Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management - BSc (Hons) at University of South Wales

A RICS-accredited degree at Pontypridd covering quantity surveying and cost management in construction, taught with building information modelling, drones and high-definition site capture. It is available full-time, part-time, sandwich, as a Degree Apprenticeship and through the Network75 scheme.

Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years sandwich; 4 or 6 years part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one covers the fundamentals of the built environment and construction, including quantity surveying and cost management, through modules such as Built Environment Principles in Practice, Planning and Development, Built Environment and Economics Law, and Principles of Domestic Construction and Digital Drafting. Teaching uses live construction project case studies, site visits and industry collaboration.

Career pathways

Graduates progress as contractor quantity surveyors, professional quantity surveyors, commercial managers, estimators and cost managers. The RICS accreditation provides the academic route towards chartered status (MRICS), which also requires industry experience and the Assessment of Professional Competencies.

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