Overview

Building Surveying is a growing, international, professional discipline dealing with the inspection, maintenance and refurbishment of existing buildings.

Accredited by globally-renowned professional bodies RICS, CIOB and CABE, this programme is designed to enable graduates from disciplines unrelated to Construction and Real Estate to obtain an accredited degree covering the core technical disciplines of the Building Surveying specialism and their role within the wider context of Built Environment professional disciplines.

The MSc Building Surveying at the University College of Estate Management is a fully supported online programme that offers great flexibility for you to earn while you learn and study wherever you are based in the world. Many of our students already work in, or are associated with, the property and building sectors.

Why study with UCEM?

UCEM is the leading provider of supported online education for the Built Environment

Our programmes are recognised and accredited by professional bodies – including RICS, CIOB, CABE, ICES and HKICM – enabling students to progress to professional membership and gain Chartered status

You will be supported every step of the way by our Tutors, who are experienced practitioners in their respective fields, and our Matrix-accredited professional support staff

Designed for busy working professionals, supported online education offers the flexibility to fit your studies around your work enabling you to fast-track your career and directly apply your learning to your work

UCEM programmes offer a range of modules that allow you to choose a specialism to support your career path

Our supported online education model provides access to all your learning materials wherever you are in the world. If your work requires you to change location or travel, you can take us with you

Accreditation

This programme is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) and Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM).

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sustainable and Innovative Construction

Costing & Contracts

Planning & Development

Property Management

Management of Construction

Building Control & Inspection

Law for Surveyors
Maintenance and Adaptation of Buildings

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-29 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-11 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-30 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-09 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Semi-structured
Continuous support with feedback on request
Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions), Online group works/assignments

Campus Location

Reading, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor’s Degree with honours at lower second standard (2:2) and three years’ experience

A Bachelor’s Degree, plus experience in a relevant field

A Level 5 qualification as defined by Framework for Higher Education Qualifications for England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ) plus 5 years’ relevant experience

A professional qualification plus 5 years’ relevant experience, two of which should be at appropriate senior management level.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

5500 GBP / year

≈ 5500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5500 GBP / year

≈ 5500 GBP / year

Funding

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Programme Structure

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Duration

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