University College Birmingham
UCAS Code: Not applicable | Higher National Certificate - HNC
Entry requirements
A level
Access to HE Diploma
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE/IGCSE maths grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent GCSE/IGCSE English Language grade 9-4/A*-C or equivalent
T Level
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About this course
**OVERVIEW**
**From working on iconic buildings to green space developments, quantity surveyors play a crucial role in construction projects. Our full-time or part-time Higher National Certificate (HNC) in quantity surveying enables you to build up your knowledge and practical skills in construction to become a vital professional in this rapidly growing sector.**
As a quantity surveyor you will manage the cost of construction projects including determining client needs, calculating costs, timelines and monitoring construction progress. This course is aimed at any adult learner looking to develop their professional skills to meet the demands of employers in the construction quantity surveying sector. You will get a broad introduction to construction and different quantity surveying functions.
**WHY CHOOSE THIS COURSE?**
- **EXPERT TUITION** – Learn from our highly-qualified staff with extensive practical knowledge of construction - supported by expert guest lecturers
- **MODERN METHODS** – There is a firm focus on sustainability and health and safety to meet the demands of the future
- **PRACTICAL APPLICATION** – Get hands-on experience studying in our cutting-edge construction facilities
- NO EXAMS - If you are not keen on exams, this course is for you. Unlike many courses in this field, you will have no written exams during or at the end of the course and will be assessed through coursework only
- **AWARD-WINNING UNIVERSITY** – Study at the highest-ranking university in the region according to student choice (Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023)
**FACILITIES**
Students on our construction and engineering courses learn in real-world training environments. Our Centre for Sustainable Construction offers state-of-the-art facilities specifically designed to develop skills that support employers and their supply chains, along with specialist facilities for design and IT skills at Camden House. Facilities include:
- Design studios with industry standard CAD software (AutoCAD and Revit)
- 3D printers and plotters
- Renewable energy simulators
- Hydraulics test equipment
- Production line technology
- Total station surveying tools
- Control engineering rigs
- Cyber physical system
- Mechatronics automation
- PLCs
- Fluid dynamics software
- Enhanced IT facilities
**CAREERS AND PROGRESSION**
- Quantity surveyor
- Cost planner
- Project quantity surveyor
- Senior quantity surveyor
Want to continue your studies? Completing this HNC will give you the opportunity to move onto the second year of the **Construction Management BSc (Hons)** course.
**- Please refer to our website www.ucb.ac.uk for the latest updates to this course**
Modules
- Construction Design Project - The Construction Environment - Digital Applications for Building Information Modelling - Measuring & Estimating - Tender & Procurement - Construction Economics & Sustainability - Quantity Surveying Practice - Law & Legal Frameworks in Quantity Surveying
Assessment methods
**Teaching**
A wide variety of teaching methods will be used to ensure you gain the appropriate skills and knowledge, including lectures, practical sessions, workshops, tutorials and group study sessions. Face-to-face classes will be combined with practical research activities in our state-of-the-art construction facilities, while you will also conduct independent and online learning.
**Assessment**
Assessment occurs through a combination of assignments and projects with a focus on the holistic development of practical, interpersonal and higher-level skills. Many modules will require a demonstration of skills, while others will require you to carry out your own research and analysis, working independently or as part of a team.
Our assessments will focus on developing the skills required by a professional quantity surveyor – designing and demonstrating a building system, delivering presentations and technical report writing aimed at technical and non-technical audiences to broaden your range of skills.
You will also need to commit around 20 hours per week for individual study time.
Assessment for this course will be 100% **coursework**.
Our teaching and assessment is underpinned by our **Teaching, Learning and Assessment Strategy 2021-2024**.
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Want to take a degree that is definitely in demand? Try building! We're short of graduates in this area, so most graduates get jobs quickly. Building graduates make excellent surveyors, and that's currently one of the jobs that employers find hardest to fill, so there are great opportunities available of you want to try your hand at a surveying career. Building graduates also go into jobs in site and project management and other high skilled parts of the construction industry. There are jobs to be had in most parts of the country, so if you're technically-inclined and want to work somewhere specific, it might be worth considering this as an option. Building graduates are more likely than most to start their career with an employer who gave them work experience, so it’s particularly worth trying to secure links with industry if you take this degree.
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Quantity surveying
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£19k
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