Bachelor of Science (Hons) - Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management
- 4 years
- Duration
- 16,750 GBP/year
- Price
- Sept 2025
- Start
- May 2025
- Deadline
- Bachelor
- Degree
- Campus
- Format
- Oxford / United Kingdom
- Location
- Oxford Brookes University
- School
Program description
Our Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management course gives you outstanding career preparation. You will develop the knowledge to work in quantity surveying and commercial management, and gain skills in;
- building construction
- design
- materials
- CAD
- Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- quantity surveying
- project administration
Work placements give you valuable industry experience. We have many national and local construction connections.
Our course offers multiple exit options. 1 and 2 are Construction Project Management and Building Surveying. This lets you choose a course after your internship. You can make a well-informed career decision.
Learning activities include;
- practical work
- simulated construction projects
- presentations
- small-group tutorials
- lectures
- demonstrations
Program structure
Year 1
- Foundation Construction Law (15 credits)
- Construction Communication and Information Technology I (15 credits)
- Integrative Project I (15 credits)
- Quantity Surveying Practice I (15 credits)
- Introduction to Building Services (15 credits)
- Building Design and Construction 1 (15 credits)
- Building Design and Construction 2 (15 credits)
Year 2
- Construction Technology I (15 credits)
- Construction Practice and Procedure (15 credits)
- Construction Technology II (15 credits)
- Construction Procurement and Law (15 credits)
- Construction CIT 2 (15 credits)
- Integrative Project II (15 credits)
- Design and Administration (15 credits)
Optional modules
- Quantity Surveying Practice II (15 credits)
- Construction Project Management (15 credits)
- Building Pathology and Inspection (15 credits)
- Languages modules (optional)
Year 3 (Compulsory Work Placement Year)
The compulsory work placement, taken in Year 3, provides a valuable learning experience and is an important part of the course, consolidating your knowledge and preparing you for your final-year studies. During this year you will work in the construction industry for a minimum of 36 weeks. Oxford Brookes has strong links with a variety of construction-based employers ranging from local house-builders to international construction companies. Hence work experience opportunities are broad; from managing the restoration of a country manor house to the commercial and project management of a multi-million-pound city office development. If you are a part-time student working in the industry in a suitable capacity, you will be exempt from industrial placement.
Year 4
- Advanced Procurement and Dispute Resolution (15 credits)
- Financial Appraisal and Commercial Management (double) (30 credits)
- Commercial Management Dissertation (double) (30 credits)
- Facilities Maintenance and Management (15 credits)
- Project Financial Control (15 credits)
Optional modules
- Innovation in Management and Technology (15 credits)
- Independent Study (15 credits)
- ProJect Management Studies (15 credits)
- Building Pathology and Inspection studies (15 credits)
- Quantity Surveying Studies (15 credits)
Price
- Tuition Fee - 16,750 GBP per year
- Placement - 1,600 GBP
Requirements for applicants
General Entry Requirements
- Acceptable passes in five subjects (exceptionally four subjects) at GCSE or GCE including:
- one 12-unit vocational A-level, or
- two A-levels or two 6-unit vocational A-levels, or
- one A-level or 6-unit vocational A-level plus two AS-levels, or
- two 3-unit vocational A-levels
- A National Certificate or Diploma at a good standard.
- The International Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 24 points) or the European Baccalaureate Diploma (minimum of 60%).
- Five subjects in SCE with two at Higher level or one at Advanced Higher level.
- Three subjects in Scottish Highers or two at Advanced Higher level.
- Any other qualifications considered by the Academic Board to be of equivalent standard.
- A recognised access course
Specific Entry Requirements
- GCSE: Mathematics grade 4/C
English language requirements
- An IELTS score of 6.0 with 6.0 in reading and writing, 5.5 in listening and speaking
About the university
The history of Oxford Brookes University spans more than 150 years. We began as a modest School of Art in rented classrooms and have expanded into one of the UK's top modern universities with a reputation for distinction in teaching and research on the local, national, and worldwide levels.
Our primary goal is to provide a top-notch educational experience that helps each of our graduates to be competent, self-assured, and prosperous. The standard of instruction students receive is an integral component of this.
Oxford Brookes works with a wide range of partners both domestically and internationally. Our connections are essential to improving our instruction, research, and information sharing. Additionally, they provide our students a wealth of placement, internship, and employment options.
In cooperation with our Associate College Partners as well as directly, we offer a variety of higher education and degree apprenticeships (ACPs).
