Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) at Coventry University

Develop industry-relevant skills to prepare for a career as a quantity surveyor, project manager or commercial manager within the construction, building, civil engineering or utilities sectors. This course is designed to help you develop the skills and knowledge used by quantity surveyors to manage the financial and legal aspects of building, civil engineering and utilities-based construction projects. You'll explore client and contractor processes such as cost planning, value engineering and project management.

Faculty: Engineering and Construction  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich  |  Study mode: full-time (sandwich/placement option)  |  Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027  |  Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Construction Technology, Materials and Building Sciences, Project Management and Economics, Surveying, Design and Digital Applications, Professional Built Environment Practice. Year two: Commercial Project Management and Digital Planning, Law for Built Environment Professionals, Advanced Construction Technology and Systems, Digitised Quantification and Cost. Final year: Strategic Construction Project Management, Undergraduate Research Project, Pre and Post Contract in Quantity Surveying, Complex Quantification in Quantity Surveying.

Career pathways

Quantity surveyors and commercial managers play a pivotal role in the delivery of every construction projects; career prospects can exist wherever new projects are being contemplated, or where facilities are being refurbished, or where building work requires professional control. This is a global profession, so career prospects may be worldwide.

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