Quantity Surveying

Our Quantity Surveying HND programme offers a blend of intellectual stimulation and practical application to prepare you for a rewarding career in this field.

As a Quantity Surveyor, you will play a crucial role in managing construction projects, ensuring they run smoothly from start to finish. Our course is designed to develop your skills and knowledge, making you a competent graduate ready for the professional world.

The construction industry is evolving rapidly, with technology and integrated delivery becoming increasingly important. Our programme is developed in collaboration with industry experts and professional bodies including the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and Construction Wales Innovation Centre (CWIC). These partnerships ensure that our curriculum meets the current demands and needs of the industry.

The course is also accredited by the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE), providing you with professional recognition and enhancing your employability.

Throughout the course, you will engage in modules that focus on creative problem-solving and collaborative working. Our curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including cost management, procurement, measurement and quantification, risk management, and design economics.

You will also gain expertise in areas such as contracts, cost planning, and estimating. The course emphasizes the importance of financial skills, legal skills, managerial skills, and communicative skills, which are crucial for managing construction projects from project inception to completion.

In addition to classroom learning, the course offers practical experiences, including work placements that allow you to apply your knowledge in real-world settings. This industry experience is invaluable, providing you with insights into professional practice and helping you build a network of industry contacts.

Progress onto our Quantity Surveying BSc course.

Modules

Year One

You will learn the fundamentals of construction technology, procurement processes, gain digital surveying skills, and understand health, safety, and welfare in construction. You will also explore construction materials, building services, law for the built environment, and measurement and estimating techniques.

Fundamentals of Construction Technology (20 credits)
Construction Materials (10 credits)
Skills for Professional Practice (10 Credits)
Digital Surveying and Highway Design (10 Credits)
Digital Technology BIM (10 Credits)
Health, Safety and Welfare (10 credits)
Building Services 1 – Building Comfort (10 credits)
Law for the Built Environment (10 credits)
Procurement Process (10 credits)
Measurement and Estimating (20 credits)

Year Two

You will deepen your knowledge with modules including building information modelling, advanced estimating and tendering, and sustainable development.
You will also undertake a research project design, learn about contract administration, and study construction technology in greater detail, alongside business management for construction and project control.

Construction Technology 2 (20 credits)
Research Project Design (20 credits )
Contract Administration (10 credits)
Building Information Modelling (20 credits)
Advanced Estimating and Tendering (20 credits)
Sustainable Development (10 credits)
Business Management for Construction (10 credits)
Project Control (10 credits)

https://www.uwtsd.ac.uk/programme-courses/undergraduate/architecture-construction-environment/quantity-surveying-full-0