Modules

Year 1 Your first year introduces the core principles of construction, management and building science. You’ll develop knowledge in economics, construction materials and building physics, while building digital skills in modelling and design. Through collaborative projects, you’ll take on professional roles in a simulated client brief, gaining teamwork, communication and time management skills. Site surveying, lab-based experiments and placement preparation provide a strong foundation for your future studies and career. Year 2 In your second year, you’ll deepen your expertise in building surveying practice, learning how to diagnose building defects, conduct professional condition surveys and understand refurbishment and retrofitting processes. You’ll explore contract procedures, cost estimating and dispute resolution, while developing knowledge of building services engineering for larger projects. Collaborative design challenges and construction technology modules build your practical skills, while placement preparation supports your search for real-world industry experience in Year 3. Optional placement year In your third year, you will have the opportunity to undertake an optional year of professional paid training in an approved placement with a suitable company in the UK or abroad. Final year Your final year brings together everything you’ve learned, preparing you for professional practice. You’ll develop advanced knowledge of sustainability and safety in construction and gain a detailed understanding of building and property law. Modules in professional surveying practice and project work enable you to apply your expertise to real-world commissions, while the research methods and dissertation project give you the opportunity to explore a specialist area of your choice. By graduation, you’ll be ready to enter the industry as a confident, skilled and ethically aware professional. For up to date details, please refer to our website or contact the institution directly.

Assessment method

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Professional bodies

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

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

Qualified teacher status (QTS)

To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:

• Course does not award QTS