Course summary
Quantity surveyors plan and manage the procurement and financial aspects of construction projects. With great career prospects and the chance to manage built environment projects and teams, our popular Quantity Surveying postgraduate degree can put you on a fast-track to career success. Delivered with full-time, part-time, and distance learning pathways, and accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), our course is recommended for both legal, business or geography graduate and existing industry professionals professional seeking a move to quantity surveying. Led by an experienced academic and practice-based team, our course will provide you with a solid knowledge base in areas such as procurement, risk management, contracts and commercial management. You will also be introduced to BIM and lean techniques that are influencing the way built environment projects are managed and delivered. Award-winning research you’ll learn from University of Salford has won a prestigious Queen Elizabeth Prize for Education for its world-leading work in sustainable housing and energy efficiency. Through Energy House Labs, students benefit from teaching shaped by cutting-edge research that is helping to reduce energy costs, tackle fuel poverty and design low-carbon homes for the future. The Queen Elizabeth Prizes for Education form part of the UK national honours system, recognising outstanding contributions by universities and colleges whose work delivers significant societal, economic and global benefit. You will:
- Build the skills to effectively manage risk and administer construction contracts
- Understand how to organise and plan procurement and successfully manage construction project costs
- Gain awareness of the sustainable modern construction methods and processes that can help determine project costs
Assessment method
Assessment methods include written coursework (100%) and continuous informal assessment by your tutors. For full-time students, some modules include assessment using presentations Dissertations delivered online receive extensive tutor support.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of
Entry requirements
Applicants must have a minimum of a second class honours degree (2:2).
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | No element below 5.5 |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
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Provider information
University of Salford
The Crescent
Salford
M5 4WT