Building Surveying BSc (Hons)

University of Wales

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	85%
Salary after 15 months	£26000
Unemployment Rate	0% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	10% Proportion of students of Building Surveying BSc (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£9000 Tuition (UK) £13500 Tuition (International) Tuition fees per year for Building Surveying BSc (Hons) at University of Wales UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	3 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - SA1 Waterfront Campus, Swansea
Degree	Bachelor of Science (Honours), BSc (Hons)
Subject	Building Surveying, Surveying

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 15 graduates of Building Surveying BSc (Hons) and other courses in Architecture, Building and Planning at University of Wales for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Architecture, Building and Planning.

Overall student satisfaction

85 /100

15 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Building Surveying BSc (Hons) and other Architecture, Building and Planning courses of University of Wales	Average review score among all Building Surveying courses in the UK
Explanations	81	90
Interesting courses	75	75
Intellectually stimulating	88	78
Challenged to do my best	88	90
Depth of concepts	88	79
Builds on previous learnings	75	82
Joined ideas from different topics	88	83
Balance directed/independent study	81	77
Applicability of course content	88	82
Clear criteria in markings	88	77
Fair assessment	81	81
Tests reflected your learning	81	84
Timely feedback	81	73
Helpful feedback	81	69
Approachability of teachers	81	85
Support from teachers	88	81
Organisation of courses	69	67
Communication of changes	75	68
IT facilities	81	78
Library	94	95
Course specific resources	81	80
Student feedback opportunities	56	77
Student feedback valued	81	70
Student's feedback acted upon	63	56
Work of student union	92	65
Mental wellbeing services	80	77
Overall satisfaction	85	83

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Architecture, Building and Planning courses of University of Wales

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Architecture, Building and Planning

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Architecture, Building and Planning 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
Median salary	£26000	£30500	£36000
25-75 percentile range	£20000 - £30000	£23000 - £37500	£25000 - £43500

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Architecture, Building and Planning courses of University of Wales

Salary of all UK Graduates of Architecture, Building and Planning

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£32360	£33392	£39689
25-75 percentile range	£28280 - £38033	£26505 - £41913	£30106 - £50841

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Architecture, Building and Planning courses in the UK

Course Description

Building Surveyors are involved with all forms of buildings and their performance in use. Specialist areas of design, specification and management are key elements of this specialism.

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.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Wales graduates of undergraduate studies in Building & Construction	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Architecture, Building and Planning
Total respondents	20	220
Unemployed	0%	4%
Studying	10%	2%
Working	75%	79%
Both studying and working	10%	10%
No information	5%	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Building & Construction courses of University of Wales

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	80%	20%
Utilise skills from studies	60%	40%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Wales

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	55%
Non highly-skilled jobs	25%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	25%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Building & Construction courses of University of Wales

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Building Surveying BSc (Hons) at University of Wales

35%	Protective service occupations
5%	Secretarial and related occupations
5%	Business and public service associate professionals
5%	Managers, directors and senior officials
5%	Teaching Professionals
5%	Business, Research and Administrative Professionals
5%	Elementary occupations
5%	Sports and fitness occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Building & Construction

Average UCAS Tariff Score 110

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Building & Construction
<48	0
48-63	5
64-79	15
80-95	5
96-111	15
112-127	0
128-143	20
144-159	0
160-175	5
176-191	5
192-207	5
208-223	5
224-239	5
>240	0

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Building & Construction courses of University of Wales

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Building Surveying, BSc (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Building Surveying BSc (Hons)

EU	£9000	year 1
England UK	£9000	year 1
Northern Ireland	£9000	year 1
Scotland	£9000	year 1
Wales	£9000	year 1
Channel Islands	£9000	year 1
International	£13500	year 1

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

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.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

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)

About University of Wales

The University of Wales (UW) is a confederal university located in Cardiff, Wales. This university was the very first to exist in Wales, and now operates a highly rated research centre, the Centre for Advanced Welsh and Celtic Studies. In addition, UW also has a centre used for studying and conferences in Gregynog, Newtown.

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