BSc (Hons)

Building Surveying

3 good reasons to study Building Surveying at Salford:

Provides access to rewarding professional careers with excellent opportunities
Industrial placement year opportunity for full-time students
Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

This course will educate you to the highest industry standards set by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), by developing your knowledge of economic, legal, technical, design and management subjects.

You will develop professional and technical skills specific to building surveying, as well as presentation, communication and collaboration skills vital in everyday business.

This course combines academic study with the application of professional skills and competencies

Course details

This course is taught through a combination of academic study and project work. You will work with other students from other related courses, mirroring the multidisciplinary, team-based approach of the modern construction and property industry.

Course Structure

Year 1 (Part-time Years 1 and 2)

The first year has a lot of modules in common with other related programmes within the school (Architectural Design and Technology, Quantity Surveying, Property Management and Construction Project Management) which are essential foundation subjects.

Year 2 (Part-time Years 3 and 4)

Introduces subjects which are specific to your course, and subjects which are common with other courses.

Year 3 (Part-time Years 4 and 5)

Some compulsory modules, and some optional modules. You also do a research dissertation on a built environment subject of your choice under the supervision of a member of academic staff.

Industrial placement year

If you are studying full-time, you'll have the option to take an industrial year-out placement between years 2 and 3. If you wish to take a placement year you will be responsible for securing your own work placement. The University will help you to develop their employability skills. An academic member of staff is appointed to be your placement tutor. Your progress within your placement is monitored by the appointed placement tutor with 'telephone visits', visits to your place of employment and the assessment of a written end of placement report which you prepare.

Year 1 (Part-time Years 1 and 2)

Technology 1
Economics and Management
Introduction to Law and Regulatory Framework
Environmental Science and Services
Discipline Project 1
Multidisciplinary Project 1

Year 2 (Part-time Years 3 and 4)

Technology 2
Procurement and Administration
Design Studies 1
Property Law and Landlord and Tenant Law
Discipline Project 2
Multidisciplinary Project 2

Year 3 (Part-time Years 4 and 5)

Building Pathology
Design Studies 2
Option A*
Option B*
Discipline Research Project
Multidisciplinary Project 3

*Option A (choose one)

Project Management
Property Studies
Virtual Environments
Professional Practice
Introduction to Urban Regeneration

*Option B (choose one)

Sustainable Design and Construction
Conservation of the Historic Environment
Property Development
Construction Law and Dispute Resolution

Course Enquiries

For course enquiries please call us on:

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