Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management.
Quantity surveyors play an integral role in the construction industry. They are responsible for the management of costs of buildings and infrastructure from the early stages of a project including feasibility studies, design planning, construction, operations and maintenance. They are responsible for making sure that projects meet legal and quality standards and that commercial risks are allocated and managed effectively. They have overall responsibility of ensuring that client organizations get value for money in building and infrastructure development. Alternative job titles for quantity surveyors in the construction industry include: “cost consultant”, “cost manager”, “cost engineer, and “commercial manager”. The proposed BSc in Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management at A’Sharqiyah University will equip students with the skills involved in design economics, procurement methods, cost planning and estimating, life cycle costing, measurement, quantification and valuation of construction work and contracts management.
PROGRAMME CONTENT
The taught elements of the program comprise an integrated package of University requirements, College requirements, Major requirements and Technical elective courses. All students must also complete an eight-week internship training course in addition to the taught courses of the program.
Level I
English Communication Skills I
English Communication Skills II
Engineering Drawing
Physics I
Islamic Civilization
Construction Surveying
Civil Engineering Materials
Mechanics of Materials
Level II
Mathematics
Construction Technology I
Construction Technology II
Technical Writing and Presentation
Standard Method of Measurement
Design Economics and Cost Planning
Contract Administration
Construction Site Planning and Control
Level III
Construction Safety
Building Information Modelling
Construction Equipment
Sustainable Construction
Quantification and Costing I
Civil Engineering Standard Method of Measurement
Entrepreneurship
Construction Law
Summer Internship
LEVEL IV
Construction Accounting and Finance
Research Project
Engineering Economics
Mechanical and Electrical Systems
Procurement and Tendering
Quantification and Costing II
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Elective I
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Elective II
Risk and Value Management
Level V
Research Project
Construction Commercial Management
Engineering Project Management
Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management Elective III
Electives
Environmental Engineering
Renewable Energy
Property Valuation
Project Finance
Solid Waste Management
GIS Application in Civil Engineering
Professional Ethics
ATTENDANCE
Full time.
Full time degree students can complete the program in 9 semesters (four and half years) on achieving 131 credit hours of study.
Special Part-Time or Evening Study.
Students may complete the program through special part-time attendance or by evening study. Further information is available from the contact below.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Students seeking admission to this program must fulfill the following minimum entry requirements: a. The student should have successfully passed the courses of all subjects of the general education diploma or its equivalence. b. The student should achieve the standards set for the subjects of the General Foundation Program. c. The student should have passed the following subjects to qualify for enrollment in the College of Engineering: Pure Mathematics and Physics. d. The student must be medically fit.
91.8 OMR/Credit hour - Total: 12,025.8 OMR
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates from this program will find employment opportunities in a range of organizations including quantity surveying consultancies, property development companies, the oil and gas sector, construction companies, specialist sub-contractors, central and local government departments, specialist tax consultants, management consulting firms, civil and heavy construction companies, and house building companies, etc. Graduates from this program can also pursue further studies and improve their academic qualifications by doing a Master’s degree or Doctor of Philosophy.
A’Sharqiyah University (ASU) is a private institution of higher education located in the north of the A’Sharqiyah region of the Sultanate of Oman. It is located in Ibra 150 km from Muscat, the capital. It was established in 2009 by Ministerial Decision (78/2009) issued by the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
