UCT Quantity Surveying Requirements
UCT Quantity Surveying Requirements,
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quantity Surveying
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 .
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.
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 Requirements
A person shall not be admitted as a candidate for the degree unless he or she:
- 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.
Courses
Please contact the Department on 021 650 3443 for detailed course information
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