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BSc (Hons)

Building Surveying (Foundation Entry)

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

4 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

B836

Delivery

Campus Taught

Develop the analytical and intellectual skills you’ll need for a successful career in Building Surveying. Step outside of the classroom and gain hands-on, real-world industry experience.

Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme.

Our stimulating, problem-solving approach engages you with the whole building surveying process. You’ll spend time out and about in the local environment and on construction sites.

Assessment of your work is balanced between the academic requirements of a degree and the practical nature of your chosen career. Rather than writing academic essays, you’ll be producing reports and projects based on real-life scenarios.

Why study with us

Our Building courses are ranked joint top in the UK for career prospects with 100% (Complete University Guide 2023), whilst also ranked 6th in the UK for overall satisfaction (National Student Survey 2022).
There’s an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry for full-time students between Year 2 and Year 3.
The course is delivered flexibly, including part-time delivery just one day per week, allowing you to study whilst in employment.

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What you'll do

Work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners in our new Engineering Innovation Centre’s state-of-the-art facilities.
Learn from our lecturers who have practical experience and maintain close links to the profession and industry. Many are RICS Assessors.
Identify, analyse, evaluate and solve problems associated with the technological, economic and legal issues encountered in building surveying.

Module overview

Course delivery

Following the pandemic, we have found that some courses benefit from a blended learning and teaching approach. Therefore, the majority of your teaching will be face-to-face on campus aside from a small amount of online teaching where we have learnt it works best.

95%Face-to-face

5%Online

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

Join us on campus

Book a place at our Undergraduate Open Day on Saturday 17 June. Here you'll be able to explore our campus and facilities, meet academic staff and chat to students.

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Accreditations

This course has been accredited by the RICS, the globally recognised professional body which promotes the highest international standards in land, real estate, construction and infrastructure. Accreditation can lead to high level career opportunities in large organisations and private practice.
This course has been accredited by the CIOB, the globally recognised professional body for construction and leadership. Accreditation can lead to high level career opportunities in large organisations and private practice.

Future Careers

You’ll graduate with a specialist skill set that will enable you to carry out a range of duties within the construction industry, from site-based quantity surveying to estimating, and management roles.

Academic and practical experience, paired with close involvement with employers, means our graduates are highly-regarded in the workplace.

Graduates progress to high-level positions, including private practice partner or senior manager in an organisation with a large property portfolio.

Our Building Surveying graduates have secured employment with large organisations such as BAE Systems, Eric Wright Construction and EC Harris.

Fees and funding

2022/23

First year£6000 for the first year

Full-time£9250 per year

International

First year£10000 for the first year

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

First year£6,500 for the first year

Full-time£9,250 per year

International

First year£11,000 for the first year

Full-time£14,900 per year

Scholarships and bursaries

We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

Select your country to see eligibility information and how to apply by selecting more info on the cards below.

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Modules comprise a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your module choices.

Assessment of your work is balanced between the academic requirement of a degree and the practical nature of the profession. Reports and projects based on real-life scenarios rather than academic essays, along with individual and group presentations, laboratory experiments and examinations.

We’ll take you out into the local environment and on construction sites to gain valuable exposure to the workplace. Expect plenty of team building activities to help you acquire the skills to develop successful working relationships.

We’re committed to delivering academic learning of the highest quality, helping you to stretch your mind and fulfil your university ambitions.

This model of teaching delivery enables subject experts to share their knowledge and experience across degree programmes, enhancing your student experience.

For example, the specific building surveying content of the degree is delivered by five Chartered Building Surveyors with substantial experience in both academia and practice.

The professional knowledge and expertise of the staff delivering the programme is reflected in the coursework undertaken by students. It’s often based on real-life projects and case studies. That enables you to use a problem-based learning approach to achieve the specific learning outcomes of the course.

Staff have active research interests in conservation, regeneration, project management, sustainability and construction law. These interests are incorporated into the delivery of the degree.