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BSc Honours Quantity Surveying at University of the Witwatersrand

University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa

Programme overview

The Bachelor of Science with Honours in Quantity Surveying is a 1 year full-time degree. The BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying is a one year, full-time degree. The degree enables graduates to apply quantity surveying techniques to building and civil engineering projects; carry out property development and portfolio administration and perform applicable professional quantity surveying management roles.

Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Construction Economics and Management  |  Duration: 1 year  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

A candidate shall comply with all curriculum requirements and complete the courses with a total of 141 credits. BUQS4022A Simulated Project: 17 Credits, NQF 8 This course requires candidates to integrate all the learning in the programme and provide quantity surveying services using all the rules of professional quantity surveying under supervision based on a real-life project. This will include m

Career pathways

After completing the honours programme, graduates can apply for registration as a professional Quantity Surveyor with the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession. Quantity surveyors work with other professionals on construction projects and are accountable for the financial and contractual management of projects.

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Application information

Entry requirements

BSc Quantity Surveying degree with 60% weighted average for final year courses; or BTech or Advanced Diploma or equivalent Quantity Surveying degree with 65% weighted average for final year courses

ZAR 107,920 for the whole programme (2026). Average tuition fee per programme for 2026 as stated in the 2026 Fees Book, Chapter 2 (Average Tuition Fees); excludes additional charges (notes, computer, lab and other fees). Postgraduate international students pay local tuition plus the non-refundable Source

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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