During the course, you'll gain a strong knowledge and understanding of the role of the quantity surveyor and the application of the role in different contexts within the built environment, preparing you for a range of technical and professional careers in quantity surveying. And to help make it easy to fit around your current employment, the course is delivered on a part-time basis.
To enable you to put what you learn into context, the course has close links with the industry and has been designed with input from companies including Mace, Wilmott Dixon, and Ramboll to ensure the course content is relevant and up-to-date, meaning you'll graduate with the relevant skills sought after by the industry.
You'll also have the opportunity to work on live project briefs, present to construction industry leaders, and visit a number of active sites to interact with the construction project team.
To encourage inter-disciplinary working, you'll frequently work alongside students studying on our other construction-related programmes, including apprentices and those on our construction management courses. This will help enhance your understanding of industry and offers excellent peer-to-peer learning opportunities to broaden your knowledge.
You’ll have access to Solent’s state-of-the-art construction materials laboratories. These modern spaces have recently been refurbished as part of a £7m investment into our facilities and have been developed to give students access to an environment which mirrors the feel and atmosphere of a professional studio. This enables students from various built environment courses to collaborate on multidisciplinary projects, just as they would in the workplace.
The programme offers an element of flexibility, allowing students to study part-time to gain the Higher Nationals qualification alongside their busy careers. Upon successful completion of the HNC, students can progress onto the part-time BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying programme.
Solent University is an experienced and well established provider of built environment programmes, with an excellent reputation for providing high quality graduates. Our teaching team combine broad industry experience with academic expertise, so you can be confident you're are being taught by experts in their field. Throughout this programme, we'll help you develop your technical and managerial expertise, with sustainability and ethical practice at the heart of what we offer.
We're proud to be one of only three institutions to be shortlisted for the Best HE Provider Supporting Careers in Construction award at the 2025 Building the Future Awards.
This course is ideal if you are working in the construction industry and are looking to further your career. With opportunities to study alongside other professionals on a part-time basis, Solent's Quantity Surveying HNC programme will support you as you develop your knowledge and build the practical skills required for advanced industry roles.
The course's industry-focused and practical emphasis is intended to develop your professionalism and maximise your career development opportunities. This course will supplement your skills for a career path in any of the broad areas that encompass quantity surveying, estimating and buying within the contracting side of the construction industry. The industry-focused and practical emphasis of the course will develop your professionalism and maximise your career development opportunities.
Coursework
Individual presentations
Portfolios
Reports
Live briefs
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16 points minimum at level 3 from either 6-unit or 3-unit awards
plus 4 GCSE/O Level grade C or above to include English and Maths
or BTEC/Edexcel Advanced GNVQ
or National Certificate Diploma in a Building/Construction related discipline
or relevant Access course
or other qualifications which are considered to be equivalent of the above.
Applications from mature students and non-standard applicants may also be considered - contact admissions for further information by emailing admissions@solent.ac.uk.
For further information about UK qualifications, please contact admissions.
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| Location | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland | £4466* |
* This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website.
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