BSc (Hons) Construction and the Built Environment (Graduate Apprenticeship) at University of the Highlands and Islands

Programme overview

A Graduate Apprenticeship developed with employers and professional bodies, delivered through work-based learning with workplace evidence used for teaching and assessment. It is funded by Skills Development Scotland and serves apprentices in architectural technology, building control, construction management or quantity surveying.

Duration: Full-time: 4 years (work-based) | Intake: September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules include Construction technology, Design and technology, Construction project and delivery management, Construction business management and a professional practice module each year (specialised to the apprentice's employment position), with Calculations for construction and CAD in year 1 and a dissertation, Planning and project management and Sustainable development in year 4.

Career pathways

Architectural technology, building surveying and standards, construction procurement and management, estimating and tendering, facilities management, planning and development, project management and quantity surveying; progression to MSc Engineering and Built Environment Management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

3 Scottish Highers at grades BBC or above, or 2 A levels at grades BC or above, or NC Built Environment or a Foundation Apprenticeship Civil Engineering. Applicants must be at least 16, employed for at least 21 hours per week with employer approval before applying, and resident in Scotland with the employer's premises in Scotland. Advanced entry to year 2 with a relevant HNC at Grade B (Graded Unit 1) plus 1 year's industry experience or a Modern Apprenticeship HNC plus SVQ; year 3 with a relevant HND at Grade B plus 2 years' industry experience.

Domestic applicants: GBP 1,820 a year (2026/27). Scotland-domiciled, full-time (120 credits) per year. Source

Intake: September

Duration: Full-time: 4 years (work-based)

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