The future is distance learning.
Qualify while working
Over the last few years the College has worked hard to identify and provide appropriate courses for what is an exciting career. The College now offers something for everyone who wants to enter the property and construction sector or extend their skill and professional base.
A centre of excellence for the property and construction sector worldwide
The College is the leading international body providing distance learning education and training to the property professions and construction industries since it was founded in 1919. It has students in more than 80 countries and is based on the campus of the University of Reading. The degree courses are awarded by the University of Reading and most courses are accredited by the RICS and/or CIOB
What's on offer
Advantages of Distance Learning:
- Integrate studies with everyday work
- Enhance your CV
- A cost effective alternative to university
- Obtain a professional qualification
- Online internet support take the ‘distance out of distance learning’
Taking the distance out of distance learning
Distance learning enables students to apply their work to their studies, and their studies to their work. Once a student enrolls on a distance-learning course, they will usually receive their study material in the post – a smart box containing text books, a CD, a video, introductory notes and details of how to log on to the course website. Importantly there will also be a course programme and a timetable of when assignments are required to be submitted and the dates of exams.
Candidates benefit from seeing the practical application of their academic studies from the very start Students are offered significant on-line support, with help and notes on the coursework, as well as discussion forums with other students, problem-solving blogs and direct communication with course tutors. It is all designed so that the remote student doesn’t feel isolated. Much of the study material is also available on-line, through Blackboard, the virtual learning environment, which means that students can possibly study at work without having to haul a huge satchel of heavy books through the commuter rush hour.
Face-to-face meetings with tutors are generally held two or three times a year, and exams are held at designated centres throughout the UK and overseas.
Employment opportunities
The College helps train and educate people in a sector that can have a major impact on international issues such as poverty reduction, world health and global warming, and, at a more local level, an impact on how and where we live and work. A truly diverse and challenging career.
Courses
The College offers a range of undergraduate courses, including:
- BSc (Hons) Building Surveying (University of Reading)
- BSc (Hons) Construction Management (University of Reading)
- BSc (Hons) Estate Management (University of Reading)
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying (University of Reading)
- BSc (Hons) Property Management (University of Reading)
There is also an entry level course the CEM Diploma in Surveying Practice, which leads to an RICS Technical level qualification, as well as a range of Postgraduate Masters courses and Diplomas. For full details please visit the website.
Most courses are recognised by one or more of the following bodies including The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, The Chartered Institute of Building, The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors, The Singapore Institute of Surveyors and Valuers, The Board of Valuers, Appraisers and Estate Agents, Malaysia, and The Board of Quantity Surveyors, Malaysia.
Also Available:
- BCSC Diploma in Shopping Centre Management
