Building surveyors advise clients about new builds, listed buildings and historic structures.

Study at ARU, and learn how to evaluate the design, specification and performance of buildings. Develop skills in building inspection and analysis, and use industry-standard equipment to tackle technical problems in construction.

There are plenty of opportunities to get hands-on in specialist labs for materials and testing, environmental science and design, and surveying. You’ll also work in our design and AutoCAD studios.

You can choose to take a placement year as part of this course, putting your skills into practice in a real working environment.

Join a course that's ranked in the top 25% in the UK for overall satisfaction (subject ranking for Building, NSS, 2020).

As a BSc (Hons) Building Surveying student at ARU, you’ll find yourself working independently and as part of larger built environment teams. This helps you understand where building surveyors ‘fit in’, and it’s great preparation for your future career.

Together, you’ll go on site visits, attend talks given by professional experts, and learn how to manage projects. This puts you in a strong position for employment in this highly interesting and varied field.

Our Building Surveying degree course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so when you graduate, you can take your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and qualify as a Chartered Surveyor.

Or, you can continue to develop your skills with our wide range of full- and part-time postgraduate degrees.

Specialist facilities

As a student at ARU you’ll use:

• industry-standard equipment to learn how to conduct site surveys and property inspections
• design and AutoCAD studios
• a materials and testing laboratory
• environmental science and design laboratory
• surveying laboratory.

Outstanding student support

Join our student community and:

• learn from experienced tutors, who'll provide encouragement and feedback throughout your course
• benefit from award-winning learning facilities, including extensive library and IT resources
• access support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more.

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors

Our course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). When you graduate, you can take your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and qualify as a Chartered Surveyor.

As a skilled Building Surveying graduate, you’ll be in demand.

Our hands-on course offers several opportunities to experience construction environments, enhancing your employability and giving you a taster of some of the places you could choose to work as a building surveyor. We work with employers to make sure you graduate with the knowledge, skills and abilities they need, setting you up for an interesting and varied career.

Our Building Surveying degree course is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), so when you graduate, you can take your Assessment of Professional Competence (APC) and qualify as a Chartered Surveyor.

Or you might decide to stay at ARU, and study a postgraduate degree such as our MSc Construction Management or MSc Project Management. It’s a great opportunity to build upon your knowledge or develop a specialism. Take advantage of our Alumni Scholarship