Quantity Surveying

Through our accredited course you’ll learn how to precisely cost and manage projects from initial concept, through to design, build and maintenance, while ensuring each project meets all legal and quality requirements.

Why study Quantity Surveying at ARU?

• Our Chelmsford course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

• Both our Chelmsford and Peterborough courses are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), ensuring you gain a full range of critical professional and technical skills for a career in this field.

• You'll gain incredible insight: this course is designed to explore the scientific, social, legal, technical, ethical, economic and political aspects of the built environment.

• You'll utilise our state-of-the-art facilities including industry standard equipment, Autodesk Studios and environmental science and surveying labs.

• Bring the world of work to life through Live Briefs; designed and developed with regional employers to give you exposure to ‘real world’ problem-solving.

• Benefit from strong industry links with professional institutions, local firms and guest lecturers to keep you up to date with the latest issues in quantity surveying.

You’ll learn the skills needed to succeed as a quantity surveyor: site surveying, CAD drawing production and how to use BIM modules. You’ll gain insight and understanding into the methods of construction and management principles and process, how to measure, build well and safely, and how to solve problems.

You’ll learn to factor costs, economics, procurement tenders and contracts, risks and legal considerations into your work, think analytically and independently, and discover how to research and communicate your findings.

By the time you graduate, you’ll have a sound understanding of the demands of professional practice, including how to identify and meet clients’ needs. You’ll also be able to register with RICS and work as a chartered quantity surveyor.

Quantity surveyors are in strong demand across a range of companies where you can positively contribute to the built environment in both the UK and abroad, and our graduates are well-equipped to aim for top managerial posts.

Chelmsford
Year 1
BIM and Dimensional Control (30 credits)
Technology and Structures (30 credits)
Health and Safety Project Control and Resourcing (30 credits)
Law and Economics (30 credits)

Year 2
Management Practice (15 credits)
Construction Procurement (15 credits)
Quantification and Costing (15 credits)
Construction Contract Law (15 credits)
Advanced Technology and Environmental Impact (30 credits)
Quantification and Measurement (15 credits)
Ruskin Module (15 credits)

Year 3
Project Management (15 credits)
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 (15 credits)
Quantity Surveying Practice 3 (15 credits)
Commercial Management (15 credits)
Major Project (Surveying) (30 credits)
Design Economics (15 credits)
Risk, Value and Environmental Impact (15 credits)

Peterborough
Year 1
Sustainable Building Management and Refurbishment (30 credits)
Technology and Structures (30 credits)
Health and Safety Project Control and Resourcing (30 credits)
Law and Economics (30 credits)

Year 2
Management Practice (15 credits)
Construction Procurement (15 credits)
Quantification and Costing (15 credits)
Construction Contract Law (15 credits)
Advanced Technology and Environmental Impact (30 credits)
Quantification and Measurement (15 credits)
Ruskin Module (15 credits)

Year 3
Project Management (15 credits)
Quantity Surveying Practice 2 (15 credits)
Quantity Surveying Practice 3 (15 credits)
Commercial Management (15 credits)
Major Project (Surveying) (30 credits)
Design Economics (15 credits)
Risk, Value and Environmental Impact (15 credits)

Throughout the course, we’ll use a range of assessment methods to help you measure your progress. Besides exams, this includes assignments, presentations, practical work and group work.

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

• Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of
• Chartered Institute of Building