About Bsc (hons) Quantity Surveying in University of Plymouth
Course Details
Our industry-recognised BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying course will help you develop the knowledge and skills in the commercial and financial management of construction projects. Through lectures, tutorials with industry partners, real assessments and projects briefs, and an optional year-long paid industry placement, you will learn the requirements for managing risk and proving value for a variety of clients taking into account sustainable and ethical dimensions.
As a quantity surveying graduate you could also work effectively in a wide range of related fields including: project management, legal analysis, design management and value and risk management. The course has a focus on preparing students for industry and their pathway to Chartered membership status.
Key features
- Our course is fully accredited by the leading professional bodies: the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE).
- This course is designed around a common first year with BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management, allowing you to transfer to these courses after successful completion of Year 1.
- You will gain valuable experience with an optional, paid year-long placement in a leading surveying company in the UK or abroad. Our industry links will help you find a placement, boosting your studies with practical experience and providing the contacts that can lead to future employment.
- You will be part of a vibrant multidisciplinary learning environment, working with students from other built environment disciplines, including construction project managers, architectural engineers and building surveyors.
- You will have access to a wide range of industry standard facilities, resources and equipment, including, a designated design studio space, specialist laboratories and workshops, Mac and PC suites, a 360 degree immersive vision theatre.
- Each year the quantity surveying knowledge and skills you develop come together in a real-world design and build project with an actual client and project brief. Guided by our panel of industrial advisers, you will develop the professional skills to stand out in the sector.
- Learn from leaders in their fields. Our staff come from both industry and research backgrounds. Industry professionals also play an active role in the course participating in guest lectures, workshops and tutorials.
- Our built environment courses have been running for over 25 years.
Academic qualification equivalents
Standard 12th qualifications (CBSE/ICSE or State Boards of equivalent)
Grade: Minimum aggregate of 60% and above
English language requirements (one of the below):
- IELTS 5.5 overall (6.0 for integrated programmes)
- IELTS 5.5 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)
- PTE 42 (50 for integrated programmes)
- PTE 42 in all four components (listening, reading, speaking and writing)gg
University of Plymouth Highlights
Type |
Public |
Campus Setting |
Rural |
Application mode |
Panther Application or Common Application |
Student Retention rate |
68% |
Cost of Attendance (2020-21) |
39,322 USD |
Number of Students |
UG: 4,100 PG: 1,758 |
Academic calendar |
Semester-based |
Student-Faculty ratio |
18:1 |
Financial Aids |
Scholarships, grants, loans, and Pell grants |
Graduation rate |
54% |
Tuition fee |
UG: 23,902 USD PG: varies |
University of Plymouth Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
- Cost of attendance for various 2020-21:
Financials |
UG |
PG |
Tuition and Mandatory Fees |
23,902 USD |
765 USD (Per Credit) + 695+780 USD (CAGS+EDD) |
Room and meals |
11,580 USD |
11,580 USD |
- The mandatory fee (2,622 USD annually) breakdown can be seen as:
Charges |
Amount |
Athletics |
290 USD |
Student Activities |
190 USD |
Transportation fee |
16 USD |
Student Health fee |
380 USD |
Student Recreation |
502 USD |
Educ. Technology |
466 USD |
Registration |
100 USD |