BSc Honours Construction Management / Bsc Honours Quantity Surveying: Residential Learning
Application
Apply online via the UFS website from April when applications open till 30 September of the year preceding the intended year of studies. You may follow the link below:
www.ufs.ac.za/prospective
Selection Criteria
Both programmes are selection courses. The minimum requirements are:
- Cognate BSc Undergraduate degree with an average of 60% in the exit year
Students with a BTech degree will not be considered for selection into the Honours programme. Students with a BTech degree must first complete the undergraduate BSc programme before they can apply to the BSc Honours degree. Credit recognition of equivalent modules done in the BTech programme may be given in accordance with the UFS General Rules, Faculty Rules, and Department Rules.
Duration
The programme is completed over a one-year period.
Registration
Registration is scheduled for January to February in accordance with the UFS official calendar, to assist students with academic advice and processing of registration.
Mode of programme delivery
Students have to attend classes daily as per the official timetable in Bloemfontein on main campus.
Exams are written twice a year in Bloemfontein in accordance with the official UFS examination timetable. These include the first semester main exam, end of the year main exam and additional exams. All study material, assessments and learning activities are communicated in class during lectures and via an e-platform (online) called Blackboard.
Curriculum
| BSc Honours Construction Management |
| Yr 1 | Module Name | Code | Credits |
| 1 | Construction Management | COMR6804 | 16 | |
| 2 | Production and Operational Management 2 | CPOR6804 | 16 | |
| 3 | Property Development 4 | BPDR6812 | 8 | |
| 4 | Professional Practice 1 | BPPR6812 | 8 | |
| 5 | Professional Practice 3 | BPCR6822 | 8 | |
| 6 | Construction Technology and Innovation | CTIR6822 | 8 | |
| 7 | Research Project: Construction Management | CRPR6808 | 32 | |
| 8 | Integrated Project | BIPR6804 | 16 | |
| 9 | Project Management | BPMR6804 | 16 | |
| 10 | Construction Finance | BCFR6822 | 8 | 136 |
| 11 | Construction Law for students with BSc from other Universities
| CCMR3712 &/or 3722
| 8/16
| |
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| BSc Honours Quantity Surveying |
| Yr 1 | Module Name | Code | Credits |
| 1 | Descriptive Quantification 4 | QDQR6804 | 16 | |
| 2 | Property Development 4 | BPDR6812 | 8 | |
| 3 | Building Economics 6 | QBER6812 | 8 | |
| 4 | Building Economics 7 | QBER6822 | 8 | |
| 5 | Professional Practice 1 | BPPR6812 | 8 | |
| 6 | Professional Practice 2 | BPQR6822 | 8 | |
| 7 | Research Project: Quantity Surveying | QRPR6808 | 32 | |
| 8 | Integrated Project | BIPR6804 | 16 | |
| 9 | Project Management | BPMR6804 | 16 | |
| 10 | Construction Finance | BCFR6822 | 8 | 128 |
| 11 | Construction Law for students with BSc from other Universities
| CCMR3712 &/or 3722
| 8/16
| |
Tuition fees and quotations
The Department does not assist prospective students with any fee related enquiries. This is done by the UFS Finance Department.
Quotations may be obtained via the UFS website at: https://www.ufs.ac.za/kovsielife/student-finance
Credit recognition and transfer
Recognition of credits for equivalent modules obtained through other professionally accredited relevant BSc Honours programmes is not automatic, but may be approved after an evaluation based on the following criteria:
- Module credits (at least same amount of credits or more)
- NQF level (same NQF level)
- Similarity of module content and
- Shelf life of the module (how long ago it was completed)
Recognition of modules cannot be guaranteed prior to registration. It is the responsibility of the student to apply for credit recognition and provide the curriculum/syllabus that indicates the above criteria. The following general rules apply:
No more than 50 percent of the credits may be transferred from the completed qualification(s) to another qualification, subject to the provision that (aa) at least 50 percent of the credits for the new qualification be earned at this University; and (bb) a maximum of 25 percent of the credits accrued at the highest NQF level in the previously completed qualification(s) be acknowledged for another qualification.
With regards to an incomplete qualification, all the applicable credits may be granted for the new qualification, except in respect of a student from another institution of higher education, in which case no more than 50 percent of the credits required to obtain the qualification may be recognised from those modules completed at the other institution. In the latter case, there is a restriction of a maximum of 25 percent of credits acquired and earned at the highest NQF level.
General Rules on period of registration also apply. Note that General Rules are subject to change.
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
Access to the Honours programme through the RPL process is not available.
Appeals
All appeals pertaining to the implementation of the General Rules are considered by the relevant Faculty Readmission Appeals Committee, and the decision of this committee will be final. Students who wish to appeal for readmission should contact the relevant Programme Director for guidance.
Enquiries
For further enquiries on the programmes contact qscmr@ufs.ac.za