Course Catalogue

To provide students with an international, national and local understanding and appreciation of the professional discipline of Quantity Surveying and the role it has within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector. To provide fundamental knowledge in and develop an advanced understanding of the theory and practice of construction technology, law, procurement, construction contracts, measurement, construction management, financial management, business management, information technology and project management in the wider business and built environment sectors. To provide opportunities for the critical appreciation and understanding of the significant factors constraining the effective management and development of the built environment, e.g. physical, legal, economic, sustainable and technological factors. To provide opportunities for collaborative and individual student-centered study on project tasks that simulate real working practices in order to develop analytical, critical and problem-solving skills such that they can define, investigate and analyse problems, form judgements, make decisions and demonstrate the acquisition of such qualities. To provide a well-balanced education which allows the student to achieve his/her full academic potential at first degree level and in doing so to facilitate the development of independent logical thought and judgement. To provide the framework within which students can achieve the level of attainment, appropriate to their abilities in the context of the programme of study that provides recognition of that level. To produce a basis for general professional experience and to encourage a consciousness of the professional, business and commercial environment considering all regulatory aspects and working in an inclusive environment. To provide opportunities to work in a multidisciplinary environment to facilitate decision making in the lifecycle of a project. To develop awareness of all aspects of sustainability to ensure that graduates operate responsibly within their chosen discipline and make positive choices in this context. To prepare students for the transition from Higher Education to employment within a professional context; and develop those transferable, specialist and employability skills, that all stakeholders could reasonably expect of students who successfully complete a Higher Diploma in Quantity Surveying. To encourage students to develop self-awareness in personal development and career planning and facilitate an awareness of the need to plan, develop and record lifelong learning.