Makerere University Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME
The objective of the quantity surveying undergraduate degree programme is to provide students with a sound theoretical and practical base to enable them measure, value, cost and specify construction resources, and to become active players in the rational identification, utilization and control of resources within the construction industry.
Graduates of this programme are expected to gain employment in both the private and public sector. The major input of the revised programme is to train quantity surveyors with sufficient skills for the public and private sectors: government ministries, local authorities, departments and parastatals, construction firms, and private consultancy firms offering quantity surveying services. The updated and diversified courses will cross‐pollinate existing departments within the Faculty of Technology.
The short and medium term objectives are to:
- Create indigenous capacity at Makerere University for training of quantity surveyors;
- Reduce the human resource gap in the quantity surveying profession;
- Incorporate modern methods of measurement, computerized billing, and alternative construction
- Improve the gender and generational imbalances in the profession.
The long‐term objective is to contribute to poverty alleviation through training of cost management and control professionals for better and more rational use of resource within the construction industry in Uganda. Laboratory and computer training in the curriculum provide hand‐on opportunities to apply knowledge to solving practical problems of engineering. There are also practical training components
GENERAL REGULATIONS
Makerere University regulations pertaining to application, registration, examinations and awards shall apply.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to First Year
Admission into the first year is through any of the three avenues, the Direct Entry Scheme, the Mature Age Scheme and the Diploma Holders Scheme.
The Direct Entry Scheme
For direct entry scheme, an applicant must obtain two advanced level passes, one in Mathematics and another in any other approve subject, at the same sitting of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education or its equivalent. For purposes of computing entry points, the advanced level subjects shall carry the following weights:
- Weight 3 – Mathematics, Economics, Geography, Physics, Fine Art – as Essential subjects.
- Weight 2 – Chemistry, Technical Drawing, Economics, Geography, Physics and Fine Art – as Relevant subjects.
- Weight 1 – General Paper – as Desirable subject.
- Weight 0.5 – Any other subject as Others subjects.
The Mature Age Entry Scheme
Candidates may be admitted under the mature age entry scheme after passing two special mature University examinations in aptitude and specialized knowledge.
Diploma Holders Entry Scheme
Diploma entry scheme is available for holders of Uganda National Examinations Board Ordinary Diploma in Building Construction and Civil Engineering or its equivalent. Candidates should have credit class diploma and passed Mathematics, Building Construction and Drawing with at least credit four.
You may download a detailed copy of the course outline below
Curriculum Summary
| Year: 1 Semester: 1 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Geophysical Environment | CMG1101 | 3 |
| Computer Literacy | CSC1100 | 4 |
| Communication Skills | CSK1101 | 4 |
| Engineering Mathematics | EMT1105 | 4 |
| Basic Law and Governance Structures | LAW1208 | 3 |
| Introduction to Quantity Surveying | QUS1101 | 3 |
| Year: 1 Semester: 2 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Elements of Architectural Design Fundamentals | ARC1206 | 3 |
| Elements of Structural Analysis | CIV1205 | 4 |
| Law of Contract for Surveyors | LAW1206 | 3 |
| Construction Technology I | QUS1201 | 4 |
| Construction Drawing | QUS1202 | 4 |
| Quantity Surveying I | QUS1203 | 4 |
| Measured Drawing | QUS1301 | 2 |
| Year: 2 Semester: 1 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Construction Materials | CMG2102 | 4 |
| Principles of Management | ECO2104 | 3 |
| Law of Torts for Construction | LAW2106 | 3 |
| Building Finishes & Fixtures | QUS2102 | 3 |
| Construction Technology II | QUS2104 | 4 |
| Sociology for Technology | SOC2103 | 3 |
| Year: 2 Semester: 2 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Commercial Law for Construction | LAW2202 | 3 |
| Quantity Surveying II | QUS2201 | 4 |
| Building Services | QUS2202 | 3 |
| Economics of Property and Construction | QUS2203 | 3 |
| Cost and Value Engineering | QUS2205 | 3 |
| Land Surveying for Construction | SUV2206 | 3 |
| Year: 2 Semester: Recess | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Industrial Training | QUS2301 | 2 |
| Year: 3 Semester: 1 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Maintenance Management | CMG3103 | 4 |
| Principles of Accounting for Surveyors | COE3103 | 3 |
| Elements of Property Law | LAW3109 | 3 |
| Elements of Planning Law | LAW3110 | 3 |
| Construction Technology III | QUS3101 | 4 |
| Housing Development and Management | QUS3102 | 3 |
| Year: 3 Semester: 2 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Entrepreneurship | COE3202 | 4 |
| Research Methods and Statistics | LEC3204 | 4 |
| Quantity Surveying III | QUS3201 | 4 |
| Construction Production Management | QUS3202 | 3 |
| Construction Contract Administration | QUS3203 | 4 |
| Industrial Training | QUS3301 | 2 |
| Year: 4 Semester: 1 | ||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units |
| Construction Technology IV | QUS4101 | 4 |
| Operations Research Techniques | QUS4102 | 4 |
| Building Surveying | QUS4103 | 3 |
| Professional Practice, Procedure and Ethics | QUS4104 | 4 |
| Construction Project Management | QUS4105 | 4 |
| Year: 4 Semester: 2 | |||
| Course Name | Course Code | Credit Units | |
| Final Year Research Project 1& II | QUS4201 | 6 | |
| Quantity Surveying IV | QUS4202 | 4 | |
| Facilities Management | QUS4203 | 4 | |
| Analysis of Prices and Estimating | QUS4204 | 4 | |
| Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution in Construction | QUS4205 | 3 | |
| Attachment Name | Attachment Type | ||
| EMT2201 Engineering Mathematics IV | DOC | PS |
Duration: 4 years