**Overview** From advising on the specification of new development proposals to assessing the viability of repairs and renovations, building surveyors are at the heart of decision-making in construction projects. This BSc (Hons) Building Surveying degree course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). It gives you the technical skills and hands-on experience to perform this pivotal role and is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor. **Accredited by:** This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). **What you'll experience** On this degree course, you'll: - Study and work alongside students from other surveying and civil engineering disciplines, just like you will in your career - Learn from practising building surveyors and guest speakers - Develop the skills you need for a specialist career in building surveying, as well as abilities relevant to facilities management, project management and building conservation - Get out of the classroom with hands-on practical surveying in real buildings - Use laboratory and test house facilities, where you’ll study material performance, surveying and Building Information Modelling (BIM) techniques - Put theory to the test on field trips to locations such as the Passivhaus standard housing development, school refurbishment projects and The National Self Building and Renovation Centre - Gain valuable experience with an optional salaried work placement at the end of your 2nd year **Careers and opportunities** As a RICS-accredited course, this degree is the first step to becoming a Chartered Building Surveyor. You could also work in project and facilities management after the course. What jobs can you do with a Building Surveying degree? Roles you can go onto include: - graduate or trainee building surveyor - assistant building surveyor - graduate project manager - trainee facilities manager When you finish the course, our careers and employability service can help you find a job that puts your skills to work in the industry. We'll give you advice and support for up to 5 years after you graduate, to help you get the best start to your career.

Year 1 Core modules in this year include: - CAD and BIM - Construction, Design and Sustainability - Introduction to Law for the Built Environment - Multidisciplinary Project - Property Economics and Financial Accounting - Soils and Materials 1 There are no optional modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: - Applied BIM - Introduction to Project Management Principles - Planning Procedures and Practice - Procurement and Pre-contract Practice - Professional Studies and Applied Project Optional modules in this year currently include: - Heritage Property - International Built Environment Fieldwork (additional costs apply) - Modern Foreign Language - Urban Regeneration Placement year (optional) On this course, you can do an optional work placement year between your 2nd and 3rd years to get valuable experience working in industry. We’ll help you secure a work placement that fits your situation and ambitions. You’ll get mentoring and support throughout the year. Year 3 Core modules in this year include: - Building Pathology - Contract Administration, Claims Management and Dispute Resolution - Energy and Environmental Management - Individual Major Project - Professional Practice There are no optional modules in this year. We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry and some optional modules may not run every year. If a module doesn’t run, we’ll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

You’ll be assessed through: - written exams - web assessments - essays and reports - presentations - an individual project You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future. The way you’re assessed may depend on the modules you select. As a guide, students on this course last year were typically assessed as follows: - Year 1 students: 43% by written exams, 8% by practical exams and 49% by coursework - Year 2 students: 35% by written exams, 25% by practical exams and 40% by coursework - Year 3 students: 28% by written exams, 23% by practical exams and 49% by coursework

Chartered Surveyors, Royal Institution of

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: 7D71

Institution code: P80

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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Year 3

We welcome applications for advanced entry. If you’d like to apply for advanced entry, you need to select the required year when you complete your UCAS application.

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Test	Grade	AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)	6.0	English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
PTE Academic	54.0	An overall score of 54 with a minimum of 51 in each skill.
TOEFL (iBT)	79.0	79 with a minimum of 18 in Reading, 17 in Listening, 20 in Speaking and 17 in Writing.
Cambridge English Advanced		Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Cambridge English Proficiency		Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 169 with no component score less than 162.
Trinity ISE		Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components

English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.

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EU	9250.0	Year 1
England	9250.0	Year 1
Northern Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
Scotland	9250.0	Year 1
Wales	9250.0	Year 1
Channel Islands	9250.0	Year 1
Republic of Ireland	9250.0	Year 1
International	18300.0	Year 1

Students who are resident in EU countries: please note that the net fee is inclusive of the Transition Scholarship Placement Year and Year abroad: UK/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students – £925 | EU – £925 (including Transition Scholarship)| International (Non-EU) – £1,800. Fees are accurate at the time of publishing and are subject to change at any time without notice. Fees may also go up in later years, in line with inflation. For more information about fees, go to port.ac.uk/ug-tuition-fees

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