
Building Surveying BSc (Hons)
Course Overview - Building Surveying BSc (Hons)
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? Were one of the UKs 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 Departments strong links with industry and the...
With BSc Building Surveying you will analyse building performance and material lifecycles to establish the cause and effect of building defects.<br/><br/>Why choose BSc Building Surveying at Reading? Were one of the UKs 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. <br/><br/>This course is designed to prepare you for a successful career in building surveying. You will benefit from the Departments strong links with industry and the surveying profession. <br/><br/><strong>Placements</strong><br/>You 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.<br/>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.<br/><br/><strong>Scholarships</strong><br/>As 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).<br/><br/><strong>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.</strong>
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Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
3 Years
Start Date
10/2026
Campus
Main Site
Application Details
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Codes/info
Course Code
K230
Institution Code
R12
Points of Entry
Year 1
Entry Requirements
UCAS Tariff
Not Accepted
Scottish Higher
A,B,B,B,B
Access to HE Diploma
D:18,M:27
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
DDM
GCSE/National 4/National 5
GCSE Maths C (or 4), English Language or English Literature C (or 4).
Cambridge International Pre-U Certificate - Principal
M2,M2,M2
Extended Project
B
In recognition of the excellent preparation that the Extended Project Qualification provides to students for University study, we now include achievement in the EPQ as part of a formal offer. Eligible applicants would receive two offers, our usual offer plus an alternative offer of a B in the EPQ and one grade lower in their A level subjects
A level
B,B,B
T Level
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Fees and funding
Region | Costs | Academic Year | Year | |
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland | £9,535 | 2025/26 | Year 1 | |
EU, International | £30,650 | 2025/26 | Year 1 |
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