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Bsc Hons Building Surveying With Placement

University of Portsmouth

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

Tuition Fee £ 18,300
Country Rank#42
Duration48 Months
Score IELTS: 6

Program Overview

As a building surveyor, you'll be at the heart of decision-making in construction projects that could transform the built environment or contribute to a more sustainable world. You'll advise on the specification of exciting new development proposals and be responsible for assessing the success of repairs and renovations.

On this BSc (Hons) Building Surveying degree course, you'll develop the technical skills and experience you need for a specialist career as a chartered building surveyor. You'll also have the expertise to consult and lead on facilities management, project management and building conservation.

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), graduating from this degree course is the first step to becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor.

Course highlights

Learn from practising building surveyors and guest speakers, including leading industry professionals and members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
Benefit from our links to industry through our professional advisory board, a collection of professionals in relevant industries who help shape our course content
Simulate projects you'll do in your career, with practical surveying sessions in residential and commercial test environments
Work collaboratively with students from other surveying and civil engineering courses to complete projects, preparing for a career working in multidisciplinary project teams
Put theory to the test on field trips to locations such as the Passivhaus standard housing development, school refurbishment projects and The National Self Building and Renovation Centre
Get the opportunity to visit a European city and develop a research project around the city's built environment
Develop your knowledge of building information modelling (BIM) techniques on industry-standard software

Course Content
What you'll study on this BSc (Hons) Building Surveying degree

Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits.

In each year, you need to study modules worth a total of 120 credits. For example, four modules worth 20 credits and one module worth 40 credits.

Modules

Year 1

Core modules in this year include:
- CAD and BIM – 20 credits
- Construction, Design and Sustainability – 20 credits
- Introduction to Law for the Built Environment – 20 credits
- Multidisciplinary Project – 20 credits
- Property Economics and Financial Accounting – 20 credits
- Soils and Materials 1 – 20 credits
There are no optional modules in this year.

Year 2

Core modules in this year include:
- Applied BIM – 20 credits
- Introduction to Project Management Principles – 20 credits
- Planning Procedures and Practice – 20 credits
- Procurement and Pre-contract Practice – 20 credits
- Professional Studies and Applied Project – 20 credits
Optional modules in this year currently include:
- Heritage Property – 20 credits
- International Built Environment Fieldwork (additional costs apply) – 20 credits
- Modern Foreign Language (Institution-wide Language Programme) – 20 credits
- Urban Regeneration – 20 credits
Placement year (optional)

On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry.

We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year.

Year 3

Core modules in this year include:
- Building Pathology – 20 credits
- Contract Administration, Claims Management and Dispute Resolution – 20 credits
- Energy and Environmental Management – 20 credits
- Individual Major Project – 40 credits
- Professional Practice – 20 credits
- There are no optional modules in this year.
Entry Requirement
Typical offers
- A levels – ABB–BBC
- UCAS points – 112–128 points (calculate your UCAS points)
- T levels – Merit
- BTECs (Extended Diplomas) – DDM–DMM
English language requirements
- English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
Fees & Scholarships
Tuition fees (2022 start)
- UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £9,250 per year (may be subject to annual increase)
- EU students – £9,250 a year (including Transition Scholarship – may be subject to annual increase)
- International (non-EU) students – £18,300 per year (subject to annual increase)
Career Prospect
Careers and opportunities

90% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduation and 95% are working in highly skilled roles in areas of architecture, surveying, construction, engineering and management.

What's more, graduates from all our building courses are earning an average salary of £27,000 after 15 months, and £38,500 after 5 years.

What jobs can you do with a Building Surveying degree?
Roles you can go onto include:
- building surveyor
- assistant building surveyor
- project manager
- facilities manager
- BIM coordinator
- historic building conservationist
- property developer

Cost Of Studying At University of Portsmouth

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

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