MSc Quantity Surveying

Core Modules

• Commercial Management (30 credits) - The module is designed to equip you for the contractual, financial and time management of projects during the pre construction and construction stages, primarily from the contractor's point of view. The commercial considerations are important if the project is to be a success and the contractor is able to work together profitably with a client in a win-win situation.
   
• International Cost Management (30 credits) - This module has been developed to provide a distinctive study of core quantity surveying competences and is designed to develop practice skills and techniques and application of knowledge in a realistic, practical context. The module has an emphasis on an international perspective, but also covers civil engineering measurement in accordance with the RICS Rules of Measurement.
   
• Construction Procurement and Law (15 credits) - This module will equip you to make informed decisions about risk apportionment, procurement method and contract strategy. You'll also study the legislative context of contracts, the framework and impact of other areas of law (including some international aspects) and the various means for resolving disputes.
   
• Construction Project Management Practice (15 credits) - Here you integrate project manager skills and practice, by focussing on a case study of a project and analysing the environment, client objectives, feasibility, strategy and implementation of the project.
   
• Dissertation (60 credits) - This is aimed at giving you the valuable experience of advanced independent enquiry, working at the boundaries of current knowledge, and linked to research expertise within UWE Bristol. You'll submit a research proposal and present it at a progress seminar before completing a 16,000-20,000-word dissertation.
   
• Modern Methods of Construction (15 credits) - The module extends a basic appreciation of construction technology and environmental science principles from traditional construction to modern methods of construction (MMC). You will be looking at efficiencies and smart project delivery through MMC, which are key to secure a sustainable built environment and a net zero carbon future.
   
• Project Management Principles (15 credits) - This module introduces the concept of project management and some of the ways in which it is being applied today in construction and other sectors of the economy. Project management is also now being developed in new areas such as computing and banking and it is within this shifting context, that this module seeks to challenge your existing views of the subject.

• We normally require an honours degree of 2:2 or above in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management, or a closely related subject.
• You also need two years' professional experience in Construction, which you should outline in your application.

English Language Requirement

• International and EU applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 with 5.5 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

Tuition Fees

• International Fees £14250

On graduation, you'll be well equipped to meet the challenges posed by changes to the quantity surveying profession and the wider construction industry and to exploit the opportunities these changes offer.