Course Enquiries - UK
Tel: 0207 815 7500
Mode: Full-time; Part-time
The course is intended for graduates working, or intending to work, in the construction industry offering advice on project feasibility, methods for financing and procuring construction work and financial management of the design and construction process within consultant firms, client organisations or contracting companies.
Applicants should have an interest in construction cost management and the motivation to pursue an intensive route to professional qualifications. Course content covers the skills required of the practicing quantity surveyor.
Three supplementary modules at the beginning of the course bring you up to speed in relation to construction technology, law and contract documentation and administration before you embark on the masters level modules. These supplementary modules are a distinguishing feature of the course and are highly valued by students and their employers.
We’re the number one London modern university for overall score in Building (Complete University Guide 2021).
Students who have accepted an offer for a place on this course are encouraged to apply for LSBU's Stuart A Johnson scholarship. Find out more about the Stuart A Johnson scholarship.
Mode | Duration | Start date | Location |
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Mode Full-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
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Mode Part-time MSc (Conversion) |
Duration 24 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time PgDip (Conversion) |
Duration 24 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time PgDip (Conversion) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time MSc (Conversion) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 16 months |
Start Date January |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 28 months |
Start Date January |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Part-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start Date January |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date January |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
Mode Full-time (Top-up) |
Duration 12 months |
Start Date September |
Location
Southwark Campus
|
The postgraduate modules cover project appraisal, methods for financing and procuring construction work and financial management of the design and construction process. There is also a module that develops understanding of the construction industry from an economic perspective and a module on construction contract law.
You also select one option from a wide selection of modules that are offered to all our postgraduate students. In order to complete the MSc stage, students are required to take a research methods module and undertake a major dissertation on a topic approved by their supervisor.
Please be aware that option selection is subject to availability.
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Measurement, Documentation and Estimating | Construction Law |
Construction | Construction Contract Administration |
Institutional and Legal Context for Construction | |
Economics and Finance for Construction | Project Evaluation |
Procurement and Management of Construction | Option |
Dissertation |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Measurement, Documentation and Estimating | Construction Law |
Construction | Construction Contract Administration |
Institutional and Legal Context for Construction |
Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
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Procurement and Management of Construction | Project Evaluation |
Economics and Finance for Construction | Option |
Year 3 | |
Dissertation |
The employment record for students on this programme is excellent, with previous graduates gaining employment across nearly all of the largest consulting and contracting firms. Many are also employed by smaller firms in this exciting industry.
We are University of the Year for Graduate Employment for the second year in a row - The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2018, 2019.
At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
The MSc/PgDip is fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; this will allow entry to Quantity Surveying and Construction Faculty through APC.
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) is the world's leading professional body for setting standards in the surveying industry. They have accredited our degrees and diplomas for almost 50 years.
London location affording access to:
London South Bank University has a long history of educating professionals for the building-related industries. With roots in London Council School of Building (1904), Brixton School of Building (1940) we have been offering training for this sector for over 100 years.
Today we are expert at attracting property and construction students from the UK and around the world. Much of this is down to the highly successful links we have with major real estate consultancies, property companies, contractors, cost consultants and developers to ensure our courses are highly relevant for the current market.
Today, according to the Guardian PG subject tables 2013 we are the largest School of Building and Town Planning in the UK (combining full-time and part-time modes of study) and our building graduates have the best employment prospects in London (Complete University Guide 2014).
Our current students and alumni hold key positions in their organisation, often as senior managers and business owners.
Our surveyors look at financing a project, procuring construction work, financial management and the entire construction process. We want our students to have 'real world' experiences while studying at LSBU, of field work is a major component. We create these situations by inviting guest speaks in to give up-to-date lectures, having great industry links and taking our students into situations where they would like to work. Most of our surveying and construction courses give our students the opportunity to carry out a construction project. Their work will take into account current construction technologies, energy efficiency solutions and environmental and sustainability issues. The project is very detailed and is carried out across site visits, analysing on-going construction projects and an appraisal of eco-technologies. These factors can be influenced by a construction's location so our field trips can take our students both overseas to expanding countries like Dubai or round the corner to building developments happening on our own campus.
Students on our MSc Surveying courses can choose to study International Real Estate & Construction as an optional. For this complex module students need to go on a study visit to an international city which has an emerging real estate and construction market.
Past students have gone abroad to take in either Dubai in the United Arab Emirates or Shanghai in the People's Republic of China. The field trip includes visits to real estate companies and construction firms, site visits and meetings with various professionals. From these briefings, students need to produce a country report that includes a detailed strategy including how they could break through in the real estate or construction market in these overseas destinations.
The P/T mode requires the student to be in employment related to Quantity Surveying (a reference from the employer will be required)
Applicants who do not meet this requirement will be considered for entry on the basis of the length and quality of their employment experience in areas cognate to surveying and construction. Evidence of this will be required in support of any application made.
Applicants are expected to have competency in spoken and written English. Oral presentations are an integral part of the course. Written English should be at the British Council/Cambridge IELTS Level 6.5 or above.
International (non Home/EU) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode | Duration | Start date | Application code | Application method |
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Mode Full-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5283 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time MSc (Conversion) |
Duration 24 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5285 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time PgDip (Conversion) |
Duration 24 months |
Start date September |
Application code 4962 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time PgDip (Conversion) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date September |
Application code 4129 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time MSc (Conversion) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5284 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5286 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5107 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start date September |
Application code 5108 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 16 months |
Start date January |
Application code 5394 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time MSc (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 28 months |
Start date January |
Application code 5395 |
Application method |
Mode Part-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 24 months |
Start date January |
Application code 5404 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time PgDip (Surveying graduates) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date January |
Application code 5405 |
Application method |
Mode Full-time (Top-up) |
Duration 12 months |
Start date September |
Application code 4071 |
Application method |
Postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system. Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
See our admissions policy (PDF File 1,043 KB) and complaints policy (PDF File 516 KB).
Students should apply for accommodation at London South Bank University (LSBU) as soon as possible, once we have made an offer of a place on one of our academic courses. Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
It's a good idea to think about how you'll pay university tuition and maintenance costs while you're still applying for a place to study. Remember – you don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as a postgraduate student.
Book a session with one of our specialist Postgraduate Advisors. Over a one on one Advice Session they'll advise you on postgraduate degrees at LSBU that match your interests and experience.
Home/EU postgraduate students and research students should apply through our dedicated application system.
Full details of how to do this are supplied on our How to apply section for postgraduate students and our How to apply section for research students.
International applicants should use our international application system. Full details can be found on our How to apply section for international students.
See our admissions policy (PDF File 1,043 KB) and complaints policy (PDF File 516 KB).
Your application will be circulated to a number of potential supervisors who will look at your academic qualifications, experience and the research proposal to decide whether your research interest is something that could be supervised at LSBU.
There will also be an interview either by telephone or at the University. If you are successful you will be offered a place on a course and informed of the next enrolment date. The whole process normally takes between six to eight weeks, from receipt of your application to a decision being made about your application at the School.
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
We help our students prepare for university even before the semester starts. To find out when you should apply for your LSBU accommodation or student finance read the How to apply tab for this course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Enrolment pages.
Fees are shown for new entrants to courses, for each individual year of a course, together with the total fee for all the years of a course. Continuing LSBU students should refer to the Finance section of our student portal, MyLSBU. Queries regarding fees should be directed to the Fees and Bursaries Team on: +44 (0)20 7815 6181.
UK fee: £3393.34 | International fee: £5133.34 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4071 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £10180 | International fee: £15400 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5394 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £10180 | International fee: £15400 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5283 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £2262.22 | International fee: £3422.22 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5395 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £10180 |
International £15400 |
UK fee: £2262.22 | International fee: £3422.22 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5285 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £10180 |
International £15400 |
UK fee: £13573.33 | International fee: £20533.33 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5284 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £5655.56 | International fee: £8555.56 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5286 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £13573.34 |
International £20533.34 |
UK fee: £6786.66 | International fee: £9933.33 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5405 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £6786.66 | International fee: £9933.33 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5107 | Session code: 1FS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £6786.66 |
International £9933.33 |
UK fee: £2262.22 | International fee: £3422.22 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5404 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £6786.66 |
International £10266.66 |
UK fee: £2262.22 | International fee: £3422.22 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5108 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £6786.66 |
International £10266.66 |
UK fee: £10180 | International fee: £15400 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4129 | Session code: 1FS00 |
UK fee: £5655.56 | International fee: £8555.56 |
AOS/LSBU code: 4962 | Session code: 1PS00 |
Total course fee: |
UK £10180 |
International £15400 |
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 201 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
If you are starting a Masters course, studying either full- or part-time, you may be entitled to apply for a postgraduate study loan. Find out more at our postgraduate fees and funding section.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on funding your studies on the scholarships and fee discounts page.
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
We are able to offer a subject scholarship from the generous donations of alumnus Stuart Johnson. Read more about the Stuart Johnson scholarship.
The individual fee for this course is shown above. For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for postgraduate students.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 201 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
We have a range of PhD Scholarships available in partnership with businesses and organisations; read notices of PhD studentships.
Course Enquiries - UK
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