Surveying and Mapping Sciences BSc (Hons)

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Overview

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Degree

UCAS code: H206 112 UCAS points
  1. BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences

    • Home Applicant
    • Part time, 6 years
    • Pro-rata full time fee
  3. BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 3 years
    • 14580 Per year

Degree with foundation year

UCAS code: H149 64 UCAS points
  1. BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences

    • Home Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 9250 Per year
  2. BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences

    • International Applicant
    • Full time, 4 years
    • 14580 Per year

What makes this course different

  • 1st In London

    Our civil engineering courses ranked 1st in London for “Student Voice” and “Assessment and Feedback” (National Student Survey 2023, Results published 10 August 2023)

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  • Rare course

    We're one of only two institutions in the UK that can offer you a surveying and mapping course at the undergraduate level.

  • Engineers Without Borders

    As a part of our curriculum, you will be competing at the national level. At Engineers Without Borders, our students are committed to operating in the most sustainable and globally responsible ways.

Chartered standards

Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES)

All our modules match the required standards of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (ICES).

Course modules

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Mental wealth; Professional Life

Analytical Mathematics

Engineering Sciences

Mathematical Applications

Physical Sciences

Introduction to Computing

Mental Wealth: Professional Life

The Built Environment

Construction Technology

Land and Construction Surveying

Analytical Skills in Built Environment

GIS & Mapping

Mental Wealth: Professional Life

Contract Procedures

Engineering Surveying

Ground Engineering

3D Data Modelling and Analysis

GNSS & Reference Systems

Employment Internship

Mental Wealth: Professional Life

Capstone Project

Land Law and Registration

Professional Geospatial Practice

Sea Surveying

NOTE: Modules are subject to change. For those studying part time courses the modules may vary.

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Your future career

Surveyors are in high demand, and this course will give you the skills to take advantage of a worldwide employment market. We have superb links with the industry and run a regular programme of guest speakers.

Industry links

Each term, we're visited by around 20 local industry professionals - known as the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) – to update us on changing requirements for graduates. They also supervise final-year projects, when they'll be looking out for likely candidates to recruit for jobs. This course also has regular contact with Fugro UK, the offshore surveying and exploration company, Plowman Craven, one of the UK’s biggest land surveyors, and other major construction companies such as Skanska and Costain.

Graduate employers

This course has a superb record in getting graduates into employment. Likely UK destinations include Highways England, Network Rail, Thames Water and local authorities. Recent UEL graduates in Surveying and Mapping Sciences have also gone into jobs with Fugro, Plowman Craven, Ordnance Survey, Scopus, Survey Solutions and Crossrail.

Job roles

The emphasis placed internationally on precision measurement of boundaries in property sales means surveyors are hugely valued worldwide. Many overseas students who graduate from this course return home to work in their government land survey departments. 

Other graduates have moved into UK companies specialising in surveying land for new houses or roads. The course is also a route into forensic surveying, which establishes precise data for use in court cases. You might be involved in checking measurements following a serious road accident or attending a serious crime scene, such as the aftermath of a bomb explosion. 

Your knowledge of hydrographic surveying will equip you for worldwide employment opportunities in the fields of offshore gas and oil exploration. These skills are also required for tasks such as searching for aircraft which have disappeared over the ocean.

Explore the different career options you can pursue with this degree and see the median salaries of the sector on our Career Coach portal.

As a university committed to your career growth, we've curated dedicated Career Zones across all of our campuses with practical services tailored to your success. From internships, personalised coaching, and employability workshops to volunteering, mentoring, placements, and enterprise opportunities, we offer a diverse range of support.

Our online Career Zone platform provides accessible career support and is equipped with practical tools to navigate your career journey. Whether you're in the classroom or beyond, we're here to empower your professional development."

Rema Khatun

Career Zone

How we support your career ambitions

We offer dedicated careers support, further opportunities to thrive, such as volunteering and industry networking. our courses are created in collaboration with employers and industry to ensure they accurately reflect the real-life practices of your future career and provide you with the essential skills needed. You can focus on building interpersonal skills through group work and benefit from our investment in the latest cutting edge technologies and facilities.

Career Zone

This digital platform provides you with careers and employability resources, including: 

  • Jobs board for internships, placements, graduate opportunities, flexible part-time work 
  • Mentoring programmes for insight with industry experts 
  • 1-2-1 career coaching services
  • Careers workshops and employer events 
  • Learning pathways to gain new skills and industry insight

Mental Wealth programme

Our Professional Fitness and Mental Wealth programme issues you with a Careers Passport to track the skills you've mastered. Some of these are externally validated by corporations like Amazon and Microsoft.

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We are careers first

Our teaching methods and geographical location put us right up top:

  • Work-based projects
  • Networking and visits to leading organisations
  • Support in starting a new business
  • London on our doorstep

How you'll learn

With more than 60 years of experience, surveying is one of the longest-established areas of teaching within the University of East London.

Most of our students on this course work part-time in the profession, including during the summer break, while they're studying. This is usually on a paid basis.

Throughout your studies, you'll undertake several small projects, usually based on practical work. Your final year will include a project involving independent research and study of a technical subject.

This project will be supervised by a member of staff with an interest in the field and will normally include some laboratory work or the analysis of a specific surveying problem. Throughout, you'll be working with the very latest surveying equipment and software.

Each term, we're visited by around 20 local industry professionals - known as the Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) – to update us on changing requirements for graduates. They also supervise final-year projects, when they'll be looking out for likely candidates to recruit for jobs.

This course also has regular contact with Fugro UK, the offshore surveying and exploration company, Plowman Craven, one of the UK’s biggest land surveyors, and other major construction companies such as Skanska and Costain.

    Guided independent study

    We are investing in key areas beyond your studies including our career services, library and well-being, to be available both face-to-face on campus and online with many of these available 24/7. We have new, modern library facilities on both campuses offering inspirational environments for study and research. Libraries contain resources in print and digital formats, a range of study spaces and a dedicated librarian who can assist with your learning.

    Academic support

    Students are supported with any academic or subject-related queries by an Academic Advisor, module leaders, and former and current UEL students.

    If you need a bit of extra help with certain skills such as academic writing, English, maths or statistics, our Academic Tutors offer workshops, drop-in sessions and one-to-one appointments to help our students achieve their potential. You can receive advice and guidance on all aspects of the IT systems provided by the university from our IT Service Desks located on all three campuses.

    Our Student Support hubs in Docklands and Stratford feature centralised helpdesks to cater for your every need. UEL provides support and advice for disabled students and those with specific learning difficulties (SPDs).

    Dedicated personal tutor

    When you arrive, we'll introduce you to your personal tutor. This is the member of the academic course team who will provide academic guidance, be a support throughout your time at UEL and who will show you how to make the best use of all the help and resources that we offer.

    Workload

    Each year you will spend around 300 hours of timetabled learning and teaching activities. These may be lectures, workshops, seminars and individual and group tutorials. Contact hours may vary depending on each module. 

    The approximate percentages for this course are: 

    • Year 1: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours. 
    • Year 2: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.
    • Year 3: scheduled teaching - 300 hours; guided independent study - 900 hours.

    Your timetable

    You will receive your personalised timetable at the beginning of the academic year depending on your course.

    Class sizes

    The size of classes can vary depending on the nature of the course, module and activity. This can range from large groups in a lecture theatre setting, to smaller groups taking part in seminars and collaborative work. 

How you'll be assessed

Assessment is undertaken in various modes such as written assignments, laboratory reports, project reports and examinations. Assessment tasks are spread across the year to make the workload manageable. 

Feedback is provided within 15 working days in line with UEL's assessment and feedback policy.

Campus and facilities

Docklands Campus, London, E16 2RD

Who teaches this course

This course is delivered by the School of Architecture, Computing and Engineering

The teaching team includes qualified academics, practitioners and industry experts as guest speakers. Full details of the academics will be provided in the student handbook and module guides.

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What our students and staff say

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UEL was the only university that offered what I actually wanted to study. It was definitely the place to be and I am where I am today thanks to UEL. Studying there could not have been better. The staff are dedicated and the students hospitable and friendly."

Franklin Nubila

Surveying and Mapping Sciences, BSc (Hons)

Construction Management Student
Classes cover a wide range of different avenues you can follow within the surveying industry, from the bread-and-butter work of topographic to digital 3D mapping to legal and even offshore surveying."

Carmen Tong

BSc (Hons) Surveying and Mapping Sciences graduate