Quantity Surveying and Construction

Quantity Surveying and Construction focuses on controlling and managing the costs of construction projects; you could be involved with any stage of a project, from feasibility, design and construction, through to extension, refurbishment, maintenance and even demolition. You are likely to be involved in a range of services, from cost consultancy to contract management.

On this course, you’ll gain an understanding of the technical aspects of construction over the whole life of a building or facility. You’ll learn to master contracts, budgets, quantities, measurements and sustainability so that you can achieve the best quality and value within a project’s specifications.

We’re proud of our commitment to tackling the global climate emergency. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community that’s working together to change the construction industry from within, and be encouraged to be the changemakers the world needs.

• Benefit from our 125-year history, making us one of the most established providers of architectural education in the UK. Our future-facing curriculum encourages an atmosphere of open-ended enquiry and collaboration across disciplines.

• Benefit from industry-standard tools and simulation software, including CostX, Building Information Modelling, computer aided design (CAD) and Mac labs.

• Students feel very positive about our building lecturers, with their votes placing us 2nd in UK for teaching on their course (NSS, 2025).

• Our course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), recognising the quality and relevance of the course content and representing your first step towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor.

Course Modules

First year
Block 1: Sustainable Building Principles
Block 2: Building Technology 1
Block 3: Professional Quantity Surveying Skills and Management
Block 4: Economics of Construction

Second year
Block 1: Finance and Costing
Block 2: Project Management Practice
Block 3 and 4:

• Building Technology 2

• Methods of Measurement

Third year
Block 1: Contract, Law and Procurement
Block 2: Quantity Surveying Practice
Blocks 3 and 4:

• Dissertation

• Integrated Project

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/quantity-surveying-and-construction-bsc-degree/quantity-surveying-and-construction-bsc-degree.aspx#what-you-will-study

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

• Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of