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Bachelor of Urban Development (Quantity Surveying) - Queensland University of Technology |
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TEL: 0207 193 7932
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| QTAC code: | | 412312 |
| | Domestic entry: | | February |
| | Past OP cut-off: | | 12 |
| | Past rank cut-off: | | 76 |
| | Assumed knowledge: | | English (4, SA) and Maths A, B or C (4, SA) |
| | Preparatory studies: | | MATHS: QUT unit Preparatory Mathematics as a visiting student or QUT Continuing Professional Education course Mathematics Bridging. ENGLISH: Successful completion of a year of full-time vocational or tertiary study. |
| | OP Guarantee: | | Yes |
| | CRICOS code: | | 056387B |
| | International fees: | | 2009: $10,500 (indicative) per semester
(per semester, subject to annual review) |
| | International entry: | | February and July |
| | Course duration (full-time): | | 4 years |
| | Total credit points: | | 384 |
| | Standard credit points/full-time semester: | | 48 |
| | Campus: | | Gardens Point |
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Why choose this course?
The Quantity Surveying graduates enjoy extremely high rates of employment. This course is also one of the highest for student satisfaction at QUT
Career outcomes
Quantity Surveying at QUT can offer you training for a challenging and interesting career with excellent employment prospects, extremely high job satisfaction and financial reward.
Practical teaching
You will undertake a specified period of work experience and will also be offered opportunities such as field trips, site visits which will enhance your employment opportunities.
Industry links
Staff have excellent academic and industry track records and maintain strong links and cooperation with industry.
Course structure
The course provides integrated learning opportunities with allied disciplines of Spatial Science, Construction Management, Property Economics and Urban and Regional Planning.
Facilities / technology
You will have first-hand experience of the latest technologies used in the industry.
Convenience
You will study at QUT's Gardens Point campus in the centre of Brisbane, within easy walking distance to public transport, including buses, trains and ferries.
Who should do this course?
If you are interested in any of the following you may enjoy a career in Quantity Surveying;
Working with a variety of people from a range of professions.
Working in a team
The building industry.
Additional Admission Information
Applicants who are offered a place and eligible to receive 264 credit points (or more) of advanced standing will be admitted to CN53 Bachelor of Applied Science (Quantity Surveying).
Career Outcomes
Quantity Surveyors prepare cost estimates and check actual expenditure for large construction projects. They usually work in offices but can also visit building sites, clients and members of teams. Graduates are employed by private quantity surveying firms, government departments and building companies.
Overview
The course prepares students to work as quantity surveyors or building economists. The course covers building management, cost planing and control, building development techniques, building research, computer software application, measurement of construction, and legal issues. Applicants will be initially enrolled in the Bachelor of Urban Development (Construction Management) but will be directed to take suitable units to graduate with a Quantity Surveying primary major.
Special Course Requirements
You are required to gain a minimum of 100 days of approved employment in the final year of the course.
Professional Recognition
Accreditation with Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (honours version only)is currently being sought.
Minors
You will have the opportunity to undertake a minor (4 Units from one discipline area) which can be used to extend your construction knowledge into more advanced and specialised construction issues. Alternately, the minor can be used to broaden students' education by undertaking units from other faculties within the university subject to accreditation requirements.
International Student Entry
International students must maintain an enrolment program that will allow them to complete their course within the specified timeframe of their eCoE (electronic Confirmation of Enrolment).
Course Structure
| Code | Title | | Year 1 - Semester 1 | | BEB100 | Introducing Professional Learning | | UDB101 | Stewardship of Land | | UDB110 | Residential Construction and Engineering | | UDB111 | Engineering Construction Materials | | Year 1- Semester 2 | | BEB200 | Introducing Sustainability | | UDB104 | Urban Development Economics | | UDB112 | Professional Studies 1 | | UDB113 | Measurement 1 | | Year 2 - Semester 1 | | UDB210 | Commercial Construction and Engineering | | UDB212 | Measurement 2 | | UDB213 | Construction Estimating | | UDB216 | The Environment and the Quantity Surveyor | | Year 2 - Semester 2 | | UDB102 | Applied Law | | UDB202 | Business Skills | | UDB215 | Building Services Engineering | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | Year 3 - Semester 1 | | UDB310 | Highrise Construction and Engineering | | UDB312 | Contract Administration | | UDB315 | Measurement 3 | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | Year 3 - Semester 2 | | UDB314 | Statutory Construction Law | | UDB316 | Cost Planning and Control | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | Year 4 - Semester 1 | | BEB701 | Work Integrated Learning 1 | | UDB301 | Research Methods | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | Year 4 - Semester 2 | | BEB801 | Project 1 | | UDB302 | Development Process | | | Second Major/Minor unit | | | Second Major/Minor unit |
Potential careers
Estimator
Manager
Quantity Surveyor
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