This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.Quantity surveyors are highly sought after because they combine financial and business acumen with first-rate technical skills. Featuring a foundation year to give you a strong platform for success, this degree will put you on the path to senior positions in the construction industry.Gain the ideal preparation for a demanding, responsible and rewarding career as a chartered quantity surveyor.Develop a broad and sound understanding of the scientific, technological, professional, legal and management skills related to key areas of quantity surveying.Take an optional work placement between stages two and three – you will gain valuable experience together with an additional qualification, the Diploma in Professional Practice.<br><br>Highly sought after due to their financial and business acumen, quantity surveyors often hold very senior positions in industry, local government and central government. You will find that career opportunities also exist in a number of related fields, including the built environment, civil and heavy engineering and the offshore and petrochemical industries. <br><br>Quantity surveyors are responsible for the cost of any building project - from initial estimates right through to the final acquisition of materials. Surveying jobs and their associated roles are varied, but generally focussed on providing clients with value for money while adhering to the strict regulations which govern every aspect of the construction industry.