Quantity Surveying, BSc (Hons), with industry placement

Our Quantity Surveying course meets the demand for highly trained professionals and practitioners. Work collaboratively with tutors, practitioners, theorists and designers. Acquire skills that will allow you to shape the future of the built environment. You will learn from staff with a wealth of industry experience and gain expertise in cost management, procurement and quantification skills. You will advance your career prospects by using our strong links with employers, and apply what you learn in a practical context through work placement opportunities and work on live projects for clients.By studying on a course accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Chartered Institute of Building, you will become knowledgeable about the legal, technical, managerial, economic, social and environmental aspects of construction projects. You will graduate as a confident professional who can manage both commercial and civil engineering projects.Students on the programme have the opportunity to take part in our US exchange programmes and our international competitions such as the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Design and Build competition, giving you an opportunity to apply your skills to real-life projects. Our students have an impressive track record in these competitions and have had the opportunity to travel to competitions in locations across the world including Dallas, Texas.Professional Placement YearThis course offers a professional placement year. This allows you to spend a whole year with an employer, between the second and third years of your degree, and is a great way to find out more about your chosen career. Some students even return to the same employers after completing their studies.The University will draw on its extensive network of local, regional and national employers to support you in finding a suitable placement to complement your chosen area of study. If you do not find a suitable placement, you will be automatically transferred back to the standard, non-placement version of the course.Please note that fees are payable during your placement year. For details, visit the course page on the Birmingham City University website.