University of the Built Environment

University of the Built Environment (formerly UCEM) is a specialist online university focused on education and skills for the built environment. The institution describes itself as the leading online university in the built environment, with over 100 years’ experience providing accessible education and flexible degrees and apprenticeships in real estate, construction, planning and architecture. Its apprenticeship offer covers higher and degree apprenticeships at levels 4, 5 and 6, providing programmes specifically designed for built environment roles. The university highlights itself as a provider of chartered surveyor degree apprenticeships and positions its apprenticeships as a route to developing talent for employers while enabling learners to gain industry-recognised qualifications. Alongside apprenticeships, it delivers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, including BSc programmes in areas such as building surveying, construction management, quantity surveying and real estate management, and MSc programmes including building surveying, construction management, real estate, quantity surveying, urban planning and an MBA. The university also offers professional practice short courses and CPD, delivered flexibly online and developed by leading academics and practitioners, aimed at ongoing professional development in the sector. All provision is delivered online, with a strong focus on flexibility and industry alignment for employers and professionals in the built environment.