Diploma in the Built Environment in Construction Studies at Durban University of Technology

The Diploma in the Built Environment in Construction Studies is a two-year, full-time contact NQF Level 6 qualification offered on Indumiso Campus, Pietermaritzburg. Its modules comply with the minimum standards of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession and the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Department of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying  |  Duration: 2 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

What you will study

The programme covers the planning, construction and maintenance of the built environment, including buildings, roads, airports, dams, water supply and sewerage works. The module syllabus was adopted in consultation with the profession and the construction industry.

Career pathways

Graduates work in the building industry in the contracting sector, in the consultant sector in quantity surveying or construction and project management, and in national, provincial and local government.

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