Building Surveying with Professional Placement BSc (Hons)
Kingston University London
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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

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**Why Choose Kingston**- The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).- Kingston is actively involved in Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and can help you in the process of qualifying as a chartered surveyor.- You can choose a years work placement. This will put invaluable experience on your CV and give your career a head start.- Kingston University is ranked No.3 in London for Construction, Surveying ...Read more


Why Choose Kingston

- The course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).- Kingston is actively involved in Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and can help you in the process of qualifying as a chartered surveyor.- You can choose a year's work placement. This will put invaluable experience on your CV and give your career a head start.- Kingston University is ranked No.3 in London for Construction, Surveying and Planning (The Guardian University Guide 2024).


About this course

On this course, you'll gain detailed knowledge of building maintenance, care, conservation and structure, reflecting the work of a building surveyor. You'll study the business and legal aspects of property and construction. You'll learn how to advise clients of legal and financial implications resulting from the condition of buildings.You'll examine building designs, poor, good and/or sustainable. You'll use sketching and computer-aided design packages. You'll also examine reasons for constructions and buildings failing, which is a key knowledge base for chartered building surveyors. A major group project and an independent research project will give you the opportunity to showcase your learning.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

You’ll graduate ready to begin your career in building surveying, a varied and challenging professionwith good starting salaries and opportunities for progression and travel.

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WUSCA ranking:
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These are the 2024 rankings, based on ratings given by past and current students.
95/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
32nd
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
88th
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Drop-out rate
Drop-out rate
The percentage of students who didn't finish the course.
Calculated by 100% - (% of students continuing course + % of students completed course)
100 - 90 = 10% Drop-out rate Source: UNISTATS, 2019
10%
Employment rate
Employment rate
The percentage of students in full-time work 6 months after finishing their course.
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
75%
Average salary
Average salary
Source: UNISTATS, 2019
Building graduate salary at this uni
£25,000
UK Building graduate salary
£27,000
What students say
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Aakashh
01 Dec 23

When i was planning to study my masters on International level...My researches made me choose kingston university as it fulfilled all requirements for my desired course. Even..Read more

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Entry requirements

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A level

A level:

BBC - ABB Grades / Points required

Scottish Higher:

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UCAS Tariff:

112 - 128 Grades / Points required

Access to HE Diploma:

D:15,M:30,P:0 Grades / Points required

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme:

26 Grades / Points required

Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017):

H3,H3,H3,H3,H4 Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

D*D* Grades / Points required

Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016):

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M Grades / Points required

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Equivalent of 112 UCAS points from Advanced Highers

UCAS points from at least 2 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 qualifications.

Equivalent of 112 UCAS points

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Equivalent of 112 UCAS points.

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£9,250 per year

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Scotland

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Wales

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£9,250 per year

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Students from Northern Ireland

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Nearest tube station: Wimbledon  1.6 miles away Nearest train station: Norbiton  0.9 miles away
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