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Merchiston Campus

Content

Quantity surveyors are widely employed throughout the construction and property industries including Quantity Surveying consultancies, construction companies, specialist sub-contractors, local authorities, specialist tax consultants and housebuilding companies.

In the first year, you will learn from a broad range of topics to give you a feel for Surveying as a profession including introductions to Construction Costs and Measurement, Building Design and Technology, Property Value Studies and Property and Construction Law.

You will then progress on to more specialist subjects including Construction Financial Management, Construction Project Management and Construction Contracts and further develop your skills in Cost Planning and Estimating, Measurement and Quantification of Construction and Building Design and Technology.

In your final two years you will work on your Honours project as well as gaining enhanced skills in areas of presenting, negotiating, soft skills, Commercial Management and Conservation Surveying to prepare you for your full-time role in the construction industry.

The course is fully accredited by the RICS and is based on construction economics.

Entry Requirements

2027 entry requirements

Standard entry:
4 Highers at BBBC.

Widening access entry:
4 Highers at CCCC.

For advanced entry you must have Advanced Highers at BBC plus Maths or Applications of Maths at National 5.