Quantity Surveying and Construction focuses on controlling and managing the costs of construction projects; you could be involved with any stage of a project, from feasibility, design and construction, through to extension, refurbishment, maintenance and even demolition.

Our course will help you gain an understanding of the technical aspects of construction over the whole life of a building or facility. You will learn to understand contracts, budgets, quantities, measurements and sustainability to achieve the best quality and value within the project’s specifications. You are likely to be involved in a range of services, from cost consultancy to contract management. 

You will be able to advance your professional skills through an optional industry placement between years two and three. This placement year can count as part of the required experience for Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors professional status.

Many of our students will work towards Chartered Membership (MRICS) status upon graduation, by gaining a further two years of practical training.  While for others, the course provides a transition to postgraduate study.

Quantity surveyors are the cost managers of construction, Quantity surveyors work in all sectors of the construction industry. Providing services ranging from preparing feasibility studies or development appraisals, procurement management, life cycle costing to conducting value engineering exercises, and are ideally placed to provide a wide range of services.