Birmingham City University

Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship - BSc (Hons)

Birmingham City University

Course overview

Chartered Surveyor roles are of prime importance for the construction industry, and are key in the successful delivery of projects. Our Chartered Surveyor Apprenticeship will typically take five years to complete....

Key highlights

  • Apprenticeship route into chartered surveying, typically completed over five years
  • Industry software including Blue Beam, Revu, QS Pro and CostX
  • 4D and 5D work using Synchro, Navisworks and CostX
  • Software-equipped laptops on loan in the Built Environment Space
  • Windows Virtual Desktop gives remote access to course software
  • Open Studio Space at Millennium Point for project work

Entry requirements

Recognising the rapidly evolving digital built environment we are constantly reviewing software to best fit with the professions of the future. At course level, students engage with the latest and most appropriate software for their future professions. Real Estate students with CoStar, the leading industry database supporting valuations.

Quantity Surveyors using Blue Beam, Revu and QS Pro, and along these Quantity Surveyors and Construction Managers use Synchro and Navisworks for 4D and CostX for 5D work. For Architectural Technology visualisation is important where Enscape, Lumion, Sketch-Up, AutoCAD, Revit and Navisworks Manage are available. The Built Environment Space in Millennium Point is available to all students with a huge resource of software-equipped laptops for loan on campus.

For off campus working, much of the software we use comes with free student licences and all students will have access to the Windows Virtual Desktop, allowing access to our range of software from anywhere where the internet is available. The Studio Space that we've created in Millennium Point is an open workspace where students can work on their design projects. We have all student work and examples that will change every week or month depending on what stage of a project we're at.

And it's an open space for working on projects. This is where our Architectural Technology students in particular, spend a lot of their time.

Scholarships

  • Accelerate Scholarship

    If you come from a lower income family or household, you could receive an offer that is up to four grades below our normal entry requirements – and possibly claim a £1,000 scholarship too.

    Up to £1,000

  • International Undergraduate Scholarships

    BCU is offering a guaranteed scholarship of £5,000 to all self-funding international undergraduate students joining BCU on a full-time degree in September 2026.

    Up to £5,000

  • Sports Scholarship

    Enhanced performance support funding.

  • The High Achievers' Scholarship

    You will be eligible for a £1,000 scholarship to get your university life off to a flying start.

    Up to £1,000

Careers this course leads to

  • Chartered Surveyor
  • Quantity Surveyor
  • Building Surveyor
  • Commercial Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Cost Consultant

Admission

Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Birmingham City University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.

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