Bachelor of Science [B.S] [Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management] From Coventry University

The UKÕs Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (UKDBIS) claims the construction industry is facing its greatest skills crisis since 1998, while the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor suggests shortages have hit their highest ever level Ð with 54% of firms reporting insufficient numbers to meet the needs of the current rise in construction works.

Responding to these skills shortages, this degree aims to prepare you for a career as a quantity surveyor or commercial manager. It is accredited by both the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the world's leading professional body for qualifications and standards in land, property, infrastructure and construction.

Ranked as the 7th best university in the country for ÔBuildingÕ in the Guardian University Guide 2019, Coventry has been educating building professionals for over half a century, keeping in step with the changing needs of technological advancement and the growing importance of its social and environmental responsibilities.ÊÊ

Career prospects

Quantity Surveyors and Commercial Managers play a pivotal role in the delivery of every construction project; career prospects can exist wherever new projects are being contemplated, or where facility are being refurbished or where building work requires professional control. With a shortage of suitably skilled individuals, employment prospects are excellent.

With its practical focus, the course is intended to prepare you to enter professional roles on graduation and you have the option to gain work experience by spending a year on professional placement. Our award-winning Faculty careers service, EEC Futures, which won the ÔBest Placement Service in the UKÕ award at the National Undergraduate Employability Awards in 2015 and 2016, will help you find a suitable appointment. We also have direct placement agreements with National Grid UK and United Utility Plc, as well as fieldtrip opportunities.