Bachelors in Building & Construction Abroad

The UK's historic built environment is rich and diverse, contributing to national identity, our quality of life and the country's economy and education. This course offers a unique blend of vocational and academic learning that will greatly enhance your employability within this challenging and rewarding field. The course content is specifically designed to address skill shortages within the conservation industry.

The Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management course at Robert Gordon University is a stepping stone for students who see their future careers in the financial management and leadership of projects within the built environment. It provides you with the opportunity to progress towards becoming a Chartered Surveyor and can lead to career opportunities worldwide.

The course enables you to develop construction and quantity surveying core skills through Years 1 and 2, and then apply that learning to more complex project scenarios in Years 3 and 4.

You will be challenged to provide practical solutions to real-world project scenarios drawn from industry. In the second Term of Year 3, you will have the opportunity to extend your learning in the workplace through an industrial placement.

The final year project will require you to apply the knowledge and skills acquired from the course, particularly your problem-solving, creative-thinking and collaborative skills.

BIM (Building Information Modeling) should be understood as a process starting with the creation of a 3D model that is facilitated by the latest digital design technology and providing a holistic approach to construction that unifies design, building and documentation across a product’s lifespan. BIM has caused a considerable positive disruption to the construction industry help transform the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry through it’s communicative and collaborative approach. Virtual Design & Construction (VDC) is action taken on BIM.  VDC is simply a visual management methodology using BIM as part of our proven construction analysis and work processes. When you major in Building Information Modeling at Purdue University, you’ll gain skills that will help a construction team create detailed designs of a 3D model generating a set of construction documentation to utilize in managing the buildings construction process from inception to facility management and beyond.  You will learn about a wide range of topics necessary in the field, such as construction graphics, documentation, modeling, materials, methods of construction, casework, steelwork, carpentry, and MEPF trades.  You will also learn about jobsite management and safety as well as the codes governing the construction & management structures.