maximas:
Take Estate Managment is equally good but not as good as Architecture, as an Architect take ESM, mores time I can work without URP n QNT sur. But u can can't do ESM duty.

aleem50:
I am a QS student, and I can tell you categorically that quantity surveying is a very lucrative professional course and u gonna enjoy it. Though estate management is really good too, I won't advice you to choose urp.

Pecca:

You are still a student, yet here u are advising another student on what course to study. what do you know of life and professional practice after studies?

ALPHAGUY:
I HAVE 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT HANDLING PROJECTS ALL OVER NIGERIA. I AM A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL IN MY OWN FIELD AND JUST TAKE THESS PIECES OF ADVISE FROM ME;
ESTATE MGT. IS LUCRATIVE BUT HAS A LOT OF QUARKS DOING THEIR JOBS EVEN TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
URP IS THE WORST COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. IT IS NOT EASILY SELF EMPLOYED. I HAVE NEVER MET A SELF EMPLOYED EMPLOYED URP IN MY 12 YRS OF PRACTICE. I HAVE NEVER EVER NEEDED ONE EVEN. IF URE NOT PATRONISED BY GOVT, URE FINISHED.
THE QS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FINANCIAL BOSS AND WELL ENVIED BY ALL MEMBERS IN A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS ON ANY PROJECT. HE COMMANDS SO MUCH RESPECT AND ARE NEEDED ALL OVER THE WORLD. QS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROFESSIONS IN THE UK AND MIDDLE EAST. PLS ANY SELF EMPLOYED URP IN THE HOUSE THAT CAN BET HE IS NOT HUNGRY SHOULD BE BOLD TO COUNTER MY TAKE ON THIS.

Emusan:

I'll love us to meet! I'll PM you.

aleem50:
you must be stupid, did I mention you? What is your problem? u guys have turned NL to a place where u can just attack and abuses as u wish. If I said that I am currently a QTS student, does it mean that I am a novice about my course of study? It is high time you got a life.

fizzy94:
Is it possible for someone who studied building technology to do masters in quantity surveying?

Reddington:


Bro believe me, that's a pipe dream.

fizzy94:
What about masters in architecture?

Ibrahimndg57:
hmmmm never

fizzy94:

So after studying building technology what course do u think would be suitable to apply for during masters?

Ibrahimndg57:
I think though am not sure you can apply for structural engineering, civil engineering, and even qs

kingwax7007:
anyone can do ESM duty...in fact, even the layman!

The draughtsman and any building technologist with an AutoCAD will eat like an architect...

Caretakers are what we call ESMs...anybody can become a real estate mogul even without going to school...
Surveyors too have many unschooled people eating their job...abeg where you cumot from? Visit abuja, Lagos and some major urban centers in Nigeria and around the world... And answer this question again mtcheww valuation, appraisal and management u can do come mk I gv my u.D handout for one year mk you go pass NIESV exam abi archi drawing.. Bros abeg no make me swear for us

But a QS?? Forget it...they are in demand in every section of the industry and are few!!!

aleem50:
I am a QS student, and I can tell you categorically that quantity surveying is a very lucrative professional course and u gonna enjoy it. Though estate management is really good too, I won't advice you to choose urp.

Kherry:
go for QS it a very good course and u gonna enjoy....am proud to be a QS student

othman11:
can i PM pls

othman11:
can I PM

aleem50:
I am a QS student, and I can tell you categorically that quantity surveying is a very lucrative professional course and u gonna enjoy it. Though estate management is really good too, I won't advice you to choose urp.

Lakeside2134:
I applied for architecture but i couldn't make it so i got Surveying and geoinformatics engineering,please guys my question is it a good course and what are the job prospects
Thank you

siryomecs:
My own advice is to go for QS not even estate,
Here r my views
1. Most of the estate mgt work r now done by lawyers
Anybody can come tell u dey r agent
2 if u wanna be d boss of yr own don't go for planning.
3. Remember all decisions r from mind choose wisely
M a planner n forever going to be cos in everyday of my life I applied planning to it
Thanks

hadecunleh:
I am a professional QS. Please dont pick QS, the less QSs we have out there the merrier. Too much money.

ALPHAGUY:
I HAVE 12 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT HANDLING PROJECTS ALL OVER NIGERIA. I AM A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL IN MY OWN FIELD AND JUST TAKE THESS PIECES OF ADVISE FROM ME;
ESTATE MGT. IS LUCRATIVE BUT HAS A LOT OF QUARKS DOING THEIR JOBS EVEN TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
URP IS THE WORST COURSE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. IT IS NOT EASILY SELF EMPLOYED. I HAVE NEVER MET A SELF EMPLOYED EMPLOYED URP IN MY 12 YRS OF PRACTICE. I HAVE NEVER EVER NEEDED ONE EVEN. IF URE NOT PATRONISED BY GOVT, URE FINISHED.
THE QS HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE FINANCIAL BOSS AND WELL ENVIED BY ALL MEMBERS IN A TEAM OF CONSULTANTS ON ANY PROJECT. HE COMMANDS SO MUCH RESPECT AND ARE NEEDED ALL OVER THE WORLD. QS IS ONE OF THE LARGEST PROFESSIONS IN THE UK AND MIDDLE EAST. PLS ANY SELF EMPLOYED URP IN THE HOUSE THAT CAN BET HE IS NOT HUNGRY SHOULD BE BOLD TO COUNTER MY TAKE ON THIS.

RaggedyAnn:
No one can make the choice for you. You see how everyone is recommending according to their own preferences and experiences?

Why did you apply for Architecture? Why don't you make a list of what you want from a profession? Discover what you are passionate about. You might gain more insight. You can also research the pros and cons of EM, QS, URP and Archy.

Typically, in building construction sites, the consultant team comprises the Architect, Structural engineer, M&E engineers and the QS. The quantity surveyor costs the Specifications to produce the BoQ. He knows where the money is, prepares periodic valuations of work, advices on cost-saving possibilities, vets contractors' submissions for variations and advices the architect/pm on the merit of it. It's a lot of power that is often and easily abused. QS make money on projects. And even when they don't actively connive with the contractors, they get a lot of 'appreciation' for doing their job. Contractors know quantity surveyors to their homes.

Estate management is a good profession but most people currently thriving in the business didn't study it. It's like studying project management as a first degree. What people do is study - say structural engineering, architecture or even quantity or land surveying, and then get an FMP. It gives you more versatility.

URP, hmmm. I wish we were at the point where a planner becomes indispensable to any project. They should be more relevant to all forms of development. The NITP needs to push harder for this. However, currently, you would be hoping for employment at the ministry and it would not be challenging. That isn't to say things may not be different at the time you would be graduating.

Try to speak with young professionals to tell you about their excitements in the various fields, and old professionals to tell you about their regrets. Then decide. Good luck!

samwayne154:
please what of suveying and geoinformatics

aleem50:
it is a very good course I must say..

samwayne154:
please sir compared to quantity surveying...in terms of getting job and money

aleem50:
Don't use money as a basis in choosing career, money will always come bro. For the job, all the courses in environmental design and management are professional courses, you don't need to look for job, you can stand on ur own and be ur own boss .

Ymodulus:


Lies.

Please dont say this ever.

aleem50:
Don't use money as a basis in choosing career, money will always come bro. For the job, all the courses in environmental design and management are professional courses, you don't need to look for job, you can stand on ur own and be ur own boss .