Quantity Surveying (Taught)

Overview
Work toward being a Chartered Quantity Surveyor with this RICS-accredited Master's course. You'll build your skills in efficient construction, law and financial management, while proving you meet a globally-recognised standard in quantity surveying.

You'll be studying with an academic team of experts drawn from the breadth of the construction industry, in a university that's been delivering courses to the property sector for over 50 years. Our Professional Advisory Board, chaired by a past president of RICS, keeps your learning relevant to the needs and best practices of the industry.

As a successful graduate, you'll be set to follow many of our past students into senior positions in the construction industry, with all the professional knowledge and confidence you need to build a career of your own.

Accredited by:
This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

What you'll experience
On this course, you'll:

• Pursue your Chartered Quantity Surveyor status on an established course recognised by RICS and by the industry

• Explore professional markets and environments with construction site visits and local case studies

• Grasp contemporary issues in the construction sector as you study with staff from a wide range of practice, including quantity surveyors, architects, project managers, construction lawyers and structural engineers

• Convert your undergraduate learning or industry experience into a professional qualification

When you finish the course, our Careers and Employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work.

After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Careers and opportunities
This course will prepare you to take senior positions in the industry. As a RICS accredited professional with interdisciplinary management skills for land and property, your skillset will be in demand. Previous graduates have gone on to work for employers such as Turner & Townsend and Transport for London.

Specific roles that previous students have taken include:

• quantity surveying

• property development

• project management

• consultancy

• Professional accreditations

• This course is professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Following successful completion of this course and a period of work-based experience, you can apply for the designated title Chartered Surveyor.

Course Modules

The University of Portsmouth is passionate about creating career-focused modules that do more than support your studies, they empower your academic journey and prepare you for what comes next.

We design modules that have:

• Clear themes and skills development as you progress through each year

• Assessments that feel meaningful, often based on real-world tasks rather than isolated exams

For a full list of the modules you will study on this course, please visit the link to the course page.

https://www.port.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-taught/msc-quantity-surveying#modules

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

• Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of