Building Surveying - MSc
Overview
Not just a desk job
Buildings are an integral part of all of our lives; our homes, schools, work places and public places wouldn’t exist without building surveyors. This course will teach the underpinnings of building construction, as well as how to maintain and use them sustainably. Being a building surveyor is very varied work; much of the job is undertaken on site visits (it’s not just a desk job) and no two days will be the same.
The programme is for those involved in the maintenance, refurbishment, alteration and extension of existing buildings, or in project management and design for public bodies, commercial organisations and professional practice firms.
Students coming to us from a non-construction/surveying background will be taught alongside those who have completed an undergraduate surveying degree and who are already working in the industry. As a result, the student cohort is diverse and contains a wide range of viewpoints. We’ve had students with backgrounds as diverse as drama, law and science.
Why study at Building Surveying LSBU?
- Great teaching: No. 1 London university: for ‘satisfied with teaching’ and ‘satisfied with assessment’ in Building, town and country planning (Guardian League Table 2018).
- No.1 London modern university for research intensity in Building (Complete University Guide 2019).
- History: we’ve been educating building professionals for over 100 years – and have strong industry connections
- Professional accreditation: this programme is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
- Students who have accepted an offer for a place on this course can apply for LSBU’s Stuart A Johnson scholarship.
Modules
By studying a combination of core and optional modules the course provides the skills required to practise. In order to complete the MSc stage, you are required to take a Research Methods unit and undertake a dissertation on a topic approved by your supervisor.
Core modules
- Building pathology
- Property and building law
- Building surveying project
- Use and performance of buildings
- Property and asset management
- Dissertation (MSc Only)
Additional modules (conversion course only)
- Institutional and legal context for property
- Construction
- Valuations and surveying
Optional modules
Please be aware that option selection is subject to availability.
- Behavioural finance
- Building control
- Building Information Modelling and Collaborative Working
- Health and safety management in construction
- History of architecture and construction
- International real estate and construction
- Legal resolution of property and construction disputes
Course structure
The following tables indicate the modular structure of the overall qualification for each of its modes.
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Valuation and Surveying | Property and Building Law |
| Construction | Property and Asset Management |
| Use and Performance of Buildings | Building Surveying Project |
| Building Pathology | Building Pathology |
| Institutional & Legal Context for Property | Option |
| Dissertation |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Valuation and Surveying | Property & Building Law |
| Construction | Property & Asset Management |
| Institutional & Legal Context for Property |
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Use and Performance of Buildings | Building Surveying Project |
| Building Pathology | Option |
| Dissertation |
Entry requirements
Conversion
- A minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree, the subject area does not matter as number of students undertake the course as part of a career change