Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £9,535 per year
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How long will I study?
3 / 4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What are the entry requirements?
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What is the UCAS code?
K240
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When do I start?
September 2025
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Placement year available?
Yes
Course summary
- Study quantity surveying and commercial management from both a client and contractor perspective.
- Develop skills in cost management and measurement, contract administration and procurement.
- Tackle the industry’s biggest challenges and champion sustainability, equality and inclusion.
- Gain experience with industry placements, real-world projects and field trips in the UK and Europe.
- Start your journey towards Chartered status on a course that's accredited by leading professional bodies.
By studying Quantity Surveying, you'll learn how to commercially manage and control construction projects to the highest possible standard.
Accredited by
This course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, the Chartered Institute of Building, the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) and the Board of Quantity Surveyors Malaysia.
Teaching quality
How you learn
On this course, you'll apply your learning by working on real buildings, projects, live sites and field trips – ultimately leading to a successful career in quantity surveying. You’ll engage with the wider world of construction, exploring diverse buildings, places and communities both locally and globally.
Our academics bring a wealth of cutting-edge knowledge and professional experience into our classrooms. Many of them are chartered surveyors and practising APC assessors, mentors and counsellors who are strongly connected within the profession. At every level of your course you’re able to learn from industry professionals who are at the frontier of their fields.
You learn through:
- Lectures and seminars
- Technical workshops
- Industry visits
- Field trips
- Independent study
- Digital IT software
- Practice-based learning
- Group work
- Industry work placements
Key themes
You’ll learn the fundamental skills for a range of quantity surveying roles, covering a broad range of practical topics. These include financial and commercial management, contract administration and practice, conflict avoidance, cost planning, sustainability, procurement and tendering, digital construction technologies and measurement.
You’ll be able to apply research-based knowledge to real-world challenges – balancing economic, social and environmental goals in the name of ‘sustainable development’. You’ll also work on live industry briefs and collaborative projects – considering the full life cycle of buildings and places, from their creation and use, through to their replacement.
This combination of practice-focused learning and contemporary industry issues will make you stand out to employers – preparing you to leave us a confident graduate, ready for your next challenge.
The course also satisfies the academic stage of the journey towards attaining Chartered status with any of our professional bodies noted above and will provide you with a solid foundation to fulfil your potential.
Course support
95% of students on this course were satisfied with academic support in the 2024 National Student Survey.
At every level of study, students are given the opportunity to thrive, culturally, personally and professionally. Throughout your learning journey, you’ll experience a range of dedicated support, such as:
- Access to specialist support services to help with your personal, academic and career development
- Access to our Skills Centre with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments
- Free access to office and studio space, expert workshops, freelance opportunities and a vast business network ready for you to tap into
Applied learning
Your course has been designed to embrace real-world challenges and provide you with the practical skills and knowledge you need to succeed.
Work placements
You’ll have the opportunity to arrange a year-long work placement before your final year. This gives you valuable work experience to prepare you for your future career and allows you to graduate with an Applied Professional Diploma to add to your CV.
You’ll apply a wide range of practical abilities and knowledge to real-world situations, developing independent and creative decision-making skills.
Live projects
This course boasts some great hands-on, practical experience. In each year of study, you’ll work on real projects – responding to briefs set by employers, and interacting with quantity surveying professionals. This could include investigating and profiling an employer, or working with students from other courses to creatively address environmental issues.
Previously, students worked with Laing O’Rourke on a live project. This included mock site meetings, site visits, and guest sessions from the Laing O’Rourke design team, simulating real life challenges encountered.
You’ll also have the chance to work with our estate partners on campus development projects. Not only could you help us meet our environmental targets, you can have a direct impact on how our University will look.
Field trips
In the first year of the course, you take a field trip to a UK city (at no additional cost). Destinations previously have included Edinburgh, Manchester and Liverpool.
In the second year, there’s an optional overseas field trip to a European city, (which may include additional cost contributions). Previous destinations have included Lisbon, Dublin and Berlin.
There may be the chance to undertake a volunteering expedition in Fiji through the Think Pacific programme – an award-winning global experience, working alongside local, Fijian communities.
Networking opportunities
Construction is all about people. We’ll help you build a network of professional contacts by hosting networking events, guest lecturers and masterclass sessions with leading industry figures.
We have strong connections with a number of construction firms in the region. Through these, you’ll be able to visit live sites and gain valuable professional insights.
Competitions
We actively encourage students to enter competitions. Some of our recent accolades include The Association of Women in Property’s Student Award and the TRADA Timber Challenge, which saw students from UK universities compete to design, cost and engineer the best low-carbon, energy and water-efficient timber community in less than 48 hours.
- The 2022 Inspirational Student Work Experience Award was won by a student, nominated by their employer while on placement.
- The 2021 Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Regional Apprentice of the Year award was also won by one of our students.
Come to an open day
Visit us to learn more about our gold-rated teaching and why we were awarded the highest possible rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in:
- Professional consultancy practice
- Building and civil engineering firms
- Local authorities
- Government agencies
- Dispute resolution
- Claims surveying
- Expert witnessing
- Mechanical and electrical quantity surveying
- BIM
- Sustainability
- Project management
- Property development
We have long-standing relationships with leading companies – previous graduates of this course have gone on to work for:
- BAM Construct UK
- Bramall Construction Ltd
- Balfour Beatty Construction
- Lendlease
- Transport for London
- Faithful & Gould
- Turner & Townsend
- Volker Rail
- Henry Boot Developments
- Network Rail
- Rider Levett Bucknall
- Vinci
- Kier
- AECOM
- Laing O’Rourke
- Sheffield City Council
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
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Natural and Built Environment Facilities Tour
Take a look around the natural and built environment facilities at Sheffield Hallam University with lecturer Camila Bassi.
Equipment and facilities
We’ve invested over £100m in new facilities to help you study how and when you want. This means 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students.
On this course you will have access to industry-standard equipment and a variety of learning spaces, including:
- Tools and techniques you’ll use in the world of work
- Industry-leading software, such as CostX, Cato and Conquest
- IT labs and our Adsetts Learning Centre for both independent study and collaboration
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Entry requirements
All students
UCAS points
- 112-120
This must include at least 64 points from two A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. For example:
- BBC-BBB at A Level.
- DDM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
- Merit overall from a T level qualification.
- A combination of qualifications, which may include AS Levels, EPQ and general studies.
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
GCSE
- English Language or English Literature at grade C or 4
- Mathematics at grade C or 4
• Access - at least 45 credits at level 3 and 15 credits at level 2 from a relevant Open College Network accredited course
• foundation degree - advanced entry - for direct entry to year two you must have a Foundation degree in a related subject, with an average score of 60% across the highest level modules.
• advanced entry - for direct entry to year two you must have a minimum of all merits on all H2 level units in a construction related HND/HNC, not including key or common skills. Compensation for a pass in one H2 unit with a distinction in another H2 unit is permitted.
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.
We consider other qualifications from the UCAS tariff. Applicants with alternative qualifications or a combination of qualifications and work experience are also considered. We welcome applications from people of any age. Please contact us for further advice.
Meeting the qualifications on the entry criteria does not guarantee you a place. You should ensure that you submit a personal statement and reference as these are considered as part of the selection process. Guidelines on personal statements and references can be found on the UCAS website.
Additional information for EU/International students
If you are an International or non-UK European student, you can find out more about the country specific qualifications we accept on our international qualifications page.
For details of English language entry requirements (IELTS), please see the information for 'All students'.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
You will be able to complete a placement year as part of this course. See the modules table below for further information.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Fundamentals Of Buildings & Materials
Introduction To Quantification & Costing
Introduction To The Built Environment
Sustainability, Law And Economics
Year 2
Compulsory modules
Applied Contractual Procedures
Construction Technology And Safety
Digital Construction, Measurement And Commercial Management
Resilient Built Environments
Year 3
Compulsory modules
Placement
Final year
Compulsory modules
Advanced Quantity Surveying & Climate Action Retrofit Project
Professional Practice And Contract Management
Research Methods
Research Project
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year (capped at a maximum of 20% of this during your placement year). These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
International students
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
Financial support for home/EU students
How tuition fees work, student loans and other financial support available.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for construction and surveying courses (PDF, 336.2KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
