Quantity Surveying with Foundation Year

Reasons to choose Kingston

• The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and pending accreditation by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).

• We’re actively involved in Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and can help you in the process of qualifying as a chartered surveyor.

• You can choose a year’s work placement, which will put invaluable experience on your CV and give your career a head start.

• Kingston University is ranked No.3 in London for Construction, Surveying and Planning (The Guardian University Guide 2024).

About this course
If you're considering a career as a quantity surveyor, this accredited degree provides you with the first step. It reflects the technical, economic, legal and managerial expertise required in this industry.

You'll gain a business perspective, giving you understanding of the construction industry and its relationship to the consultancy market. You'll graduate with a sound knowledge of the construction and development process and a range of financial and project management techniques.

Through an independent research project, you'll have the chance to study a topic of your choice in depth.

Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
You’ll graduate with the knowledge and skills to begin your career as a quantity surveyor, which is a varied and challenging profession with good starting salaries and opportunities for progression and travel.

Example modules:
– Digital Technologies and Construction Modelling
– People and Organisation Management
– Exploring Engineering Project Management

To view the full list of modules, please visit the University course webpage.

Teaching methods include lectures, simulated and live projects. There are debates and research work (in groups and individually), practicals and site and field trips.

Assessment methods include coursework, projects and exams.