HNC Construction and Property (Higher National Certificate)

About your course The HNC Construction and Property at Liverpool John Moores University is a highly vocational course, offering direct progression onto Level 5 of a range of full honours degrees in the School of Engineering and Built Environment. All HNC students will study the following core subject areas: Built Environment Practice Construction Technology Design and Environmental Procedures Integrative Project Built Environment Law, Health and Safety HNC students will also select one of the following degree pathway option modules: Construction Management Practice (Construction Management pathway) Design and Specification (Architectural Technology and Building Surveying pathways) Measurement and Costing (Quantity Surveying pathway) Valuation (Real Estate pathway) Towards the end of semester one students then select one discipline specific option module, completed during semester two. The option modules are tailored to provide the students with the knowledge required to progress to their chosen degree pathway, as follows: Construction Pathway Students will complete an option module in Construction Management Practice to facilitate progression to BSc (Hons) Construction Management degree.

This degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Builders (CIOB) and will lead to a varied career in the industry where you will be concerned with the cost and production requirements of buildings within a framework of construction site management and health and safety legislation. Quantity Surveying Pathway Students will complete an option module in Measurement and Costing to facilitate progression to BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying degree. This degree is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and will lead directly to a career as a quantity surveyor where you will be working with clients, contractors or professional practices on construction projects in UK and further afield.

Building Surveying / Architectural Technology Pathway Students will complete an option module in Design and Specification to facilitate progression to either BSc (Hons) Building Surveying or BSc (Hons) Architectural Technology degree. Building Surveying degree is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and will lead directly to a career as a building surveyor where you will be inspecting and surveying existing buildings and providing advice on building defects and specification of remedial work. The Architectural Technology degree is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists (CIAT) and will lead directly to a career as an architectural technologist where you will combine an aptitude for design with technical knowledge and IT skills to produce detailed design proposals and architectural drawings.

NB: BSc Building Surveying and BSc Architectural Technology offered as full-time degrees only Real Estate Pathway Students will complete an option module in Valuation to facilitate progression to BSc (Hons) Real Es