Description

The Bachelor of Quantity Surveying was developed against this background for students who intend to pursue careers in quantity surveying and related fields. The programme is designed to provide students with comprehensive and systematic knowledge and skills in the field of quantity surveying using the principles, theories and methodologies of the profession.

 
Through this programme, students will be able to acquire cognitive/intellectual skills, practical skills and key transferable skills in relation to the various aspects and interdisciplinary nature of quantity surveying at all levels. The programme also intends to provide a diverse range of skills and competencies that are both discipline specific and job related and facilitate the development of generic cognitive and intellectual skills, enabling a graduate to adapt to a continuously changing environment. Additionally, the skills acquired enable students to absorb a wider range of knowledge, adapt to various conditions, and to solve problems creatively and innovatively. The programme includes a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) component through which students are expected to work in industry and build up a portfolio according to criteria set by the Department.
 

Admission Requirements 

The  admission  of  students  to  the  programme  is  via  three  routes:  General  Admission;  admission  via  the  Mature  Age  Entry 
Scheme; and admission with Advanced Standing or Recognition of Prior Learning, as set out below.
 

General Admission 
Candidates are to be assessed on academic merit only. Candidates apply with their latest Grade 12/NSSC Ordinary Level (NSSCO) 
and/or NSSC Higher Level (NSSCH) results and/or relevant INSTEM results obtained from NUST. Candidates are required to meet 
the following minimum academic criteria to be considered:
 

•  A  minimum  of  12  points  on  the  NUST  Admission  Point  Score  for  English  and  Mathematics  using  a  combination  of NSSCAS/ NSSCH and/or NSSCO, provided that no symbol lower than a “C” on NSSCO will be accepted. 
•  A  minimum  of  18  points  on  the  NUST  Admission  Point  Score  for  any  three  (3)  other  subjects,  excluding  second languages, out of  the  following  (or  their equivalent): Technical Drawing, Physical Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Economics, using a combination of NSSCAS/NSSCH and NSSCO, provided that no symbol lower than a “C” on NSSCO will be accepted. 
•  INSTEM results will be evaluated on a course‐by‐course basis according to NUST regulations. 

If  the  final  Grade  12  and/or  INSTEM  results  of  candidates,  who  were  selected  provisionally,  do  not  meet  the  minimum 
requirements, then final admission to the programme will be withheld. The decision of the Selection Committee is final, and no
discussion of the results with the candidates will be entertained
 
Mature Age Entry Scheme 
Admission into the programme may be considered according to the NUST regulations on the Mature Age Entry Scheme as per 
Part  1  of  the  NUST  Yearbook,  General  Information  and  Regulations.  Candidates  must  adhere  to  regular  NUST  application 
deadlines. In addition to meeting the requirements set out in the NUST regulations, candidates will have to submit a portfolio of 
relevant  work  experience  with  their  application,  which  will  be  evaluated  as  per  requirements  set  out  by  the  Department. 
Candidates whose  portfolio meets  the expected  requirements, will  be invited  for an interview with  the Selection Committee, 
including a portfolio review. An advanced Diploma in any of the building trades could be considered favourably by the Selection 
Committee.  The  decision  of  the  Selection  Committee  is  final,  and  no  discussion  of  the  results  with  the  candidates  will  be 
entertained.
 
Admission with Advanced Standing or Recognition of Prior Learning 
For  candidates  who  have  partially  completed  an  equivalent  qualification  in  Quantity  Surveying  or  any  other  related  building 
trade at another institution, admission into the programme may be considered according to the NUST regulations on Admission 
with Advanced Standing (evaluation of credits by volume) or Recognition of Prior Learning (evaluation of credits on a course‐by‐
course basis) as per Part 1 of the NUST Yearbook, General Information and Regulations. Candidates must adhere to regular NUST 
application deadlines. 

In addition  to meeting  the  requirement set out in  the NUST  regulations, candidate will have  to submit a portfolio of works of 
their previous  studies with  their application, which will be evaluated as per  requirements  set out by  the Department. Eligible
candidates will be invited for an interview with the Selection Committee, including a portfolio review. An advanced Diploma in
any of the building trades could be considered favourably by the Selection Committee. The decision of the Selection Committee 
is final, and no discussion of the results with the candidates will be entertained. 

Career Opportunities

Candidate quantity surveying technologist. Graduates may also seek employment in professional firms for construction management, commercial trading, production of construction materials and equipment or specialize as subcontractors in a building project. Furthermore they may seek employment with local and municipal authorities and Government.