Manchester, United Kingdom
DURATION
1 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2025
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning, On-Campus
Key Summary
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Introduction
Quantity surveyors plan and manage the procurement and financial aspects of construction projects. With great career prospects and the chance to manage built environment projects and teams, our popular Quantity Surveying postgraduate degree can put you on a fast track to career success.
Delivered with full-time, part-time, and distance learning pathways, and accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), our course is recommended for legal, business or geography graduates and existing industry professionals professional seeking a move to quantity surveying.
Led by an experienced academic and practice-based team, our course will provide you with a solid knowledge base in areas such as procurement, risk management, contracts and commercial management. You will also be introduced to BIM and lean techniques that are influencing the way built environment projects are managed and delivered.
You will:
- Build the skills to effectively manage risk and administer construction contracts
- Understand how to organise and plan procurement and successfully manage construction project costs
- Gain awareness of the sustainable modern construction methods and processes that can help determine project costs
Ideal Students
This is for you if...
- You are a knowledgeable construction or built environment professional seeking additional qualifications to facilitate a career move into quantity surveying
- You are a graduate with a law, business or finance background looking to focus your skills in a new area
- You are a built environment professional looking to cement your knowledge in quantity surveying with a recognised qualification for career progression
Curriculum
Our Quantity Surveying postgraduate course is delivered through a range of industry-focused modules. The 180-credit MSc award comprises eight taught modules plus a research-based project. The 120-credit PgDip comprises eight taught modules. The 60-credit PgCert award comprises four specified taught modules.
The course starts every January and September. You can choose to study full-time or part-time on campus, or part-time via distance learning:
- As a full-time student, you will complete four 15-credit taught modules in each of the first two trimesters on campus. In the final trimester, you will complete a research-based project worth 60 credits
- As a part-time student, you will complete two 15-credit modules in each of the first four trimesters on campus. Across two additional trimesters, you will complete a research-based project worth 60 credits
- As a distance learning student, you will complete two 15-credit taught modules in each of your first four trimesters. Across two additional trimesters, you will complete the dissertation online, with tutor support
Trimester one (and Trimester two for part-time and distance learning)
- Contracts Management and Practice
- Procurement
- Financial & Commercial Management
- Quantity Surveying Practice
Trimester two (Trimesters three and four for part-time and distance learning)
- BIM for the Built Environment
- Value and Risk Management
- Sustainable Construction Process and Technology
- Process Management in Construction
Trimester three (Trimesters five and six for part-time and distance learning)
- Dissertation
Career Opportunities
This course is designed to prepare you for a rewarding career as a quantity surveyor. You will graduate with a recognised qualification ready to take advantage of exciting opportunities either in the UK, or overseas in Asia, Europe, or the Middle East.
Quantity surveying graduates secure roles in a wide range of public and private sector organisations, including construction companies, project management consultancies, and government departments. Today, our quantity surveying alumni can be found in roles at leading engineering and construction organisations, including Lend Lease, Kier, Laing O'Rourke, Gardiner and Theobald, and Balfour Beatty.