BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying at University of Plymouth

Programme overview

BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying is a full-time degree in managing construction costs, contracts and risk, taught through lectures, industry-led tutorials, live briefs and an optional year-long paid placement. It is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), giving a preferred route to chartered membership.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business | Department: School of Art, Design and Architecture | Duration: 3 years (+ optional placement year) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers construction fundamentals, building physics, economics and management, construction materials and site surveying and digital built environment, with a common first year shared with Building Surveying and Construction Project Management. Year 2 adds Contract Procedures, Quantity Surveying Principles, Construction Technology and Building Services Engineering; the final year covers Quantity Surveying Professional Practice, Building and Property Law, Sustainable and Safe Construction and a dissertation project.

Career pathways

Graduates work in client-side and contractor organisations, major consultancies and contractors managing cost, risk and legal aspects of projects, and in related fields such as project management, legal analysis, design coordination and value and risk management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer 104 UCAS points. A levels: 104 points from a minimum of 2 A levels. BTEC National Extended Diploma: DMM, preferably Construction or Engineering, other subjects considered. Access to HE Diploma: Pass with at least 33 credits at Merit/Distinction (preferably Construction, Engineering or Combined, any subject considered). T level: Pass with grade C in core (preference for Design, Surveying and Planning for Construction). International Baccalaureate: 26 overall. Other combinations and non-A level qualifications considered. Contextual offers are typically 8 points below the advertised tariff. International applicants need a suitable English language qualification.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 18,150 a year (2026/27) Source

Duration: 3 years

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