Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Building Surveying Liverpool John Moores University - City Campus, UK

Completing the BSc (Hons) Building Surveying at Liverpool John Moores University will enable you to graduate as a fully accredited professional with relevant industry experience and excellent earning potential.

Traditionally, a building surveyors main area of expertise has been in property refurbishment and conservation, but nowadays they are also involved in building design, management, maintenance, and surveys the whole lifecycle of a building, in fact.

As such, they work with a range of people, from building owners and occupiers to builders, planners, lawyers and service engineers, so not only do they need to be technically competent but practical as well, and capable of giving advice on subjects as diverse as repair diagnosis to building design to legal representation in court.

The course is built around the following four themes together with work experience and project tasks that simulate real working practices, giving you the knowledge and practical skills to launch your career as a building surveyor:

• Technical knowledge, such as building construction, building defects, science and materials
• Design practice, which covers cad, refurbishment projects, sustainability projects, building conservation
• Management practice, including construction site management, facilities and maintenance management business management
• Law, including construction law, property law, health and safety law

Why study Building Surveying at Liverpool John Moores University?

• LJMU ranked 16th in the UK for construction, surveying and planning courses (The Guardian University Guide 2025)
• LJMU ranked 8th university in the UK for building degrees (The Times UK University Rankings 2025)
• Fully accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)
• Opportunity to undertake a year's industrial placement or study abroad
• Opportunity to participate in an exciting international experience studying a building surveying subject abroad
• 6 million investment in developing state-of-the-art teaching facilities
• Stepping stone to a varied career with UK and overseas employment opportunities