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School for the Built Environment Behind the scenes
The BScHons (Quantity Surveying): The three-year BSc (Quantity Surveying) and BScHons (Quantity Surveying) programmes are accredited nationally by the SACQSP and internationally by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The RICS has a world-wide footprint providing our Quantity Surveying degrees with international recognition. The Department also offers Master’s degree programmes by coursework while a Master’s degree can also be obtained by way of a treatise and an oral examination. A doctorate can be obtained by submitting a thesis and passing an oral examination. Contact information Mr Danie Hoffman (Programme Leader: Quantity Surveying) Tel +27 (0)12 420 2551 Email danie.hoffman@up.ac.za Website www.up.ac.za/construction-economics First year First semester Building Drawings Building Science Academic Information Management Academic Literacy Building Services Quantities Introduction to Structures Economics Precalculus
Second semester Building Organisation Building Drawings Building Science Building Services Quantities History of the Environment Structures Economics
Second year First semester Building Science Statistics Financial Management Building Services Quantities Site Surveying Reinforced Concrete Structures Third year First semester Business Law Quantity Surveying Practice Building Science Building Services Quantities Construction Information Technology and Communication Community-based Project
Second semester Building Science Statistics Financial Management Building Services Quantities History of the Environment Civil Engineering Services
Second semester Housing Quantity Surveying Practice Building Science Introduction to Property Law Sustainable Construction Quantities Research Methodology Property Financial Mathematics Community-based Project
‘I am a final year Honours student in Quantity Surveying. The most amazing thing about my Department is the student support system that ensures that students do not only love what they do, they are also proud to be doing it. What I love about the Faculty is that it provides for growth career wise, as well as the means to bridge the gap between studies and industry. The Faculty hosts a number of career fairs every year to assist students in gaining employment. The Department alerts students to employment and bursary opportunities by posting advertisements on our student portal. This is how I obtained my current bursary. If that advert had not been posted, I would have had to abandon my studies since I cannot afford to pay for my studies myself. Now I not only have a bursary to complete my Honours degree, I am also guaranteed employment when I have completed my studies. I have won the following prizes: 2013: First runner-up in Quantity Surveying 2014: Best undergraduate student in Quantity Surveying 2014: Best academic achievement in Quantities 300 2014: Best academic achievement in BSc (Quantity Surveying) I dream of working as a professional quantity surveyor.’ Zanel Sithole