Quantity Surveying MSc

Master

In Surrey

£ 8,185 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    Surrey

  • Duration

    2 Years

This conversion masters provides an opportunity to graduates from disciplines other than surveying to convert their transferable skills and extend their abilities in a critical way to the quantity surveying profession. You will develop in-depth knowledge and understanding of procurement, construction contracts and their administration. You will acquire sound knowledge of construction economics and cost planning. The curriculum further places emphasis on the EU and UK legal framework relating to construction, sustainable construction technology and project management. In addition to the core taught modules, you will receive training on research methodology and undertake a dissertation (research project).

Facilities

Location

Start date

Surrey
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Kingston Upon Thames, KT2 7LB

Start date

On request

About this course

This course develops the core competencies required of the Chartered Quantity Surveyor and prepares you for a career in this area. There is an emphasis on project and team work.
The dissertation/research project allows you to focus on an area of interest to yourself and gain valuable research skills.
You also have the chance to attend a week-long field trip to a major international destination.
The course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building.
All members of staff are research active or professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting edge
The modules aim to equip you with a range of professional skills. Alongside your academic studies, you improve your skills in:
problem solving and organisation;
data collation, review and synopsis;
communication (oral, written and electronic);
time management;
computing; and
co-operation and teamwork.

Applicants should normally have a 2:1 or first-class degree. This can be in any discipline, although a related subject is an advantage.
Some experience of working in the industry would also be useful.

This course is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

The MSc programme delivered at our partner institutions is not currently accredited by the RICS or CIOB.

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Subjects

  • Surveying
  • Economics
  • Construction
  • Planning
  • Technology
  • Construction Training
  • Construction Technology
  • Measurement
  • Technology and Measurement
  • Contract Law Administration
  • Cost Planning
  • Design Economics
  • Management Consultancy

Course programme

Course structure

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.

Modules
  • Applied Sustainable Construction Technology and Measurement
  • Contract Law Administration and Practice
  • Design Economics and Cost Planning
  • Management Consultancy
  • Research Principles and Application
  • Research Project/dissertation

Additional information

Overseas Fee(not EU) 2019/20 -:  MSc full time £15,300  MSc part time £8,415

Quantity Surveying MSc

£ 8,185 VAT inc.