What will I learn?

Introduction:

Obtain a RICS-accredited qualification, heighten your career prospects and develop your managerial and technical skills. The course boasts excellent industry links and high employability levels.

The MSc in Building Surveying is an innovative course for graduates who wish to follow an accredited route towards qualification as a Chartered Building Surveyor and/or Chartered Building Engineer.

You don't need a specific undergraduate degree or related professional experience to study this course. Designed for students from anywhere in the world, the course delivery is accessible to a wide audience with diverse personal and professional backgrounds.

UWE Bristol has developed this course through extensive consultation with employers, in order to offer a comprehensive programme of study. Our links with the profession, locally and nationally, help us maintain a high employability record.

This course is fully accredited as a postgraduate route way to the desired chartered status.

Real-world input

The course's teaching staff includes Chartered Building Surveyors with many years' experience, and we have input from visiting practitioners and speakers. The course also draws upon the research authorship and consultancy carried out in the department.

You will have access to a coherent programme of study in building surveying, underpinned by staff research and consultancy that reflects and answers the needs of professional practice. This will enable you to become an effective member of a building surveying team within a relatively short period.

On the course, we encourage you to examine the links between theoretical concepts, research outputs and the practice of building surveying, while developing your academic skills within a professionally defined framework. You'll also develop an excellent understanding of the multi-disciplinary and multi-professional nature of building surveying.

For more information, including the most up to date module listing, see the entry for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the 'visit website' button to the left of this page.

Which department am I in?

School of Architecture and Environment

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£17,250.00 (18,16,172) per year
This is a fixed fee

*View details on institution website

Start date

September 2024

Venue

Bristol, University West of England, (UWE)

Coldharbour Lane,

Frenchay,

Bristol,

South Gloucestershire,

BS16 1QY, England

Entry requirements

For international students

We normally require an honours degree at 2:2 or above. If you do not meet the above grade requirements but have at least 12 months relevant professional experience and/ or equivalent qualifications, we will consider you on an individual basis. As this is a vocational course, applicants are expected to show through their application that they have an understanding of the profession, and are advised to gain work-shadowing or similar experience before the course starts. If English is not your first language, you will be required to meet the UK Border Agency and Universities minimum English Language requirements, such as: the International English Language Test (IELTS) 6.5 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in all components and TOEFL: Overall score of 90 or above, including a minimum of 17 in Listening and Writing, 18 in Reading and 20 in Speaking.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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About Bristol

UWE Bristol is based in the heart of an exciting student city, one of the best places to live in the UK, and a centre of industry and employment.

  • GBP 300m investment across its campuses in the last six years
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