Whatever your first degree subject, the Graduate Diploma in Surveying allows you to gain a recognised qualification in quantity surveying in just one year.
Quantity surveying is a dynamic profession and a career that combines commercial and management skills with knowledge of the construction industry. As cost consultants and project procurement specialists, the quantity surveyor’s working life involves:
Quantity surveyors understand the economics of construction market trends and the influences of the sector on a local and global scale. Wherever construction work is taking place there will be a need for financial control and quantity surveyors fulfil this need.
Surveying is a well paid profession and the RICS qualification is recognised Worldwide. Graduates find employment in a wide arrange of industries including construction, building, civil engineering, energy, oil and petrochemical and management consultancy (tax allowances).
Full-time
The full-time learning Graduate Diploma Surveying course is based upon campus attendance.
Students will learn by a mixture of teaching and learning methods, including Lecture, Tutorial, Workshop, Seminar, Practical Work, Case Study, Simulations, Games, Student Centred Learning and Private Study. Being a vocationally orientated course the teaching and learning is focused upon providing a sound knowledge and understanding of the subject material in the context of the Built Environment.
Textbooks
Students are expected to purchase core texts, all as indicated in the course Module Descriptors under the heading of Indicative Bibliographies and to pay all costs associated with the preparation of coursework e. g. posters, document folders and the like. Total course expenditure should not exceed £200 to £300 overall.
Applicants should have a good Honours Degree in a non-cognate subject, i.e. one not related to the Built Environment, and applications are particularly welcomed from students who hold qualifications in the Arts, Sciences, Management, Business Studies and Law.
A good Honours Degree is one in a non-cognate area where you have achieved an upper second class award (2.1) or better, although consideration will also be given to students who hold a lower second class award (2.2) in the Sciences, Management and Law.
Consideration will also be given to students who hold a good cognate degree.
Accreditations
The Graduate Diploma Surveying provides you with the knowledge and skills to work as a Graduate Quantity Surveyor and to progress to full professional qualification via the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Assessment of Professional Competency (APC) following a minimum of two years structured training in the workplace.
Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan
Applicants (Scottish domiciled and EU) to this course may be eligible for a Postgraduate Tuition Fee Loan (PTFL). Full-time students can apply for a PTFL up to £3400. Part-time students can apply for up to £1700. The tuition fee loan is only available to part-time students who are undertaking at least 50% of a full-time course, and therefore, complete their qualification in 2 years.
Students can apply now by downloading an application form from the SAAS web site.
For Academic Year 2013/2014
All Students
Full-time
Distance Learning Part-time
For Academic Year 2012/2013
UK/EU Students
International Students
For Academic Year 2011/2012
UK/EU Students
International Students
All course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change. Published fees apply to the course's mode of delivery.
For further information see Student Finance pages
Applications for admission to taught postgraduate courses should be made online directly to the University's Admissions Office at www.rgu.ac.uk/applyonline.
If you have any queries, please contact our Admissions Office:
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Surveying is a diverse and exciting career choice and is a well-paid profession, with chartered surveyors amongst the highest paid UK graduates. Graduates from this course can choose to work in a number of related fields including the built environment, civil and heavy engineering as well as the offshore and petrochemical industries.
Where a student elects to undertake examinations off-campus, rather than by attending the University for assessment then the student must comply with the University Policy for Arrangements for Offsite Examinations and pay all costs involved.
Further information can be found on the RGU Website under the Policy for Arrangements for Offsite Examinations
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