Quantity Surveying MSc: Course features

If you choose to study this course, here are some of the things you can expect from the course and how it will benefit you.

• This new course develops the core competencies required of the Chartered Quantity Surveyor and prepares you for a career in this area. There is an emphasis on project and team work.
• The dissertation/project allows you to focus on an area of interest to yourself and gain valuable research skills.
• You also have the chance to attend a week-long European field trip.
• Kingston University is a RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) partner institution. We will seek accreditation for this course once it receives full validation from the University.
• Many members of staff are research active or professional practitioners, which keeps your learning cutting edge (read more in the Research areas section).
• The taught modules aim to hone your professional skills. Alongside your academic studies, you improve your skills in:
  • problem solving and organisation;
  • data collation, review and synopsis;
  • communication (oral, written and electronic);
  • time management;
  • computing; and
  • co-operation and teamwork.
• We offer a part-time study option to help you fit your MA around other commitments