BSc (Hons) Construction Quantity Surveyor | Degree Apprenticeship
- Entry year:
- 2025/26
- Start date:
- September
- Study mode:
- Part-time
- Course duration:
- 3 years
- Campus:
- City
Why study Construction Quantity Surveyor | Degree Apprenticeship at LJMU?
- Advance your career while you work with this exciting study pathway
- 6 million investment in developing state-of-the-art teaching facilities
- Dedicated tutors and a supportive learning environment
- LJMU ranked 16th in the UK for construction, surveying and planning courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
- LJMU ranked 8th university in the UK for building degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)
This course is the academic qualification for the L6 Apprenticeship Construction Quantity Surveyor Standard (ST0045) and you need to be in employment with a company on an apprenticeship. The entry route will be at L5 with, predominantly, the L4 Apprenticeship Construction Quantity Surveying Technician. The course is aimed at apprentices who are working in construction and are looking to develop into a career in quantity surveying on construction projects of all sizes and types.
Deadline for applications: 30th June 2025
About your course
You will develop knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) into the different aspects of being a Construction Quantity Surveyor considering cost and financial management within a legal and sustainable framework.
The award is aimed at L5 entry with Recognised Prior Learning (RPL) criteria to be met for L4 and will be delivered over 3 years part time. The modules are delivered over a day in University and with a supervisory team from both the programme and your employer that will manage your progress on the apprenticeship throughout your apprenticeship journey. The programme covers all the subjects needed to develop your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) to meet the requirements to be a Construction Quantity Surveyor. There are also specific professional competencies and work based learning modules that will help support you to appreciate and understand what it is to be a professional in your field and to apply your Knowledge, Skills and Behaviours (KSBs) into the workplace and the End Point Assessment (EPA).
Course modules
What you will study on this degree
Further guidance on modules
Modules are designated core or optional in accordance with professional body requirements, as applicable, and LJMU’s Academic Framework Regulations. Whilst you are required to study core modules, optional modules provide you with an element of choice. Their availability may vary and will be subject to meeting minimum student numbers.
Where changes to modules are necessary these will be communicated as appropriate.
Core modules
Work Based Project 2
20 credits
20 credits
This module aims to provide you with the ability to reflect the knowledge, skills and behaviours that are required by your appropriate professional routeway i.e. C.I.O.B, RICS, CIBSE, CIAT etc through your workplace.
Design Economics and Project Lifecycle Value
20 credits
20 credits
In this module you will analyse, and evaluate the influence of changes in design parameters on the life cycle value of a project considering multiple performance metrics and commercial targets.
Construction Procurement
20 credits
20 credits
This module aims to provide comparative and critical knowledge on the procurement routes used in the construction industry.
Construction Contract Practice
20 credits
20 credits
In this module you will learn to evaluate the appointment of risk and responsibility under various construction contracts.
Measurement II
20 credits
20 credits
This module aims to refine and extend abilities in the measurement and quantification of complex buildings and demonstrate knowledge, understanding and implement construction contract administrative procedures.
Core modules
Construction Research Project
40 credits
40 credits
This module aims to increase skills in research, time management, presentation, written communication by completing a substantial individual piece of work; and to facilitate the opportunity to carry out independent research on a selected subject.
Work Based Project 3
20 credits
20 credits
This module aims to critically evaluate and reflect on the knowledge, skills and behaviours that have been developed throughout the programme of study and the workplace via a project related case study.
Business Management and Entrepreneurship
20 credits
20 credits
In this module you will develop an advanced, factual, and conceptual knowledge base in contemporary Business Management and Entrepreneurship theory.
Project Finance
20 credits
20 credits
In this module you'll be introduced to project economics and management techniques used in client-based pre-contract design management systems and contractor-based post contract cost management systems in construction.
Measurement III
20 credits
20 credits
This module consolidates learning to date in the subject of measurement using information technology and to choose among available measurement protocols to quantify complex construction and engineering projects.
Your Learning Experience
Excellent facilities and learning resources
We are fully face to face in the delivery of the academic timetable and we provide a wealth of online supporting material through our Virtual Learning Environment, Canvas, and systems like See My Tutor. This enables you to experience a rich and diverse learning experience and engage fully with your studies. Our approach ensures that you can easily access support from your academic tutors, either by meeting them on-campus or via a video call to suit your needs through See My Tutor.
Dedicated personal tutor, plus study skills support
There is a high level of support for students on this course and the needs of part-time students and degree apprentices are thought through. You will be allocated an individual tutor that will support you in all aspects of your apprenticeship, being academic, pastoral and working with your employer mentor. You will have regular tripartite meetings (4 a year) which will help support you through your apprenticeship journey and will discuss your academic and apprenticeship progress supporting your through the programme and to successful End Point Assessment (completion of the apprenticeship).
Assessment varies depending on the modules you choose, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
Assessment varies depending on the specific modules, but will usually include a combination of exams and coursework.
All students perform differently depending on the type of assessment they are asked to do, and so a variety of assessment methods are used. These include exams (open and closed book), coursework (projects, technical reports, portfolios, etc), and presentations (individual and group).
Your tutors will give prompt and constructive feedback via Canvas (our virtual learning environment), face-to-face or in writing.
This will help you to identify your strengths as well as the areas where you may need to put in more work.
Where you will study
What you can expect from your School
This programme is delivered in the Byrom Street complex of LJMUs City Campus. Here you'll find high quality lecture theatres, meeting and seminar rooms plus social spaces and a large café. You will also use industry standard software and equipment in workshop sessions. The Avril Robarts Library is just minutes away on Tithebarn Street.
Fees and funding
Tuition Fees:
Fees
The fees quoted above cover registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examinations as well as:
- library membership with access to printed, multimedia and digital resources
- access to programme-appropriate software
- library and student IT support
- free on-campus wifi via eduroam
Additional costs
Although not all of the following are compulsory/relevant, you should keep in mind the costs of:
- accommodation and living expenditure
- books (should you wish to have your own copies)
- printing, photocopying and stationery
- PC/laptop (should you prefer to purchase your own for independent study and online learning activities)
- mobile phone/tablet (to access online services)
- field trips (travel and activity costs)
- placements (travel expenses and living costs)
- student visas (international students only)
- study abroad opportunities (travel costs, accommodation, visas and immunisations)
- academic conferences (travel costs)
- professional-body membership
- graduation (gown hire etc)
Funding
There are many ways to fund study for home and international students. From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you'll find all of the information you need on our specialist funding pages.
Degree Apprenticeships are funded courses, with learning costs being paid to the university by the employer, through the Degree Apprenticeship levy, if a large company, or with the help of the government’s co-investment model, if a smaller company.
If you aren’t already employed by a company that is willing to sponsor you through an apprenticeship, you’ll need to find one. You can do this by regularly checking the Government’s Find an apprenticeship website.
You can also approach an employer yourself to find out whether they would be interested in offering Degree Apprenticeships and ask them to contact us. Our team will be able to explain to them how they can access the correct funding and the next steps.
Entry requirements
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Qualification requirements
GCSEs and equivalents
Prior to starting the programme applicants must have obtained Grade C or Grade 4 or above in English Language and Mathematics GCSE or an approved alternative qualification below:
- Key Skills Level 2 in English/Maths
- NVQ Level 2 Functional skills in Maths and English Writing and or Reading
- Skills for Life Level 2 in Numeracy/English
- Higher Diploma in Maths/English
- Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths/English
- Northern Ireland Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
- Wales Essential Skills Level 2 in Communication or Application of Number
Alternative qualifications considered
Applicants studying a HNC, HND or Foundation Degree in Construction or Quantity Surveying who have obtained 120 credits at level 4 will be considered.
Entry is subject to 'mapping' against the validated entry qualification (Construction Quantity Surveying Technician (36969))
Additional requirements
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Interview required
Yes as part of the DA application process
Further information
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DBS, Occupational Health requirements
Can this course be deferred?
Yes
Is a DBS check required?
No
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Advanced entry
This programme is a progression route for learners who have completed the level 4 higher apprenticeship Construction Quantity Surveying Technician (36969)
How to apply
Securing your place at LJMU
To apply for this programme, you are required to complete an LJMU Degree Apprenticeship form. You will need to provide details of previous qualifications and a personal statement outlining why you wish to study this programme.
If you aren’t already employed by a company that is willing to sponsor you through an apprenticeship, you’ll need to find one. You can do this by regularly checking the Government’s Find an apprenticeship website.
You can also approach an employer yourself to find out whether they would be interested in offering Degree Apprenticeships and ask them to contact us. Our team will be able to explain to them how they can access the correct funding and the next steps.
Just like any other job application, you’ll go through a recruitment process with the employer. Check out our interview tips to help you prepare for your Degree Apprenticeship interview. You’ll also need to meet the entry requirements to attend Liverpool John Moores University just like any other student. To do this, find your course and make sure you meet the requirements of the particular course associated with your Degree Apprenticeship.
To apply for a Degree Apprenticeship course complete the online application form.
Once you have applied you are required to complete and return a skills scan document that is automatically sent to you upon receipt of your application. The skills scan enables the programme team to carry out an initial assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) that you have acquired through your previous experience and study.
Following consideration of your skills scan, you and your employer contact will be invited to attend a meeting with the Programme Leader to further discuss the requirements of the apprenticeship, including the KSBs set out within the applicable Apprenticeship Standard.
If your application is successful, you’ll enter into an employment/apprenticeship contract with your employer which will set out the obligations of all parties involved in the apprenticeship.
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