- Level
- Master Degree
- Duration
- 18 month master degree including professional plac
- Open intake
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Off-shoreSep 2027
- Field
- Engineering and Industrial Technology
- Institution
- Public University
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2โ3 days
Program overview
An eighteen month master degree in construction cost management including a placement, covering measurement, contract law, cost planning and supervised commercial practice.
Quantity surveying is measured in projects costed, and a placement on live British construction work counts toward the experience RICS chartership requires.
Master of Science in Quantity Surveying with Professional Placement is taught at the Birmingham City University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because the quantity surveying placement master is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after the quantity surveying placement master ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after the quantity surveying placement master you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to the quantity surveying placement master as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so the quantity surveying placement master cannot support a family move.
Entry to Master of Science in Quantity Surveying with Professional Placement is a bachelor degree at 70 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.0 with no band below 5.5, and tuition for the quantity surveying placement master is recorded at GBP 20,865 a year. BCU charges no application fee, so applying for the quantity surveying placement master costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. the quantity surveying placement master lists three September entry windows, in 2026, 2027 and 2028. Apply Study Visa manages the the quantity surveying placement master application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.
What it costs per year ยท indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits โ with your marks, gap and budget โ is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: A completed bachelor degree from a recognised university, at the percentage stated.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5; TOEFL iBT 72 with reading 18, writing 17, speaking 20 and listening 17; or PTE Academic 59 with no component below 59. BCU does NOT accept the Duolingo English Test on any course.
- Application and deposit: BCU charges NO application fee, so applying costs you nothing. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this course. Budget the full tuition.
- Graduate Route: the quantity surveying placement master is a degree, so it supports a UK Graduate Route application giving two years of unsponsored work after you finish. You must apply from inside the UK on a valid student visa. Students on taught courses cannot bring a spouse or children as dependants under the January 2024 rules.
- Student visa: Apply Study Visa prepares the CAS request, the financial evidence and the UK student visa submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical ยท we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- Bachelor's degree marksheets & final certificate
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Letters of Recommendation (LOR)
- Updated CV / resume
- Financial proof โ bank statement / loan sanction
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused โ our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Quantity Surveyor: contractors and consultancies
- Cost Consultant: commercial teams
- Estimator: construction firms
- Commercial Manager: after experience
- Contract Administrator: procurement roles
- Chartered Surveyor: the placement counts toward experience
Reality check: British contract forms and measurement standards differ from those used elsewhere, so placement time learning them converts directly into employability.
About Birmingham City University (BCU)
- Type
- University
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- โ 4.7
- World rank
- #1189
- Established
- 1843
- Reference No.
- 10007140