BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
Driving value, sustainability and success across the built environment.
Fact file
Typical offer
Course length
- 3 years full-time
- 4 years full-time with placement
Course information
Features and benefits
Strong industry links
Engage with employers through live briefs, professional insight and sector‑led content, helping you build networks, understand industry expectations and improve your chances of securing graduate roles.
Placement opportunities
Apply your learning in professional environments, build confidence and contacts, and graduate with experience that boosts employability.
Prepare for your future
Develop in-demand expertise in cost management, commercial strategy and leadership, equipping you to secure graduate roles with confidence and accelerate your progression in a construction industry full of opportunity and change.
Study in a city built for regeneration
Manchester is one of the UK’s leading centres for construction and urban renewal. The city's ongoing major projects provide direct insight into industry practice and open up valuable professional opportunities.
Learn from industry leaders
Experience being taught by academics and practitioners whose research and industry experience ensure you gain relevant knowledge, practical insight and professional confidence.
Professional study environment
Study in our £115m Dalton building, designed for collaboration, innovation and world-class learning and research.
Year 1
Core modules
Construction Technology and Project Financial Management
Introduction to Quantity Surveying
Fundamentals of Law
Design Project
Study and assessment
Ten credits equates to 100 hours of study, which is a combination of lectures, seminars and practical sessions, and independent study. A three-year degree qualification typically comprises of 360 credits (120 credits per year). During the course, you are likely to be required to engage in collaborative projects, practical assessments, group work activities, and to give presentations to your peers/tutors. The exact composition of your study time and assessments for the course will vary according to your option choices and style of learning.
Placements
Taught by experts
BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying is part of the School of Engineering and Environment at Manchester Met. Discover more about the school and who you’ll be working with if you choose to study this course.
Our School of Engineering and Environment is driven by purpose. Students do not simply study real world challenges. They help solve them. By learning alongside academics who are active in research and working with industry, you will contribute to a more innovative, sustainable and resilient future.
Entry requirements
Typical offer
104-112 UCAS tariff points
IELTS score
6.0 with no component below 5.5, taken within two years of course start date
UK students
Level 3 qualifications
104-112 UCAS tariff points.
Level 2 qualifications
International students
Country-specific entry requirements
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Fees and funding
Careers support and prospects
Employed or in further study
87.6% of our UK-domiciled, full-time, first degree graduates are employed or in further study 15 months after graduation.
Graduate Outcomes survey 2022/23 leavers, HESA data.
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How to apply
You can apply for the full-time option of this course through UCAS.
UCAS code(s):
- QSR1
Institution code:
- M40
There are no online application routes, please contact our course enquiries team.
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You can review our current terms and conditions before you make your application. If you are successful with your application, we will send you up to date information alongside your offer letter.
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Disclaimers
Programme review
Our programmes undergo an annual review and major review (normally at 6 year intervals) to ensure an up-to-date curriculum supported by the latest online learning technology. For further information on when we may make changes to our programmes, please see the changes section of our terms and conditions.
Important notice
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