Program Overview

Undergraduate Pathway First Year in Surveying with up to eight months of paid industrial placement integrated into this course, students will become familiar with both the theoretical and practical aspects of their chosen degree making them highly sought after graduates.
ICRGU offers first-year entry to the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment courses at Robert Gordon University. The university has a long history of creating work-ready students with the transferable skills required within a variety of sectors be it construction, commercial project management and or the energy sector.

Offering a common first year, Surveying offers students the flexibility to experience both building and quantity surveying-based modules. This provides students the opportunity to decide which of these disciplines they wish to pursue throughout the remainder of their studies.

Both building and quantity surveying graduates are sought by a wide variety of employers for their transferable skills, commercial, financial and business acumen, and their technical abilities.

Leading  to Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management

The Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management course at Robert Gordon University is a stepping stone for students who see their future careers in the financial management and leadership of projects within the built environment. It provides you with the opportunity to progress towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor and can lead to career opportunities worldwide.

The course enables you to develop construction and quantity surveying core skills through Years 1 and 2, and then apply that learning to more complex project scenarios in Years 3 and 4.

You will be challenged to provide practical solutions to real-world project scenarios drawn from industry. In the second Term of Year 3, you will have the opportunity to extend your learning in the workplace through an industrial placement.

The final year project will require you to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from the course, particularly your problem-solving, creative-thinking and collaborative skills.