This one-year postgraduate degree follows the undergraduate programme in Construction Studies and results in a professional qualification as a Quantity Surveyor. Quantity Surveyors work closely with other professionals on construction projects, and are responsible for the financial and contractual management of projects.

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Aims of the Programme

To provide employable professional graduates to the Quantity Surveying Profession; to fully satisfy the criteria for accreditation in terms of the requirements of the South African Council for the Quantity Surveying Profession; the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors; and the Chartered Institute of Building .

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Outcomes of the Programme

Upon completion of the BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying programme, the graduate is competent to:

• undertake financial planning and control of new and existing facilities;
• undertake property development and property portfolio management;
• value property;
• apply appropriate quantity surveying techniques to building and civil engineering projects;
• perform appropriate professional quantity surveying management functions;
• work effectively in teams; and
• undertake research and produce reports.

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Programme Structure

The minimum duration of the Degree Programme is one academic year of study.
A candidate shall complete approved courses with a value required to bring the total to a minimum of 164 credits and shall comply with all the prescribed curriculum requirements.

Course Code	Course	UCT Credits	SAQA Credits
Compulsory
ACC2024S	Management Accounting I	18	18
CON4030F	Property Studies II	16	16
CON4032F	Measurement & Design Appraisal II	12	12
CON4033W	Applied Contract Law II	16	16
CON4034W	Professional Practice	20	20
CON4035X	Practical Training	0	0
CON4047W	Treatise	32	32
CON4037S	Civil Engineering Measurement	16	16
STA1000F	Statistics 1000	18	18
Subtotal 1		148	148
Electives	(minimum of 16 credits from:)
CON3044S	Globalisation & the Built Environment	18	18
CON4038F	Advanced Construction Management	16	16
CON4039S	Integrated Management Project	16	16
CON4045F	Housing Development & Management 1T	16	16
CON4047W*	Treatise	32	32
CON4049S	Construction Innovation	16	16
	Approved Elective	16	16
Subtotal 2		16	16
Total		164	164

Entry Requirement

• is a graduate of the BSc in Construction Studies degree from this University; or
• is the holder of any three-year bachelor’s degree of this, or any other university recognised for the purpose by the Senate as equivalent to the BSc in Construction Studies degree of this University; or has in any other manner attained a level of competence which in the opinion of the Senate is adequate for the purpose of admission.
• a weighted average of at least 60% for all courses undertaken for a bachelor’s degree with results for deferred (but not supplementary) examinations to be taken into account.

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Courses

Please contact the Department on 021 650 3443 for detailed course information