Quantity Surveying

Quantity surveying is the financial and commercial backbone of the construction industry. Quantity surveyors are responsible for managing the costs and contracts associated with building projects, from the early stages of feasibility and estimating through procurement and tendering to the final account at project completion. Without skilled quantity surveyors, construction projects would routinely run over budget and into contractual disputes.

The profession is essential to every major building and infrastructure project in the UK and internationally.

This part-time programme at Wrexham University includes a foundation year, providing additional preparatory support for students who need more time to develop the mathematical and analytical foundations that quantity surveying requires. The part-time structure is explicitly designed for people who are already working in the construction sector and want to develop their professional qualifications while continuing in employment. As the current course description notes, students studying on a part-time basis may be eligible for funding through sector skills organisations, reflecting the construction industry's strong interest in developing qualified practitioners.

You will study the principles of measurement and cost planning, contract law and procurement, project cost management, value engineering, building information modelling, and the professional standards and ethics that govern quantity surveying practice. The part-time structure means your academic learning is directly informed by your professional experience, and the foundation year ensures that the mathematical and analytical skills needed for the degree-level content are firmly in place.

Graduates from quantity surveying programmes move into careers as quantity surveyors, cost managers, and contract managers in construction companies, consultancies, developers, and public sector organisations. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is the professional body governing the quantity surveying profession, and the degree provides a pathway to Chartered status through the Assessment of Professional Competence.