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Quantity Surveying [with Foundation Year] at Anglia Ruskin University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Anglia Ruskin University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Open days

7Jun
Anglia Ruskin University - Undergraduate Open Day - Chelmsford
Undergraduate
7Jun
ARU Peterborough - Undergraduate Open Day
Undergraduate
7Jun
Anglia Ruskin University - Undergraduate Open Day - Writtle
Undergraduate

Course summary

Through our accredited course you’ll learn how to precisely cost and manage projects from initial concept, through to design, build and maintenance, while ensuring each project meets all legal and quality requirements. Why study Quantity Surveying at ARU?

  • Our Chelmsford course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
  • Both our Chelmsford and Peterborough courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), ensuring you gain a full range of critical professional and technical skills for a career in this field.
  • You'll gain incredible insight: this course is designed to explore the scientific, social, legal, technical, ethical, economic and political aspects of the built environment.
  • You'll utilise our state-of-the-art facilities including industry standard equipment, AutoCAD Studios and environmental science and surveying labs.
  • Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs; designed and developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.
  • Benefit from strong industry links with professional institutions, local firms and guest lecturers to keep you up to date with the latest issues in quantity surveying.
You’ll learn the skills needed to succeed as a quantity surveyor: site surveying, CAD drawing production and how to use BIM modules. You’ll gain insight and understanding into the methods of construction and management principles and process, how to measure, build well and safely, and how to solve problems. You’ll learn to factor costs, economics, procurement tenders and contracts, risks and legal considerations into your work, think analytically and independently, and discover how to research and communicate your findings. By the time you graduate, you’ll have a sound understanding of the demands of professional practice, including how to identify and meet clients’ needs. You’ll also be able to register with RICS and work as a chartered quantity surveyor. Quantity surveyors are in strong demand across a range of companies where you can positively contribute to the built environment in both the UK and abroad, and our graduates are well-equipped to aim for top managerial posts.

Modules

Year 1: Chelmsford Interactive Learning Skills and Communication ICT Skills Critical Thinking Maths for Scientists Maths for Engineers Physics for Engineers Engineering Design Fundamentals of Computing Year 1: Peterborough Extended Project Into ARU Literacies in Higher Education Introduction to the Built and Natural Environment Year 2 BIM and Dimensional Control (30 credits) Technology and Structures (30 credits) Health and Safety Project Control and Resourcing (30 credits) Law and Economics (30 credits) Year 3 Management Practice (15 credits) Construction Procurement (15 credits) Quantification and Costing (15 credits) Construction Contract Law (15 credits) Advanced Technology and Environmental Impact (30 credits) Quantification and Measurement (15 credits) Ruskin Module (15 credits) Year 4 Project Management (15 credits) Quantity Surveying Practice 2 (15 credits) Quantity Surveying Practice 3 (15 credits) Commercial Management (15 credits) Major Project (Surveying) (30 credits) Design Economics (15 credits) Risk, Value and Environmental Impact (15 credits)

Professional bodies

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

  • Chartered Institute of Building
  • Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of

How to apply

29Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course

https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/quantity-surveying#entry_requirements

English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)5.5With minimum 5.5 in each component

Equivalent English Language qualifications, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University, are also accepted.

Student Outcomes

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75%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535 Year 1
Scotland £9535 Year 1
Wales £9535 Year 1
Channel Islands £9535 Year 1
Republic of Ireland £9535 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

https://aru.ac.uk/student-life/preparing-for-university/help-with-finances/undergraduate
Quantity Surveying [with Foundation Year] at Anglia Ruskin University - UCAS