COURTNEY MEYER

Degree Outcomes

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BSc Construction Studies:

“The curriculum of the 3-year BSc in Construction Studies programme equips graduates to: 

use computer packages for computer-aided draughting presentation, scheduling

and information processing;

manage and prepare tender and contractual documents relating to building work;

estimate cost and undertake financial management of construction projects;

manage the construction of buildings and related infrastructure;

manage the human resources within a construction firm;

understand and evaluate economic issues concerning the construction sector and the construction firm at both amicro and macro level;

understand the time value of money and apply discounted cash flow techniques for evaluating alternative property investments;

communicate with construction professionals concerning spatial concepts, financial issues and construction assembly problems. 

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BSc Honours Quantity Surveying:

“Upon completion of the BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying programme, the graduate is competent to:

• undertake financial planning and control of new and existing facilities;

• undertake property development and property portfolio management;

• value property;

• apply appropriate quantity surveying techniques to building and civil engineering projects;

• perform appropriate professional quantity surveying management functions;

• work effectively in teams; and

• undertake research and produce reports”

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The aims of the programme are:

to provide employable management graduates to the construction industry;

to fully satisfy the criteria for accreditation in terms of the requirements of the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP), the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and the South African Council for the Quantity SurveyingProfession (SACQSP).” 

 

Source: EBE Undergraduate Handbook, 2013