Quantity Surveying and Construction BSc (Hons) at De Montfort University

Become a specialist in the science of construction processes, procurement, and building economics, alongside acquiring key management skills. 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.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Design and Humanities  |  Department: Architecture  |  Duration: 3 years full-time, 4 years full-time with placement. 6 years part-time.  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, optional placement year (sandwich)  |  Intake: September  |  Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: Sustainable Building Principles, Building Technology 1, Professional Quantity Surveying Skills and Management, Economics of Construction. Year 2: Finance and Costing, Project Management Practice, Building Technology 2. Year 3: Methods of measurement. Year 4: Contract, Law and Procurement, Quantity Surveying Practice, Dissertation. Year 5: Integrated Project.

Career pathways

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.

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