Building Surveying (Hons) University of Portsmouth

Overview

On this  Building Surveying (Hons) course offered at University of Portsmouth , you'll develop the technical skills and experience you need for a specialist career as a chartered building surveyor. You'll also have the expertise to consult and lead on facilities management, project management and building conservation.

Course highlights

• Learn from practising building surveyors and guest speakers, including leading industry professionals and members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)
• Benefit from our links to industry through our professional advisory board, a collection of professionals in relevant industries who help shape our course content
• Simulate projects you'll do in your career, with practical surveying sessions in residential and commercial test environments
• Work collaboratively with students from other courses to complete projects, preparing for a career working in multidisciplinary project teams
• Put theory to the test on field trips to locations such as the Passivhaus standard housing development, school refurbishment projects and The National Self Building and Renovation Centre
• Get the opportunity to visit a European city and develop a research project around the city's built environment
• Develop your knowledge of building information modelling (BIM) techniques on industry-standard software

Careers and opportunities

90% of our graduates are in work or further study 15 months after graduation and 95% are working in highly skilled roles in areas of architecture, surveying, construction, engineering and management.

What's more, graduates from all our building courses are earning an average salary of £27,000 after 15 months, and £38,500 after 5 years.

What jobs can you do with a Building Surveying degree?

Roles you can go onto include:

• building surveyor
• assistant building surveyor
• project manager
• facilities manager
• BIM coordinator
• historic building conservationist
• property developer