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Quantity surveying conversion course

I just graduated with a BA in Architecture, but I am not happy with working as an architect and I know it will take 3-4 years more before I get my licence. Also, I didn't enjoy architecture school as much due to the conceptual rather than technical approach towards building design.

I was looking into a way to practise quantity surveying instead. I found this 1 year Msc conversion course at Heriot Watt and wanted to ask if anyone has any experience with a similar course.

https://www.hw.ac.uk/postgraduate/quantity-surveying.htm

I also found a similar course at Liverpool John Moores university.

https://www.ljmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduates/quantity-surveying-and-commercial-management

Both courses are RICS accredited but I don't know how well they prepare you for practising QS. Would you recommend converting to QS and which course of the two would you choose and why?