Quantity Surveying

This module develops your ability to create a feasibility study, presentation and self-reflection on the renovation of a city centre building. Working as a team member with an assigned role, from construction courses work together in a time restricted scenario, in a situation that closely resembles a workplace environment.

This is a multi-skilled module where you’ll explore the issues of effective team working, presentation skills and personal reflection on their contribution to the process.

You’ll study topics such as:

• Feasibility Study
• Building Regulations and Construction Standards
• Collaborative working
• Multi-disciplinary work
• Communication skills
• Professional and International context
• Market and regulatory conditions
• Development process

This module provides you with a solid grounding in law and professionalism to prepare you for employment in a wide range of built environment professional contexts related to your construction discipline in conformity with the requirements of the RICS and the CIOB.

You’ll study topics such as:

• English Legal System including analysing case law and statute law
• Law of tort including professional negligence & occupiers' liability
• Law of contract including formation, control of terms, breach and termination
• Law and business organisations including corporate form & insolvency
• Professional practice including employability skills, professional standards & ethics
• Economic principles related to the built environment context
• Communication, task management and dispute resolution
• Contract procurement and client needs

This module develops your comprehensive knowledge and skills in financial and cost management, enabling you to prepare quantitative and descriptive specifications in construction and civil engineering projects. It aligns with Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors standards and embeds the ethical, transparent and effective use of AI-enabled tools including CostX for 2D/3D and BIM model-based measurement to enhance accuracy and efficiency across the project lifecycle.

You’ll study topics such as:

• Project investment appraisal methods and cash management strategies
• Preparation and analysis of financial statements, including ratio analysis
• Cost planning throughout the design stage, initial and whole-life costing, and sustainable costing,
• Value engineering and design economics
• Risk management strategies, including contractor tender bids and cost controls
• Financial cash flow and cost monitoring for both clients and contractors
• Measurement techniques and taking-off procedures for building and civil engineering work
• Compilation of bills of quantities, specification writing and preambles for material and workmanship

This module explores modern practices within the context of national and international construction. It will develop your awareness and understanding of health and safety management, the application of digital technology, building information modelling, sustainable construction and modern methods of construction.

You’ll study topics such as:

• Construction health and safety performance and construction health and safety law
• Principles and practice of health and safety risk assessment
• H&S management case studies
• Context, definitions and concepts of building information modelling (BIM)
• National and international BIM requirements, implementation, industry standards and information management processes
• Digital technology/software application within construction design and management
• Application of traditional and modern methods of construction for domestic and commercial substructures and superstructures
• Building regulations, sustainability principles and rating tools

This module focuses on developing your research skills by guiding you through the process of planning and conducting an independent research study within your chosen area of the built environment.

You’ll study topics such as:

• Choosing a research topic based upon reflection and career goals
• Critical evaluation of sources
• Understanding intellectual property, data re-use rights and information governance
• Research skills
• Gathering and preparing existing data
• Communicating findings
• Evidence-based decision making
• Data analysis

This module will evaluate the procurement strategies available and critically appraise those options based on the client’s requirements. The module will also provide in-depth knowledge of the contractual procedures used when administering the contract, paying particular attention to time, cost and quality issues while making responsible use of AI-enabled tools (e.g., document analysis, tender analytics, predictive risk indicators) to support evidence-based decisions.

You’ll study topics such as:

• Overview of the procurement strategies used within the industry
• Analysis of the standard forms of contract available and when, and when not, to use them
• Tender procedures, analysis and reporting
• Contract preparation, roles and responsibilities under the contract
• Contract administration issues relating to time, cost, quality and risk allocation