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Building Surveying, BSc (Hons)

University of Reading, United Kingdom

 
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Subject ranking

Building
UK / CUG 2024
3rd
Building
UK / Times 2025
5th
Construction, Surveying And Planning
UK / Guardian 2025
12th

Costs

Course feesS$49.2K / year
Entertainment, books
food & rent
S$16.4K / year
Beer S$7
MacDonalds S$10
Cinema S$11
Coffee S$5
TotalS$65.7K / year

Entry requirements

A Level BBB
Diploma 2.8
International Baccalaureate 30

Scholarships

British Chevening Scholarships
100% for tuition and living expenses
Limited quantity

Information

Course
Code
K230
Upcoming
Intakes
Oct 2025
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Duration

3 years
Graduate
2028
About the course

Course summary

With BSc Building Surveying you will analyse building performance and material lifecycles to establish the cause and effect of building defects.Why choose BSc Building Surveying at Reading? We're one of the UK's top-ranking universities for teaching and research in the built environment: 3rd for Building in the Complete University Guide, 2024, and 6th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2024. This course is designed to prepare you for a successful career in building surveying. You will benefit from the Department's strong links with industry and the surveying profession. PlacementsYou can carry out a paid industrial training placement, lasting a year or a shorter period. This experience not only provides you with an insight into industry, but is also a valuable opportunity to get to know a range of industry professionals.Placements can be located anywhere in the UK, and sometimes take place abroad. Firms offering places to our students in the past include Deloitte, Faithful and Gould, Lambert Smith Hampton, Rider Levett Bucknall, and Savills.ScholarshipsAs part of the cohort joining the BSc Building Surveying course in 2025, you may have the opportunity to secure an annual £1,000 scholarship for each of the three years of the undergraduate degree (subject to conditions).For more information, please visit the programme page: https://www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-study/study/Subject-area/surveying-and-construction-ug/bsc-building-surveying.

Modules

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Core first year modules for this course:

  • Construction Science
  • Information and Communication
  • Construction Technology
  • Introduction to Economics and Law
  • Empirical Studies and Site Engineering
  • Introduction to Management and Projects
The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme.Check our website for more details about the course structure.

What you will learn

The following modules have been approved in principle for delivery in 2025/26. Please note that as part of our current curriculum improvement process, all modules require final University approval and may be subject to change. Core first year modules for this course:

  • Construction Science
  • Information and Communication
  • Construction Technology
  • Introduction to Economics and Law
  • Empirical Studies and Site Engineering
  • Introduction to Management and Projects
The University cannot guarantee that all optional modules will be available to all students who may wish to take them. Further information about the content of final approved modules will be available in the summer of 2024. We suggest that you regularly revisit our course page during this time to ensure you have the most up-to-date information regarding the modules offered on this programme. Check our website for more details about the course structure.

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