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Construction, Property and Surveying
The expertise of our accredited courses shows in our graduates' starting salaries and network of alumni in senior positionsToday we are the largest building school in the UK and 100% of our courses carry professional accreditation. This expertise shows in our graduates' starting salaries and network of alumni in senior positions.
From The Shard to Battersea Power Station, taking in the regeneration of Elephant & Castle and Nine Elms, there are swathes of new developments which will require large number of building professionals over the next decade. Our alumni hold key positions in their organisations, often as senior managers and business owners.
Each course entry has full employability details.
Accreditation and recognition
Today we are the university of choice for many students entering the architecture and construction industries throughout the UK and much of the world. We have always been at the forefront of surveying. We have awarded the first Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) professionally accredited degrees and diplomas and have been running our Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) accredited degrees in Construction Management for almost 40 years.
Many employers actively seek graduates holding accredited degrees. Accreditations are a mark of quality assurance and professional relevance, which is why it's highly relevant that all construction, property and surveying degrees at LSBU are accredited or developed in partnership with all the leading professional accrediting bodies.
Surveying
Our surveying graduates are open to a wide range of careers including professional consultancy offices, government departments, building control, building management and project management. Find out more about careers in quantity surveying and building surveying.
Property management
If you're interested in property management you could find yourself working in building control, private and social housing, or the maintaining and management of public, private, commercial and residential buildings.
Commercial and construction management
Pursuing a career in commercial or construction management could find you working in a construction or specialist firm. Your sound technical knowledge will be put together with general and project management skills to ensure professional managers are well placed to lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering many of the country's high profile projects. Find out more about careers in construction.
We offer a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses (HNC, BSc, PgDip, MSc) in construction, quantity surveying, building surveying and related fields, such as real estate and property development. Courses carry professional accreditation. The School of Built Environment and Architecture is respected by the building industry and many of our students study on a part-time basis, sponsored by their employer.
This course is designed to enable those employed in relevant areas of the construction industry to gain a formal academic qualification (HNC Construction) and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with the Construction Quantity Surveying Apprenticeship Standard.
View courseQuantity Surveying degree course professionally accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), forming the first step to becoming a fully qualified Quantity Surveyor. Course runs on a part-time basis.
View courseThis course is designed to enable those employed in relevant areas of the construction industry to gain a formal academic qualification (HNC Construction) and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with the Construction Site Supervisor Apprenticeship Standard.
View courseProfessionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), this degree course is the first step towards becoming a qualified Chartered Surveyor.
View courseAccredited by the Association of Project Managers, the Chartered Institute of Building and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, this postgraduate Construction Project Management course runs on a full-time and part-time (day-release) basis.
View courseAccredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this course is intended for non-surveying graduates who are working, or intending to work, in the building professions. Offered on a full-time and part-time basis.
View courseNot to be confused with a Foundation degree, this Extended Degree is a structured 4/5 year programme (when completed full-time) intended specifically for mature applicants. The first year prepares students to undertake a degree-level course in a built environment subject.
View courseAccredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, this conversion postgraduate course is designed for non-surveying graduates intending to become (after APC) qualified Chartered Surveyors.
View courseAccredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) this programme is intended for non-surveying graduates who are working or looking to work in the surveying profession.
View courseThis course is designed to enable those employed in relevant areas of the construction industry to gain a formal academic qualification (HNC Construction) and develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours associated with the Construction Design and Build Apprenticeship Standard.
View courseThis Higher National Certificate in Construction is primarily for those employed within the construction industries who are seeking to further their career and gain an industry-recognised qualification.
View courseThe Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship includes a degree qualification in Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) and a qualification leading towards chartered membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
View courseQuantity Surveying degree course professionally accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), forming the first step to becoming a fully qualified Quantity Surveyor. Course runs on a full-time, sandwich, and part-time basis.
View courseProfessionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), this degree course is the first step towards becoming a qualified Chartered Surveyor.
View courseThe Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship includes a degree qualification in BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and a qualification leading towards chartered membership of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS).
View courseAccredited by both the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), this course is the first step towards becoming a qualified Chartered Architectural Technologist.
View courseThis course prepares students with design, technical and management skills, and teaches them to apply scientific principles and practical knowledge in constructing buildings to meet building performance criteria.
View courseProfessionally accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), this Construction Management degree course provides technical and managerial expertise in construction, and an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and regulations.
View courseA member of staff, expert in the chosen field, is directly responsible for guiding and supporting your research programme. Offered full-time and part-time.
View courseThe course seeks to provide students with the breadth of technical and managerial expertise in construction, and an up-to-date knowledge of legislation and regulations.
View courseThe University's location in the heart of central London is a major asset for all our students. Close to the banking and commercial centres, next-door to the city's Southbank and on the doorstep of the £1.5 billion 55-acre Elephant and Castle and Borough re-development area, this forms a rich ground for applied project work.
Construction, property and surveying students benefit from our well-placed and considered investment which brings students access to highly specialist equipment. For example, our construction laboratory includes the only tensometer in London that measures material strength in very high detail.
Facility case study
Building Information Modelling (BIM) Centre
BIM is an approach to managing and planning every aspect of design and operation in the construction process in a better, more efficient way to improve the basis upon which the construction industry and its clients operate. The BIM Centre acts as a hub for innovation, professional training and networking amongst practice experts in the built environmental sector.
Accessing our facilities
Facilities, students and staff feature regularly in our knowledge transfer and consultation activities with industry. Read more about how the School works with business at LSBU.
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