Building Surveying

If you’re analytical, detail-oriented, and motivated by solving complex building challenges, our BSc(Hons) Building Surveying course offers an excellent route into a professional career shaping, safeguarding, and improving the built environment.

You’ll learn how to advise on the design and construction of new buildings, alterations, and additions, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance. You’ll also develop expertise in building pathology, diagnosing defects and recommending maintenance, repair, retrofit, and conservation strategies for existing buildings. From feasibility and condition surveys to contract administration and stakeholder communication, you’ll build the practical and analytical skills needed to deliver safe, sustainable, and high-quality outcomes.

You’ll study alongside students from Architecture, Architectural Technology, Quantity Surveying, and Construction Project Management, gaining experience of how multidisciplinary teams collaborate on real projects.

Based in the award-winning Barbara Hepworth Building, you’ll learn in outstanding facilities and be supported by experienced professionals with strong industry insight.

Building at Huddersfield ranks top in Yorkshire in the National Student Survey 2025 for learning opportunities, assessment and feedback, academic support, learning resources, and organisation and management—giving you the confidence and credibility to progress towards chartered status and a successful career.

Why Study Building Surveying BSc(Hons) at University of Huddersfield?
• Opportunities to collaborate with students from other Architecture courses, mirroring professional practice and helping you develop essential skills.
• Building at the University of Huddersfield is ranked 9th in the UK in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026.
• Gain skills in digital tools and innovative methods to balance compliance, quality, cost, and sustainability while meeting client and industry needs.

Professional Bodies
We are actively preparing submissions to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) for accreditation. The curriculum has been designed in alignment with the RICS professional requirements and CIOB education frameworks, helping to position graduates strongly as they progress toward chartered status through the appropriate professional pathways.

Why Huddersfield?
Huddersfield’s vibrant and friendly campus is a great place from which to study, while the town itself offers lots to see and do, with good transport links in and around the area.