Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons)
University of Salford
Key Course Facts
Student Reviews
Below you can see course specific reviews for 40 graduates of Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) at University of Salford for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Building & Construction.
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Salary
Salary of Graduates in Building & Construction
Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Building & Construction at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £29000 | £28000 | £36000 |
25-75 percentile range | £25000 - £36000 | £22500 - £36000 | £27000 - £44000 |
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Salary of all UK Graduates of Building & Construction
15 months after graduation | 3 years after graduation | 5 years after graduation | |
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Median salary | £32360 | £33392 | £39689 |
25-75 percentile range | £28280 - £38033 | £26505 - £41913 | £30106 - £50841 |
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Course Description
Resource-constrained city leaders and developers must maximise investments and minimise costs. As technology transforms the construction industry, our triple-accredited BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree can put you in a leading role delivering resource-efficient buildings for our 21st century cities.
Quantity surveyors manage the financial aspects of the construction process. Working on behalf of contractors, agencies and clients, they apply cost engineering to ensure developments are physically built on time to budget. If you’re looking for a career where you can influence urban developments, our BSc Quantity Surveying course can open up exciting career prospects, both in the UK and overseas.
Build in-demand professional knowledge and skills
Accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES), and delivered by industry-experienced tutors and practitioners, you'll be educated to the highest industry standards, studying a range of tailored, industry-shaped modules that will develop your professional, technical and interpersonal skill set.
Providing a pathway to professional status, our popular Quantity Surveying course will advance your financial, technical and managerial construction related knowledge. You’ll build advanced measurement and quantification skills with detailed knowledge of estimating and cost management methods. You’ll learn about the legal and regulatory framework and the economic environment. You’ll learn to differentiate the processes, tools, and techniques used to evaluate risk and value management, and recognise sustainable design.
With a focus on your future employability, you’ll develop a broad spectrum of professional, technical and transferable skills. Collaboration is core to our values, so we strive to embed this throughout your studies. You will experience group projects that will build your confidence and capabilities in team working, problem-solving and communication - all desirable skills for real-world built environment careers.
Get closer to industry
Located at the heart of one of the largest property and construction markets outside of London, Salford is a great place to study quantity surveying, with impressive development projects right on our doorstep. Delivered from our Peel park campus, minutes away from buzzing central Manchester, you’ll have opportunities to visit local construction projects, and receive industry guest lectures, building your professional connections and helping you to gain real-world context for your learning.
You’ll also have the option to include an industry placement between years two and three, where you can develop additional professional and transferable skills, and make early career connections.
Our new home for the built environment
In Autumn 2022, we opened our new £65 million hub for science, engineering and the environment - and our new home for the built environment. Sustainability-designed and 100% electric powered, the building offers unrivalled teaching, learning and research facilities and provides exciting new spaces for industry collaboration.
Features
- Accredited by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES)
- Gain a critical awareness of the construction process, from inception to delivery techniques
- Examine construction law and the commercial practices that affect the use, management, and development of land
- Develop an understanding of the interactions between a building and its internal and external environments
- Learn how effective planning and resource management can impact on a project and its supply chain
- Explore how risk and value management techniques can optimise whole life cost solutions
Jobs & Career Perspectives
15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.
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Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)
Example below based on all graduates of Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) at University of Salford
63% | Business and public service associate professionals |
12% | Managers, directors and senior officials |
5% | Finance Professionals |
3% | Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation |
2% | Teaching Professionals |
2% | Science, engineering and technology associate professionals |
1% | Administrative occupations |
1% | Elementary occupations |
1% | Information Technology Professionals |
1% | Business, Research and Administrative Professionals |
Grading & Study Time
Entry Requirements / Admissions
UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course
This particular course
Qualification requirements
Including one in a relevant subject/science (80 UCAS tariff points)
Including one in a relevant subject/science (90 UCAS tariff points)
Requirements for international students / English requirements
IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)
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- 6.5
- All other courses
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- 4.5
- Foundation / Pathway Courses
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- 6.5
- Graduate Degrees
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- 6.0
- Undergraduate Degrees
Costs
Average student cost of living in the UK
Rent | £518 |
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) | £50 |
Supermarket shopping | £81 |
Clothing | £35 |
Eating out | £33 |
Alcohol | £27 |
Takeaways / food deliveries | £30 |
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) | £24 |
Holidays and weekend trips | £78 |
Transport within city | £17 |
Self-care / sports | £20 |
Stationary / books | £13 |
Mobile phone / internet | £13 |
Cable TV / streaming | £7 |
Insurance | £51 |
Other | £95 |
Average student cost of living | £1092 |
London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.
How to apply
Application deadline:
January 1, 2025
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.
Possible Entry Points:
- year 1 (Default entry point)
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About University of Salford
The University of Salford is a publicly funded university in a town of the same name, in Greater Manchester, England. The university’s primary campus, Peel Park, is just half an hour’s walk from Manchester city centre. Additionally, this campus is also home to the Salford Museum and Art Gallery.
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Student composition of University of Salford
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Total number of students enrolled at University of Salford by level Academic year 2021/22 - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
- undergraduates:
- 17080
- postgraduates:
- 4155
- Total:
- 21235
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Number of students enrolled in courses of subject “Quantity Surveying”: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
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Program | University | Student satisfaction | Unemployed | Dropout | Tuition (UK) | Tuition (International) | UCAS Tariff | City | ||
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Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) | Sheffield Hallam University | 87% | 0% | 10% | £9250 | £15860 £16655 | 119 | Sheffield | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) | University of Reading | 68% | 5% | 11% | £9250 | £27650 | 122 | Reading | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) | Robert Gordon University | 89% | 5% | 10% | £6750 | £15490 | 153 | Aberdeen | On campus Full-time | |
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying (with placement year) BSc (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 50% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £27250 | 143 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | Birmingham City University | 62% | 10% | 13% | £9250 | £16085 | 120 | Birmingham | On campus Full-time | |
Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) | Loughborough University of Technology | 50% | 0% | 5% | £9250 | £27250 | 143 | Loughborough | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying and Construction BSc (Hons) | De Montfort University | 67% | 8% | 35% | £9250 | £15250 £15750 | 89 | Leicester | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying & Commercial Management with Foundation Year BSc (Hons) | University of Derby | 100% | 10% | 25% | £9250 | £14900 | 122 | Derby | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | - | 5% | 0% | £9000 | £12600 | 115 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time | |
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management (Including Foundation Year) BSc (Hons) | University of South Wales | - | 5% | 0% | £9000 | £12600 | 115 | Pontypridd | On campus Full-time |