical requirements of a Building Surveyor, i.e. Defects Analysis, Sketching, Drawing, Building Pathology, Refurbishment and Development case studies.
develop and practise meetings, giving presentations, communication skills, problem solving and team working.

We work closely with regional and national companies to identify the relevant professional and technical skills required in these specialist industries.

Employment is secured by graduates in a range of organisations both in the UK and overseas.

A high number of graduates continue with us on our MSc programme in order to further specialise their Building Surveying skills.

GCSE English and Maths at grade C+/4 or equivalent.

PLUS EITHER

32 UCAS Points
EE from A Levels
BTEC QCF Extended Diploma grade PPP, BTEC QCF Diploma grade PP
Pass Access to HE Diploma (Full Award)
If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.

Other Requirements

Students must have studied a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, it is expected that some applicants will be mature students with work experience, who wish to further their career development.

At each level of the degree programme, you will be required to complete 120 credits made up of a certain number of core modules, and a number of optional modules at certain levels.

At Level One the modules are:

Principles of Valuation
Construction Technology and Materials
Construction Procedures and Processes
Built Environment Economics and Finance
Pre-Contract Studies
Personal Skills and Professional Development


At Level Two the core modules are:

Building Surveying Practise
Development and Regeneration
Construction and Environmental technology
Law
Design Principles and Practice


At Level Three the core modules are:

Building Pathology
Facilities Management
Contract Law and Dispute Resolution
Dissertation
Group Project Evaluation and Development