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MSc PG Dip Quantity Surveying

  • DeadlineStudy Details:

    1 year full time, 2.5 years part time, distance learning

Course Description

Quantity surveyors plan and manage the procurement and financial aspects of construction projects. With great career prospects and the chance to manage built environment projects and teams, our popular Quantity Surveying postgraduate degree can put you on a fast-track to career success.

Delivered with full-time, part-time, and distance learning pathways, and accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), our course is recommended for both legal, business or geography graduate and existing industry professionals professional seeking a move to quantity surveying.

Led by an experienced academic and practice-based team, our course will provide you with a solid knowledge base in areas such as procurement, risk management, contracts and commercial management. You will also be introduced to BIM and lean techniques that are influencing the way built environment projects are managed and delivered.

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have a minimum of a second class honours degree (2:2).

Fees

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Student Destinations

This course is designed to prepare you for a rewarding career as a quantity surveyor. You will graduate with a recognised qualification ready to take advantage of exciting opportunities either in the UK, or overseas in Asia, Europe, or the Middle East.

Quantity surveying graduates secure roles in a wide range of public and private sector organisations, including construction companies, project management consultancies, and government departments. Today, our quantity surveying alumni can be found in roles at leading engineering and construction organisations, including Lend Lease, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Gardiner and Theobald, and Balfour Beatty.

Module Details

Trimester one (and Trimester two for part-time and distance learning)

  • Contracts Management and Practice
  • Procurement
  • Financial & Commercial Management
  • Quantity Surveying Practice

Trimester two (Trimesters three and four for part-time and distance learning)

  • BIM for the Built Environment
  • Value and Risk Management
  • Sustainable Construction Process and Technology
  • Process Management in Construction

Trimester three (Trimesters five and six for part-time and distance learning)

  • Dissertation

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