B.SC (HONS) BUILDING SURVEYING

Building Surveyors look at building pathology, focusing on refurbishment, reuse, development, restoration, repair, and conservation.  With our Building Surveying degree course, you can develop a knowledge base and skillset that can lead to exciting global opportunities across many industries in the the built environment sector.

Delivered over three years, you'll follow a series economic, legal, technical design and management modules. You’ll learn about the construction industry and its legal and regulatory framework. You’ll explore the relationship between a building and its internal and external environments. You’ll recognise how to diagnose problems with existing buildings and be aware of conservation and regeneration.

Salford is a leading UK centre for surveying. A gateway to professional status, our Building Surveying course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so you will be educated to the highest industry and professional standards.

You will:

• Build knowledge and skills to describe, explain, evaluate, and apply building construction techniques
• Learn to identify and use appropriate strategies and technologies applicable to building surveying practice
• Develop an understanding of the interactions between a building and its internal and external environments
• Gain the ability to identify symptoms and diagnose defects found in a diverse range of building types
• Understand urban regeneration so you can participate in future sustainable regeneration initiatives