The profession of quantity surveying is at the forefront of construction economics and management. This honours degree programme has been developed in partnership with industry and is unique in providing a 12 month work placement for students in year 3 of the programme. The placement programme called the ‘Active Learning Year’ is organised by LIT and its industry partners. There is a constant demand for quantity surveying services in both Ireland and globally as clients seek to achieve a more sustainable and economically efficient built environment. Increasingly quantity surveyors are being used in a number of wide and diverse client support roles where they offer strategic advice in areas such as economics; law; technology; capital allowances and taxation. This diversity of roles combines to create a sustainable demand for the specialist expertise of the quantity surveyor. The programme is accredited by the Society of Chartered Surveyors Ireland (SCSI).