MSc Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying 12 months Postgraduate Programme By Heriot-Watt University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying provides you with the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the cost management and quantity surveying sectors of the built environment. Students will be equipped with building cost control and measurement skills, contract and procurement skills, construction technology knowledge, and management skills.


This degree is aimed at graduates who want to work in the cost management and quantity surveying sector, or those already in the built environment industry looking to deepen their skills and knowledge in quantity surveying practices.


Heriot-Watt University has excellent graduate outcomes, is ranked among top universities for Building, and our MSc in  Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying  is industry-accredited by RICS and CIOB. This programme is informed by research at our Institute of Sustainable Built Environment, and we leverage our links to industry by providing guest lectures, ensuring that you are aware of the most relevant industry trends and issues.


Reasons to study:


  • Industry-relevant curriculum: Features the knowledge and skills quantity surveying practices including building cost control and management, contract and procurement, construction technologies and management and leadership. 
  • Flexible learning: Choose between optional courses and varying final year projects to fully customise this programme to your desired expectations and outcomes, also choose the duration and intake based on your availability.
  • Expert faculty: Learn from research-active construction professionals, construction managers, chartered surveyors, industry-leaders, and academics, with guest lectures enhancing industry engagement.
  • Supported learning: Taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials and be assessed by coursework, exams, and your dissertation while receiving support and feedback throughout the programme. Access to specialist equipment, computing software and labs will also be given.
  • Professional accreditation: The degree is accredited by leading bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
  • World-class research: This School is part of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design, a leading body recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Centre is one of only four such centres established at United Kingdom universities that jointly form a national network to demonstrate and exchange best practice in teaching and research for the sustainable built environment.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - Civil and Structural

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Our MSc in Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying provides you with the knowledge and skills to meet the needs of the cost management and quantity surveying sectors of the built environment. Students will be equipped with building cost control and measurement skills, contract and procurement skills, construction technology knowledge, and management skills.


This degree is aimed at graduates who want to work in the cost management and quantity surveying sector, or those already in the built environment industry looking to deepen their skills and knowledge in quantity surveying practices.


Heriot-Watt University has excellent graduate outcomes, is ranked among top universities for Building, and our MSc in  Commercial Management and Quantity Surveying  is industry-accredited by RICS and CIOB. This programme is informed by research at our Institute of Sustainable Built Environment, and we leverage our links to industry by providing guest lectures, ensuring that you are aware of the most relevant industry trends and issues.


Reasons to study:


  • Industry-relevant curriculum: Features the knowledge and skills quantity surveying practices including building cost control and management, contract and procurement, construction technologies and management and leadership. 
  • Flexible learning: Choose between optional courses and varying final year projects to fully customise this programme to your desired expectations and outcomes, also choose the duration and intake based on your availability.
  • Expert faculty: Learn from research-active construction professionals, construction managers, chartered surveyors, industry-leaders, and academics, with guest lectures enhancing industry engagement.
  • Supported learning: Taught through a combination of lectures and tutorials and be assessed by coursework, exams, and your dissertation while receiving support and feedback throughout the programme. Access to specialist equipment, computing software and labs will also be given.
  • Professional accreditation: The degree is accredited by leading bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
  • World-class research: This School is part of the Centre of Excellence in Sustainable Building Design, a leading body recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering. The Centre is one of only four such centres established at United Kingdom universities that jointly form a national network to demonstrate and exchange best practice in teaching and research for the sustainable built environment.

Admission Requirements

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2.7+
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A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree, or its non-UK equivalent, in a relevant or non-relevant subject provided that it includes evidence of essay writing and a personal statement demonstrating an interest in the subject.

We welcome applications from international students and accept qualifications from around the world. Please refer to the entry requirements for your country for more details.

1 Year
Sep
Jan

Tuition fees

Domestic
10,864 GBP
International
20,456 GBP

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