Building Surveying (BSc, HND, HNC)
Introduction
Do you want to gain a higher qualification to develop your future career and development in Building Surveying, or one of the other closely aligned built environment disciplines? This programme has been designed for you. Consultation with industrial liaison groups has helped develop a programme, in collaboration with professional bodies and industry institutions, that is as close as possible to the construction industry’s demands.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. The growing importance of technology and integrated delivery plays an increasingly important role in the industry. This course equips you with the skills to deal with these challenges in areas such as legal, technical, managerial, economic and social, and environmental aspects of a construction project.
The course also embraces the intellectual and practical competencies required by professional bodies, such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Students will develop expertise in construction technology, surveying techniques, legal responsibilities and project management. Health and Safety and Risk Management are also key disciplines that prepare you for work in the built environment.
PATHWAY OPTIONS
Building Surveying (BSc)
UCAS Code: 8K32
Building Surveying (HND)
UCAS Code: 125S
Building Surveying (HNC)
UCAS Code: BSU9
Why choose this course?
Do you want to gain a higher qualification to develop your future career and development in Building Surveying, or one of the other closely aligned built environment disciplines? This programme has been designed for you. Consultation with industrial liaison groups has helped develop a programme, in collaboration with professional bodies and industry institutions, that is as close as possible to the construction industry’s demands.
Today’s construction industry is facing the challenges of globalisation, climate change, demanding clients and a complex regulatory framework. The growing importance of technology and integrated delivery plays an increasingly important role in the industry. This course equips you with the skills to deal with these challenges in areas such as legal, technical, managerial, economic and social, and environmental aspects of a construction project.
The course also embraces the intellectual and practical competencies required by professional bodies, such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Students will develop expertise in construction technology, surveying techniques, legal responsibilities and project management. Health and Safety and Risk Management are also key disciplines that prepare you for work in the built environment.
PATHWAY OPTIONS
Building Surveying (BSc)
UCAS Code: 8K32
Building Surveying (HND)
UCAS Code: 125S
Building Surveying (HNC)
UCAS Code: BSU9
Overview
These Building Surveying programmes concern themselves with buildings and their performance in use, whether as a capital asset or operational facility. The discipline embraces building design and specification, project management, legal, cultural and economic factors as well as environmental issues. Outcomes of the programmes include; the ability to analyse a range of surveying problems whilst delivering practical solutions; provide an in-depth understanding of the technical, economic, legal and organisational aspects of surveying and equip you with a range of skills as required by surveyors in professional practice or within large organisations. The programmes contain some modules that are delivered in common with other related programmes within the Institute i.e. Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying, Property Management, Project and Construction Management etc., but only where these provide the essential foundations or there is a need for an inter-disciplinary approach to be taken.
Modules
Year One – Level 4 (HNC, HND & BSc)
Digital Surveying (20 credits; compulsory)
Fundamentals of Construction Technology (20 credits; compulsory)
Introduction to Contract and Legal Responsibilities within the Built Environment (20 credits; compulsory)
Material Science and Building Services (20 credits; compulsory)
Professional Skills and Health & Safety in Construction (20 credits; compulsory)
Working with Digital Technologies & BIM (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Two – Level 5 (HND & BSc)
Modern and Traditional Construction: Managing the Design and construction process (20 credits; compulsory)
Project Control & Contract Administration (20 credits; compulsory)
Property Inspection & Re-Use of Buildings (20 credits; compulsory)
Self-Development, Professional Practice and the Management of Construction Personnel (20 credits; compulsory)
The Management of Sustainable Construction (20 credits; compulsory)
Work Based Project (20 credits; compulsory).
Year Three – Level 6 (BSc)
Advanced Building Services and Environmental Design (20 credits; compulsory)
Advanced Construction & Civil Engineering Technology (20 credits; compulsory)
Building Conservation, Asset & Facilities Management (20 credits; optional)
Design Economics (20 credits; optional)
Independent Project (40 credits; compulsory; Graduate Attributes Framework module)
Integrated Group Project (20 credits; compulsory).
Entry Criteria
Building Surveying (BSc)
You will need 96 UCAS Tariff points from A levels or their equivalent (previously 240 UCAS tariff points)
Building Surveying (HND)
You will need 48 UCAS Tariff points from A levels or their equivalent (previously 120 UCAS tariff points)
Building Surveying (HNC)
You will need 40 UCAS Tariff points from A levels or their equivalent (previously 100 UCAS tariff points)
Grades are important; however, our offers are not solely based on academic results. We are interested in creative people that demonstrate a strong commitment to their chosen subject area and therefore we welcome applications from individuals from a wide range of backgrounds. To assess student suitability for their chosen course we normally arrange interviews for all applicants at which your skills, achievements and life experience will be considered as well as your qualifications.
ENTRY REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Home Office Share Code
For EU students only.
IF no Qualification
Please provide CV with at least 2 years of work experience, and employee reference letter.
ASSESSMENT METHODS
1. INTERNAL ENGLISH TEST if you don't have an English accredited certificate
2. Academic Interview
Assessment
Assessments used within these Programmes are normally formative or summative. The former assessment is designed to ensure students become aware of their strengths and weaknesses. Typically, such assessment will take the form of practical exercises where a more hands-on approach shows student’s ability on a range of activities.
Traditional formal time-constrained assessment is by means of tests and examinations, normally of two-hour duration. Examinations are a traditional method of verifying that the work produced is the students’ own work.
To help authenticate student coursework, some modules require that the student and lecturer negotiate the topic for assessment on an individual basis, allowing the lecturer to monitor progress.
Some modules where the assessment is research-based require students to verbally/visually present the research results to the lecturer and peers, followed by a question and answer session.
Such assessment strategies are in accord with the learning and teaching strategies employed by the team, that is, where the aim is to generate work that is mainly student-driven, individual, reflective and where appropriate, vocationally-orientated.
Feedback to students will occur early in the study period and continue over the whole study session thereby allowing for greater value added to the student’s learning.
Career Opportunities
These programmes combine academic study with the application of professional skills and competencies. They will expose you to the educational requirements necessary to embrace the highest industry standards, by developing your knowledge and skills of building design, property, building pathology (building defects), as well as in economic, legal, technical, design and management, subjects so essential in the care of high value built assets and facilities.
They will prepare you for work as a professional surveyor and to apply for membership of the leading built environment professional bodies including the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building, and the Association of Building Engineers. In addition to professional and technical skills specific to building surveying, presentation, communication and team working skills, essential in everyday business, will be covered.