BSc (Hons) Graduate Apprenticeship Construction and Built Environment (Quantity Surveying) at Glasgow Caledonian University

Programme overview

A four-year blended-learning Graduate Apprenticeship in Construction and the Built Environment (Quantity Surveying), delivered while the apprentice works for their employer. It develops the skills to manage costs on building and civil engineering projects, from initial calculations to final accounts, and is accredited by RICS and the Chartered Institute of Building.

Duration: 4 years (typical, for first-year entrants; may be shorter with Recognition of Prior Learning) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: blended learning (graduate apprenticeship) | Location: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Apprentices develop technical, legal, analytical and evaluation skills in contractual frameworks, costing a project and enhancing value for money. Attendance is 12 days in Trimester A (mid-September to mid-December) and 12 days in Trimester B (mid-January to mid-April), with exams in May and university attendance from May to August for the work-based project in Trimester C.

Career pathways

Provides the route to becoming a RICS Chartered Surveyor with the current employer, working as a quantity surveyor in the building and civil engineering sectors in the UK and overseas.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must be in full-time employment in a role commensurate with the programme, have employer support and supply a supporting letter from their employer, and be living and working in Scotland in the same field. Applicants applying directly from school: UCAS Tariff 96; Scottish Higher BBCC or equivalent. Selected Foundation Apprenticeships count as one Higher at B; a Modern Apprenticeship at SCQF level 6 in a relevant discipline counts as two Highers at B. Applicants with prior work experience and professional qualifications may enter via Recognition of Prior Learning, including advanced entry.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years (typical, for first-year entrants; may be shorter with Recognition of Prior Learning)

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