Quantity Surveying, BSc, with industry placement

Our Quantity Surveying programme, which is part of the civil engineering and infrastructure cluster here at Aston, examines the economic and operational issues related to the construction industry. This course will produce graduates with the qualities and skills that are in demand by potential employers, and who are able to make a valuable contribution to society in general. Students will be offered the opportunity to obtain relevant industrial experience by taking a sandwich year. Students will leave with a working knowledge of the techniques, and an understanding of the skills, required by quantity surveyors and commercial managers within the construction industry.On our course you’ll gain a working knowledge of the techniques, and an understanding of the skills, required by quantity surveyors and commercial managers within the construction industry. With sustainable construction methods and technology at the centre of your learning, you’ll also learn about cost planning and estimating, scheduling projects and building engineering and management.In addition, as you’ll be learning and living in the middle of Britain’s second city, you’ll gain invaluable, real-life experience of the challenges and opportunities faced by the people and organisations responsible for developing our built environment. To help bring this to life there will be regular opportunities for engagement with local projects through a series of guest lectures, site visits and real-life projects.The skills you will gain are in high demand and, as a graduate, you will be able to contribute to the ongoing development of the build environment in which we live and work.

• Top 10 in the UK for course satisfaction, continuation, student/staff ratio and overall ranking (Building, Town and Country Planning) (Guardian University Guide, 2022)

• Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

• Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

• Practical elements to prepare you for the working world