PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION STUDIES AND PROPERTY STUDIES
BSC (CS) CONSTRUCTION STUDIES
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
BSC (CS) PROPERTY STUDIES
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
About WITS
The University of the Witwatersrand (WITS) located in Johannesburg, means that WITS is close to the economic powerhouse of the whole African continent. It was one of the founders of the African Research Universities Alliance and has an active programme of collaborative projects right across Africa and beyond.
WITS is spread over 400 acres, in Braamfontein and Parktown, has 11 libraries and 18 residence halls accommodating 20% of the student population. WITS is structured into 5 faculties comprising of 33 schools, over 30 service departments and 3 416 courses offered. WITS staff and students have access to 1 259 929 book volumes, 228 190 print and electronic journal titles, and 236 online databases.
Highly research-intensive, it has made a major contribution to applied areas such as healthcare and the challenges of deep-level mining but performs strongly in subatomic physics and other fields of fundamental science.
The University of Witwatersrand has offered building science and quantity surveying courses since 1928.
Up until the 1960s, the Quantity Surveying and Building Science programmes were housed in different departments. The Department of Building was established in 1969. The Department of Quantity Surveying arose out of the original Department of Architecture and Quantity Surveying in1965 and operated as an independent department within the faculty until it merged with the younger Department of Building Science in 1992.
BSC (CS) CONSTRUCTION STUDIES
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
This three-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Construction Studies forms the foundation for construction management and quantity surveying professions, and it gives insight into how they interact.
BSC (CS) CONSTRUCTION STUDIES
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
Accredited by
z The South African Institute of Building
z The Chartered Institute of Building, UK (CIOB)
z The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK (RICS)
z The South African Council of Quantity Surveying Profession
z The South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions
Learn skills to handle on-site construction responsibilities
X Develop managerial skills and advanced technical knowledge of construction processes and construction law
X Gain experience of how to work with clients and construction related professionals
X Construction management
X Time management
X Budgets
X Quality control
Construction professionals work as property developers and project management consultants in
z Construction companies
z Insurance organisations
z Banking and Financial institutions
z Manufacturing organisations
z Government departments
R82,040.00
QUALIFICATION: BSC (CS) CURRICULUM
FIRST YEAR
X Introductory Statistics for Construction
X Construction Drawings
X Construction Materials and Environment
X Construction Technology I
X Communication Skills
X Quantities and Specifications I
X Commercial Law I
X Mathematics
X Physics
X Practical Experience 1
SECOND YEAR
X Building Science I
X Construction Technology II
X Quantities and Specifications II
X Site Management
X Accounting Principles in Construction
X Civil Engineering Theory I
X Economics IA - Microeconomics
X Economics IB - Macroeconomics
X Engineering Surveying
X Practical Experience II
THIRD YEAR
X Professional and Research Skills
X Quantities and Specifications III
X Construction Technology III
X Estimating and Analysis of Prices
X Management Principles in Construction
X Building Science II
X Introduction to Construction Management
X Property Studies
X Civil Engineering Theory II
X Civil Engineering Theory III
X Business Enterprise Law
X Practical Experience III
BSC (CS) PROPERTY STUDIES
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
This three-year Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Property Studies will enable you to understand how to invest in it, how to manage it, how much to sell it for and how to develop it. It could also enable you to advise others how to use it.
Property or more appropriately real estate, refers to land and buildings for use as homes, offices, shops, restaurants, warehouses and hotels. It represents approximately half of the world’s economic wealth.
Accredited by
z South African Council for the Property Valuers Profession (SACPVP) since 2017
z The Institute of Real Estate Management based in Chicago, USA since 2018
First class learning programme
X South Africa’s only property programme that has been benchmarked by independent international academics
X Judged comparable to leading programmes globally
X World-class education by intenationally trained staff and leading local experts
Learn to understand
z Property investment
z Property development
z Advice on how to use Real Estate
Property professionals work in both the private and public sectors as
z Real Estate managers, advisors and consultants
z Financial services representatives
z Built environment analysts
z Valuation, damage and risk assessors
3 YEARS, FULL TIME 2022 FEES
R67,560.00
FIRST YEAR
X Planning for Property Developers
X Communication Skills
X Real Estate Principles
X Economics IA - Microeconomics
X Economics IB - Macroeconomics
X Commercial Law
X Mathematics for Property Studies
X Business Statistics
SECOND YEAR
X Building Technology 1
X Accounting Principles for Construction
X Econometrics for Property Studies
X Real Estate Market Analysis
X Real Estate Law
X Urban Economics
X Real Estate Corporate Finance
X Building Technology I
THIRD YEAR
X Building Science I
X Construction Technology II
X Real Estate Valuation
X Professional and Research Skills
X Real Estate Finance
X Real Estate Management
X Environmental Impact Assessment
X Building Services
X Building Technology II
75% of the programme fees to be paid prior to registration.
PROFESSIONALLY RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION STUDIES AND PROPERTY STUDIES BSC (CS) PROPERTY STUDIES
For more information: visit - www.wits.ac.za/cem
Curriculum information - www.wits.ac.za/cem
Entry requirements - www.wits.ac.za/cem
Application closing date: 30 September 2022
Construction Studies: Lungie Maseko lungie.maseko@wits.ac.za
Property Studies: Thabelo Ramantswana thabelo.ramantswana@wits.ac.za
3 YEARS, FULL TIME
3 YEARS, FULL TIME BSC (CS) CONSTRUCTION STUDIES