Building Surveying (including foundation year) BSc

Why study this course?

Become a driving force of the construction industry. Whether you’re managing existing buildings or leading the way on the frontline of new projects, the skills you learn on this Building Surveying (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree course will help you become an expert in highly valued fields such as building conservation, construction regulations and building pathology.

Plan your construction career, even without traditional qualifications. This four-year foundation year course begins by giving you the study skills necessary to flourish in the built environment sector, before training you to be a knowledgeable and inventive building surveyor. You will be ready to enter the building surveying job market as a well-rounded construction professional.

The building blocks of success are formed from real-world experience. This foundation year study programme emphasises authentic teaching methods using real-life scenarios, materials and tools. A broad range of surveying skills are built into a robust curriculum which is delivered using a variety of teaching techniques, all careful curated to ensure you gain all the knowledge you need to become active professionals in the built environment sector.

More about this course

Become a surveyor of the future. Our Building Surveying (including foundation year) BSc (Hons) degree course will give you all the training you need to enter the dynamic and rapidly advancing world of the built environment. As a surveying practitioner, you will be responsible for helping to shape what the buildings of the future look like, whether you’re working in property trading, refurbishment or new project planning. You will understand how buildings work, how constructions projects progress, and you will be responsible for the social impact these buildings have on their surrounding environment.

A course designed for you. This course has been carefully crafted to give students who cannot apply directly to one of our non-foundation degrees all the skills they need to succeed in the built environment sector. During the first year you will be introduced to a wide variety of transferrable study skills, taught via a range of methods focusing on active learning and authentic student involvement. From technical drawing to software skills, presenting to practical work, every element of this curriculum has been curated with your academic development in mind. This means this course is also ideal for mature students looking to update their experience.

Step onto campus every time you set foot in London. One of the world’s greatest construction projects is happening right on our doorstep, and we will make every effort to introduce you to it. From guest lectures to practical projects and industry work experience, we will give you as much real-world experience as possible, so you can graduate already familiar with the built environment industry and your place in it. When you’re not gaining direct industry experience, you will be learning how to pitch new project ideas and use industry-standard software. Everything we do will transform you into the ideal construction candidate.

Build on solid foundations. After completing the first year of your foundation course, you will move on to start the rest of your degree alongside all the students studying the three-year Building Surveying course. Your foundation year will put you in the best possible position to continue your studies for the remaining three years and graduate successfully as a professional of building surveying.

Example modules include:

Applied Mathematics in the Built Environment
Computation and digital literacy
Study skills and professional development

(further modules tbc)

Assessment for your study may include coursework, examinations and written/practical tests. Your coursework types will be varied, including reports, essays, presentations and portfolios. Assessments for this course will be developed in line with the University tariff guidelines and policy.