Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management

UCAS code: K240

Here's what Coventry University says about its Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management course.

Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (QSCM) is a course aimed at those wishing to enter the construction industry dealing with financial planning and control and legal aspects at a professional level.

This course covers construction cost estimating, including aspects of refurbishment and maintenance cost, procurement, quantification of elements using both traditional and electronic techniques, value management and contract/commercial issues.

• The course will use live, upcoming or recently completed projects to enable application of skills and knowledge learned in an industry specific and contextualised manner.

• Our strong links with industry and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) means that course delivery is mapped to employment needs, helping to make the transition to employment easier upon successful graduation.

• Course content aims to develop contemporary skills such as the use of digital software for quantification and cost management.

• Research-led teaching aims to ensure you are at the forefront of knowledge when entering the industry as a graduate.

Key Course Benefits

• A common first year makes it possible to transfer to our degree-level courses in architectural technology, construction project management or building surveying in the second year if you wish, after successful completion of Year 1. (Subject to meeting progression requirements)

• Current collaborative links with universities in 20 countries around the world, giving you the chance for you to spend part of your studies abroad.*

• Study on shared modules alongside students on a wide range of other professional disciplines, such as, construction management, architectural technology, building surveying, building services engineering and civil engineering, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of today’s construction industry.

• Our Simulation Centre allows us to provide you with not only the opportunity to gain theoretical knowledge and skills but also the chance to develop the ability to apply this knowledge to realistic industrial situations within a safe environment*

*see website for details

This course has a common first year.

The common first year enables you to work alongside students doing similar courses to you, to widen your knowledge and exposure to other subject areas and professions. You will have the opportunity to collaborate with other students, so you can share your insights and experience which will help you to develop and learn.

If you discover an interest in a specific subject you have studied, upon successful completion of your first year, you could swap degrees with another course in your common first year (subject to meeting progression requirements).

Common first year courses

Architectural Technology BSc (Hons) Building Surveying BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management BSc (Hons) Real Estate and Property Management BSc (Hons

Year One In the first year, the curriculum is shared across related courses allowing you to gain a broad grounding in the discipline before going on, in the second and third years, to specialist modules in your chosen field.

Modules

• Construction Technology, Materials and Building Sciences (30 credits)
• Project Management and Economics (30 credits)
• Surveying, Design and Digital Applications (30 credits)
• Professional Built Environment Practice (30 credits)

Year Two In Year two, you will continue to develop the skills and knowledge you’ve learnt. We do this by embedding the following four principles into the curriculum and developing your:

Technical skills – digital fluency, backed with the right academic knowledge Study skills – to be an adaptive, independent and proactive learner Professional skills – to have the behaviour and abilities to succeed in your career Global awareness – the beliefs and abilities to be a resilient, confident and motivated global citizen

Modules:

• Commercial Project Management and Digital Planning (30 credits)
• Law for Built Environment Professionals (30 credits)
• Advanced Construction Technology and Systems (30 credits)
• Digitised Quantification and cost (30 credits)

Placement Year There’s no better way to find out what you love doing than trying it out for yourself, which is why a work placement* can often be beneficial. Work placements usually occur between your second and final year of study. They’re a great way to help you explore your potential career path and gain valuable work experience, whilst developing transferable skills for the future.

If you choose to do a work placement year, you will pay a reduced tuition fee* of £1,250. For more information, please go to the fees and funding section. During this time you will receive guidance from your employer or partner institution, along with your assigned academic mentor who will ensure you have the support you need to complete your placement.

Final Year Year three aims to bring you to the level to enter the world of work by consolidating your knowledge and skills from Year one and two.

Modules:

• Strategic Construction Project management (30 credits)
• Undergraduate Research Dissertation (30 credits)
• Pre and Post Contract Quantity Surveying (30 credits)
• Complex Quantification in Quantity Surveying (30 credits)

We regularly review our course content, to make it relevant and current for the benefit of our students. For these reasons, course modules may be updated. For full course and module information please visit the course page on the Coventry University website. *Please see Coventry's website for further details

This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module.

Assessment methods include:

Formal examinations Phase tests Essays Group work Presentations Reports Projects Coursework Exams Individual Assignments Laboratories Posters

The Coventry University Group assessment strategy ensures that our courses are fairly assessed and allows us to monitor student progression towards achieving the intended learning outcomes.