Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying)
UNSW Sydney
Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00098G
Surveying supports all construction activity and infrastructure engineering in urban and rural environments, as well as monitoring the natural environment. A career in surveying has the perfect combination of indoors and outdoors, with students learning to use a range of hi-tech tools such as GPS, laser scanners, mapping drones and surveying robots to create 3D models of the built and natural environment.
Structure
Students must complete 60 days of Industrial Training and 168 Units of Credit.
Subjects
- Engineering and Mining Surveying
- Cadastral Surveying and Land Law
- Modern Geodes
- Navigation and Earth Observation
- Precise GPS/GNSS Positioning
- Satellite and Airborne Imaging
- Surveying Applications and Design
- Business Management
- Sustainable Land Development and Management
- Water and Soil Engineering
Standard entry requirements
- Year 12 or equivalent
- Assumed knowledge: HSC Mathematics Extension 1 and Physics.
Recognition
The Institution of Surveyors, New South Wales, the Spatial Sciences Institute, Engineers Australia; the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information as a suitable program that leads to the qualification of Registered Surveyor.
Further information
Surveying is a global profession currently facing a major skills shortage. There are excellent career opportunities available in government, the mining industry, private surveying firms, construction firms, architecture and civil engineering firms working in land management and planning, cadastral surveying and land law, hydrographic surveying, aerial imaging and cartography.
