The School of Engineering and the Built Environment is a major provider of professionally relevant courses for the property a ... nd construction industries and we are dedicated to the teaching of future professionals. Birmingham is a fantastic place to study a Built Environment course, as students have the opportunity to grow and learn alongside the city's major redevelopment. Plus, they'll gain exposure to huge infrastructure projects such as the development of HS2. Study with us and you'll learn, first-hand, how to become part of a team that makes life-changing redevelopments like this happen. Our courses are accredited by RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors), RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute), CIOB (Chartered Institute of Building), CIAT (Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists). We offer the following undergraduate courses: Architectural Technology (with an optional foundation year) Building Surveying (with optional foundation year) Civil Engineering (with an optional foundation year) Civil Engineering and Construction Management Construction Construction Management (with optional foundation year) Fire Engineering Property Development and Planning (with optional foundation year) Quantity Surveying (with optional foundation year) Real Estate (optional foundation year) We offer the following postgraduate courses: Real Estate Management Quantity Surveying Building Surveying with Facilities Management Build Environment Research Degrees Civil Engineering Construction Project Management Planning Built Environments Our research teams: Property, Planning and Policies: focuses on the complex physical interrelationships between people, space and our environment. Transforming Building Life Cycle: Through the application of digital technology and process transformation as well as the application of novice management approaches. Global Environmental Challenges: Addresses global social-environmental challenges and opportunities. read more