Entry requirementsThis degree is designed for those intending to work in the quantity surveying field and provides an ideal foundation for a career associated with the business and management of construction with particular emphasis on contractual and financial management
Academic titleConstruction Business Management, BSc Hons
Course descriptionThe programme is run in partnership with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and prepares students for chartered membership of this body.
The structure of the degree is based on an innovative mix of core courses and intensive project work and is designed to enable students to take advantage of the many excellent opportunities currently available in the construction industry.
There is an emphasis on the financial, legal and management aspects of the construction business, combined with a good understanding of the technology of construction.
Year 1
-Technology 1: Materials and Components
-Technology 2: Construction
-Economics 1: Microeconomics
-Management 1: Introduction to Management
-Applications 1: Building
-Law 1: Principles of English Law
-Practical Applications in the Built Environment
Year 2
-Technology 3: The Built Environment
-Economics 2: Macroeconomics
-Management 2: Techniques and Practice
-Management 3: Theory and Principles
-Applications 2: Quantity Surveying
-Law 2: Company Law
-Construction Safety
Optional Sandwich Year (Work Placement)
Final Year
-Dissertation
-Studio (Quantity Surveying - Project based)
-Applications 3
-Construction Economics
-Construction Contract Law
Career options
Quantity surveyors, contract and project managers in the private or commercial sectors, and central or local government