Start date
22 September 2025
Duration
3 years full-time
4 years inc. placement year
Places available (subject to change)
40
About the course
Reasons to study
- Building is top in Yorkshire in the 2024 NSS for Teaching, Learning Outcomes, Academic Support, Organisation and Management, Learning Resources and Assessment and Feedback.
- This course is accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
- To enhance your graduate employment prospects (by boosting your skills and widening your experience) you’ll have the chance to undertake a work placement in the UK or overseas.
Our Quantity Surveying BSc(Hons) course could provide the first step to becoming a qualified Quantity Surveyor. The courses accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). It has been developed to work alongside our Architecture BA(Hons) and courses in Architectural Technology and Construction Project Management, to help develop a strong understanding of professionalism within the construction industry and how to work in multidisciplinary teams.
Two crucial tools for today’s quantity surveyor are Lean Construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM). Lean Construction focuses on delivering minimum cost and maximum value for a construction project, looking at how the process of design, construction and end-use of a building is managed. BIM enhances Lean Construction, giving surveyors tools to manage the costs of materials and labour in projects. On the course, you’ll explore both areas to understand how you could deliver better value to future clients. This surveying course also provides the skills to enable you to manage the commercial and contractual aspects of the construction process.
Once you’ve enrolled on the Quantity Surveying course, you can switch to Construction Project Management or Architectural Technology (with the agreement of your tutors) at the end of the first year if your interests change.
Why study Quantity Surveying BSc(Hons)
Building at Huddersfield is top in Yorkshire in the 2024 NSS for Teaching, Learning Outcomes, Academic Support, Organisation and Management, Learning Resources and Assessment and Feedback.
To enhance your graduate employment prospects, you’ll also have the chance to undertake a work placement.
Course detail
Core modules:
Design and Construction Practice
This module aims at introducing students to practices in the design and construction of facilities in the Built Environment. It focuses on the practical application of materials, components and systems to small-scale structures and buildings. It also provides you with an opportunity to apply technology to the design process along with developing understanding of the importance of architectural detailing in conjunction with appropriate construction methods. The module will facilitate the development of presentation skills in all forms from spoken presentations at tutorials to the preparation of suitable drawings and models of carefully detailed components. You will be encouraged to integrate practical, technical and theoretical skills from adjacent modules.
Construction Business and Law
This module will introduce the overall construction business to you. The content is structured into three distinctive, but interrelated areas, namely, business at industry level, business at project level and business at individual level.
Building Technology and Digital Communication
The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the principles and practices of building technology, digital technologies, communication and representation in the context of architecture and construction. This module consists of four parallel strands: Structures; Buildings Fabric Design; Environmental Design and Digital Communication.
Core modules:
Collaborative Project Built Environment
The aim of the module is to provide you with an opportunity to work in multi-disciplinary teams and enable you to perform tasks in the context of a team-based project. It offers you the experience of team working and the multi-disciplinary nature of Built Environment (BE) projects. The project will allow you to practise and further develop both discipline-specific and generic key skills required by a Built Environment professional and encourage self-reflection and enable you to further develop a personal development plan that aligns your learning needs and career aspirations and the requirements of professional institutions.
Quantification and Cost Management
Measurement/quantification and cost management is a core skill of a Quantity Surveyor. In this module, you will explore cost control and financial management strategies within the design and construction process and examine the process of setting, controlling and monitoring of cost / financial objectives during the project life cycle. You will be introduced to the construction cost management techniques for each stage of the design and construction process. This module will also introduce the basic concepts of building and Civil Engineering measurements to establish the fundamental knowledge about the role, the process, the basic rules and the industry standards of building and civil engineering measurements.
Building Technology and Digital Detailing
In this module, you will be given an introduction to the legal framework and approaches associated with the conservation of buildings. The module will introduce the causes and nature of building defects likely to occur in a range of contemporary and traditional buildings. Supplemented by a substantial amount of background reading, you will develop the skills needed to understand problematic material-based issues that arise in various types of construction.
School of Art and Humanities Placement
You will normally spend a total of 48 weeks (36 weeks minimum) between the end of year two and the beginning of your final year in a managed work experience. You will be encouraged to obtain a placement activity relevant to your area of specialism, however a wide range of placements will be regarded as suitable. The placement will be monitored and you will be assessed on completion.
Core modules:
Professional Practice
In this module you will consolidate the prior learning in technical, professional and managerial subjects to attain a level of preparedness for professional practice and career development. In part, this is a response to the requirements of built environment professional institutions where the future practitioners are expected to have a fuller understanding and awareness of business and commercial matters and the enterprise characteristics of their chosen profession.
Advanced Measurement and Commercial Management
This module focuses on the detailed and advanced quantification of construction work. This enhances your knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of measurement developed at Level I (Year 2). It will also enable you to develop an in-depth understanding of the processes of commercial and value management.
Procurement and Contract Administration
Advice on construction procurement and contract administration is a major responsibility that comes under the job profile of Quantity Surveyors. At the same time, procurement systems and contractual arrangements often have major influences over the strategies used to design and manage a given construction project. As such, it is important that the future Quantity Surveyors, Building Surveyors and Construction Project Managers have a deep insight of various construction procurement systems and standard form of contracts (JCT and NEC forms of contracts). Accordingly, this module introduces the principal types of procurement systems and associated standard form of contracts used in the UK construction market and internationally. In addition, it explores the fundamental procedures related to construction contract administration using the commonly used standard form of contracts.
Major Project Dissertation
This module provides you with an opportunity to lead an investigation into an area of the Built Environment that is of interest to you. You will choose and define the topic, research relevant information (either primary or secondary), set that information in the context of an appropriate intellectual framework, draw relevant conclusions, and write up and submit the project in an approved format. A support lecture programme and an individual research supervisor are provided.
You will be taught through a series of lectures and tutorials and your assessment will include coursework, presentations and exams.
On average, 19.7%* of the study time on this course is spent in lectures, seminars, tutorials etc.
*based on 23/24 programme specifications.
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
Inspirational field trips to destinations of educational and cultural significance are a component of the course and will be funded by the University.
Further information
The teaching year normally starts in September with breaks at Christmas and Easter, finishing with a main examination/assessment period around May/June. The exams for this course will take place in January. Timetables are normally available one month before registration.
Your course is made up of modules and each module is worth a number of credits. Each year you study modules to the value of 120 credits, adding up to 360 credits in total for a bachelor’s qualification. These credits can come from a combination of core, compulsory and optional modules but please note that optional modules may not run if we do not have enough students interested.
If you achieve 120 credits for the current stage you are at, you may progress to the next stage of your course, subject to any professional, statutory or regulatory body guidelines.
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The University of Huddersfield has been rated Gold in all three aspects of the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023. We were the only university in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North West to achieve Gold ratings in all three aspects of the TEF among those announced in September 2023. In fact only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
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Further proof of teaching excellence: our staff rank in the top three in England for the proportion who hold doctorates, who have higher degrees, and hold teaching qualifications (HESA 2024). So, you’ll learn from some of the best, helping you to be the best.
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We are joint first in the country for National Teaching Fellowships, which mark the UK’s best lecturers in Higher Education, winning a total of 23 since 2008 (2024 data).
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We won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award, recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (Higher Education Academy, 2017).
Read more about academic staff at the University of Huddersfield
At Huddersfield, you'll study the Global Professional Award (GPA) alongside your degree* so that you gain valuable qualities and experiences that could help you to get the career you want, no matter what your field of study is. On completion of the Award, you'll receive a GPA certificate from the University of Huddersfield, alongside the specialist subject skills and knowledge you gain as part of your degree, which may help to set you apart from other graduates.
Giving students access to the Global Professional Award is one of the reasons the University won ‘Best University Employability Strategy’ award at the National Graduate Recruitment Awards 2021. Find out more on the Global Professional Award webpage.
*full-time, undergraduate first degrees with a minimum duration of three years. This does not include postgraduate, foundation, top-up, accelerated or apprenticeship degrees.
Entry requirements
BBC-BCCat A Level or equivalent |
112-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications |
Merit at T Level. |
DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma |
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If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.
Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.
Industry placements
Industry placements
Placements offer hands-on, industry experience! Surveying (Quantity Surveying) student, Charlie Seargent, has recently joined Esh Construction on his year-long placement.
"On site visits, I have participated in different tasks that I wouldn’t have done at university."
Industry placements
Industry placements
Placements offer hands-on, industry experience! Surveying (Quantity Surveying) student, Jarred Moore, has recently joined DD Porter Ltd on his year-long placement.
"I really enjoyed my placement year as a trainee Quantity Surveyor. The experience gave me an invaluable insight into the role and beneficial industry knowledge."
Graduate Showcase 2025
Every year we celebrate the skills and creative practices of our graduating students at our annual Graduate Showcase. Be inspired and visit our 2025 Graduate Showcase which is taking place from Friday 6th June to Friday 20th June in the Barbara Hepworth Building and experience what you could be part of.
Placements
The course offers an optional one-year (36 week minimum) work placement after the second year. This will give you the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience, insight into your chosen career and open up your graduate employment prospects. Our Placement Unit and academic staff have excellent industry links and can support you in applying for and finding your placement(s), as well as during your placement year.
I felt like Kier gave me the greatest opportunity to get involved with a major project and gain the greatest experience possible. The placement year has solidified my interest in being a Quantity Surveyor and in the future, it will help with my chances of getting a graduate job!
Hollie Birks, Quantity Surveying student, undertook her placement at Kier Group
Facilities
Student Visits
Student Visit
This is a site visit during Feb 2023 to the Esh Broom Road site
Visit to Huddersfield University
This is a site visit during September 2023 to the University of Huddersfield, Daphne Steele Building organised with BAM.
Student Visit NHIC Campus
This is a site visit during September 2024 to the University of Huddersfield, Southgate 2, National Health Innovation Campus organised with Kier.
Visit Jo Cox Faith Centre
This is a site visit during September 2022 to the University of Huddersfield, Jo Cox Multi Faith Cantre organised with Morgan Sindall
Visit Morgan Sindall Mill site
This is a site visit during Feb 2024 to the Morgan Sindall’s Rutland Mills site
Student support
At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.
Important information
Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons
When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.
Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons
Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on
If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment. We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants. Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to. If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.
Changes to your course after you enrol as a student
Changes to option modules:
Where your course allows you to choose modules from a range of options, we will review these each year and change them to reflect the expertise of our staff, current trends in research and as a result of student feedback or demand for certain modules. We will always ensure that you have an equivalent range of options to that advertised for the course. We will let you know in good time the options available for you to choose for the following year.
Major changes:
We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum. For example, it may be necessary to make a major change to reflect changes in the law or the requirements of the University’s regulators or a commissioning or accrediting body. We may also make changes to improve the course in response to student, examiners’ or other course evaluators’ feedback or to ensure you are being taught current best practice. Major changes may also be necessary because of circumstances outside our reasonable control, such as a key member of staff leaving the University or being unable to teach, where they have a particular specialism that can’t be adequately covered by other members of staff; or due to damage or interruption to buildings, facilities or equipment, or pandemics.
Major changes would usually be made with effect from the next academic year, but may happen sooner in an emergency. We will notify you as soon as possible should we need to make a major change and will carry out suitable consultation. If you reasonably believe that the proposed change will cause you detriment or hardship we will, if appropriate, work with you to try to reduce the adverse effect on you or find an appropriate solution. Where an appropriate solution cannot be found and you contact us in writing before the change takes effect you can cancel your registration and withdraw from the University without liability to the University for future tuition fees. We will provide reasonable support to assist you with transferring to another university if you wish to do so.
In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.
The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.
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