HN Flex: Surveying, Measuring and Setting Out
Key Information:
Start date: January 2025
Duration: 1 Semester part-time (January-May)
Course type: Part Time. The first year is full time with an option of part time is subsequent years.
Fees: £800 per unit
Additional costs per year: No additional costs
Entry Requirements
Entry onto the course will be via a successful interview.
A typical profile for a student who has recently been in education would consist of:
- GCSE English and Maths grades at C/4 or above, or equivalent Level 2 qualifications
Mature students may present a more varied profile of achievement that is likely to include extensive work experience (paid and/or unpaid) and/or achievement of a range of professional qualifications in their work sector.
Award
Surveying, Measuring and Setting Out is a HN Flex module from the Construction Management Higher National programme.
This course explores the techniques used to set up controls and conduct initial surveys, including communication of results and methods of setting out the built environment. You will get to use tools and techniques used within the industry and develop a wider knowledge of how and why they are used.
This unit will be one session per week over 15 weeks. The study method will combine online delivery with onsite delivery for practical activities.
HN Flex is an option to undertake specific units of a university level course. The units are designed to equip you with the skills to take your next career steps and reach your earning potential. If you are looking to do a full HN qualification, please contact us for more information.
Course Content
- The methods and technologies used in surveying for construction
- Undertake a closed levelling and stages of a closed 2D traverse survey to establish station coordinates for horizontal and vertical control
- Apply industry-standard techniques in the collection of survey data and setting out the coordinates of construction elements
- The causes of errors and techniques to improve accuracy in surveying and setting out
Placements and Work Experience
This unit will focus on skills around cyber security to help inform your practice within a variety of job roles.
By investigating cyber security threats and attacks, the knowledge gained throughout this unit will support cyber security strategies to be considered for a variety of organisations in different sectors.
What careers can the course lead to?
What careers could the course lead to? This unit will support upskilling for those working or looking for surveying roles within the built environment such as
- Construction Surveyor
- Setting Out Engineer
- Site Engineer
- Land Surveyor
Assessment methods
There will be one assessment for this unit, broken into sections and completed throughout the course. You will have an opportunity for formal feedback before your final submission.
HN assessments are graded at Pass, Merit and Distinction and you will provide with specific criteria that you must achieve within a given assessment.
Facilities
Industry standard computer labs with screens, PCs and specific construction related tools and software that will support the development of skills for onsite activities such as Total Workstations.