BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying with Sandwich placement

Beyond the placement year itself, you're studying quantity surveying at a university built specifically around the construction and built environment sector.

• A dedicated placement service: The Workplace sources opportunities across the UK and, in some cases, overseas, and supports you throughout your placement year with regular contact and tutor visits.
• Quadruple professional accreditation: RICS, CIOB, CABE and QSi recognition gives you the broadest possible route to Chartered status.
• A purpose-built home for construction: teaching takes place at our Springfield Campus with facilities designed specifically for the built environment.
• Industry-standard software exposure: hands-on experience with Revit, CAD, CostX and QSPro before you even start your placement.
• Taught by researchers and consultants, not just lecturers: staff bring live industry and research experience directly into teaching.
• An interdisciplinary environment: study within an integrated department of architecture, building and civil engineering, alongside the disciplines you'll work with on real projects.
• Support beyond graduation: we support your progress towards professional body membership during your studies and after you graduate.

You'll graduate with the same core quantity surveying competencies as our 3-year course, plus a set of workplace-tested skills you can only build by actually doing the job for a year. By graduation, you'll be able to:

• Practise with professional judgement: understand and apply the ethics and responsibilities of a quantity surveyor within the wider built environment, tested against real workplace situations rather than case studies alone.
• Manage a project's full lifecycle: cost, contracts, sustainability, resource allocation, site surveying and financial viability, from inception through to end-of-life.
• Work fluently across digital and traditional methods: measure, cost and manage projects using BIM and industry-standard software including Revit, CAD, CostX and QSPro.
• Respond to a changing industry: critically evaluate emerging issues and drivers of change in quantity surveying and commercial management.
• Operate independently in a professional environment: self-manage, communicate and problem-solve as a working member of a commercial team — a skill set your placement year tests directly, not just in theory.
• Build a professional network before graduating: your placement year gives you contacts and references most graduates only start building after they leave university.

The University is committed to a transparent fee structure, with no hidden costs, to help you make an informed decision. This includes information on what is included in the fee and how fees are calculated and reviewed.

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• 96 UCAS points
• A Levels - grades CCC / BCD
• BTEC L3 Extended Diploma or OCR Cambridge L3 Technical Extended Diploma - grades MMM
• Access to HE Diploma (60 credits) of which a minimum of 45 must be at Level 3 (96 UCAS point equivalence, minimum 45 credits at merit)
• T Levels with an overall grade of Pass and a minimum grade of C in Core.

 

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Students must usually have studied for a minimum of two years post GCSE level. However, we will consider applications from mature students who do not have two years of post-16 study, where they have relevant work experience. Please see http://wlv.ac.uk/mature for further information.

If you've got other qualifications or relevant experience, please contact The Gateway for further advice before applying.

International entry requirements and application guidance can be found at http://www.wlv.ac.uk/international/apply

English language requirements also apply

We work closely with regional and national companies to identify the relevant professional and technical skills required in these specific industries. Employment is secured by graduates in a range of organisations both in the UK and overseas. Recent graduates are working with the following companies: Mott MacDonald, E C Harris, Bullock Construction, Carillion, Thomas Vale Construction and Kier Construction.

Here's what one of our graduates had to say:

"The supportive staff and excellent facilities at the University of Wolverhampton allowed me to fulfil my potential and achieve my First Class Degree in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying. As my course was accredited it has allowed me to progress straight into my RICS APC and continue to further my career. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the University."

Alexander Morris, Quantity Surveyor. Studied BSc Commercial Management & Quantity Surveying.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) for the purpose of graduate membership.

Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)

Accredited by the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).

Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

"Accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), having been judged to meet the CIOB Education Framework. Prospective members holding these qualifications have full academic exemption and may enter CIOB membership without the requirement for an Individual Assessment."

The QSi

Tuition Fees Loan (Home Fee Status):

Most students will be able to apply for a loans to pay for these subject to eligibility. To find out more information please refer to the government Student Finance website.

Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as having Overseas Fee status. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS)

Self-funding:

If you don’t want to take out a loan to pay your fees or if you aren’t eligible to receive a loan, you might want to take advantage of the University’s scheme to pay by instalments: See How to pay.

For more information please contact the Gateway.

Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

If your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.

Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund.

for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.

Bursaries and Scholarships:

In addition the University also offers a range of Bursaries and Scholarships packages

You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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