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BSc in Building Surveying

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Course Overview

Students will develop the skills required to support the building surveying industry, including evaluating the design, specifications, and performance of buildings. The topics used to build this expertise include: BIM, AutoCAD, Building Pathology, Building Refurbishment, Materials Performance and Building Surveys.

At the end of Year One, Building Surveying students may request to transfer to the Architectural Technology course.

Throughout the three years of the course students will share modules with Architectural Technology, Construction Management and Quantity Surveying students. In this way students have a unique opportunity to work in interdisciplinary teams and thus develop skills essential to the working environment.

What makes this course different

Understanding the Industry

Building Surveyors are qualified to design and oversee the construction of new buildings. They specialise in the sustainable management, maintenance, and upgrade of existing buildings. The construction sector is seeing an increase in activity driven by demand for the refurbishment of existing buildings for energy efficiency purposes.

Career Opportunities

Future Careers:

  • Building Surveyor
  • Commercial/Residential Surveyor
  • Planning and Development Surveyor

In these areas:

  • Engineering
  • Construction
  • Retrofitting
  • Estates Management

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Course Delivery and Modules

  • Construction Technology
  • Domestic Construction (Project)
  • Services for Domestic Buildings
  • Measured Surveys
  • Building Quantification
  • AutoCAD
  • BIM

  • Construction Technology
  • Building Surveys
  • Building Pathology
  • Building Surveying Project
  • Materials Performance and Specification
  • Building Regulations
  • Services for Commercial Buildings
  • Structures
  • BIM

  • Construction Technology
  • Health, Safety and Environmental
  • Procedures and Documentation
  • Planning and Development Control
  • Building Control
  • Work Placement Semester

Work placement

In 3rd year students undertake a 1-semester work placement with a host company. The placement is arranged through the dedicated Placement Office. This provides students with a valuable opportunity to develop their professional skill sets and start to build their career networks.

Professional Accreditations

This degree has been accredited by the SCSI (Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland).

Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland

Education Progression

On completion of this course, students will be eligible to transfer to Year 4 of the Level 8 course: BSc (Hons) in Building Surveying.

Fees and Funding

Please find information on fees and funding here: www.dkit.ie/fees

Entry requirements

Standard entry requirements apply. There are no special entry requirements for this course.

Recent CAO points

CAO points 2024 210
CAO points 2023 170

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How to apply

Apply on CAO

All standard entry first-year applicants must apply for entry through the CAO. See Important application dates for CAO and information for specific applicant types below:

Apply on CAO
CAO code: DK730

Advanced Entry & Transfer Applications

Advanced Entry is for applicants who have previous educational achievements and/or work experience and want to be considered for direct entry into year  2, 3, or 4 of a course. This includes students looking to transfer to DkIT from another Higher Education provider.

International Application (non-EU)

International Applicants (not from or living in the EU) can apply through an agent or directly to DkIT to study this course.

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Disclaimer: All module titles are subject to change and for indicative purposes only. All courses are delivered subject to demand and timetables are subject to change. Elective Module options will only run subject to student numbers. The relevant Department will determine the viability of each elective module option proceeding depending on the number of students who choose that option. Students will be offered alternative elective modules on their programme should their preferred elective option not be proceeding. Award Options for Common Entry Programmes: The relevant Department will determine the viability of each award option proceeding depending on the number of students who choose either option. If the numbers for one of the Award options exceed available places, students for this option will be selected based on Academic Merit (highest grades).