Have you ever wondered how a GPS works, Google Maps is informed, how people navigate the earth, or who decides where and how to build skyscrapers? Join the profession that shapes the world we live in.
Entry Requirements
You will need the following:
1. 48 credits at NCEA Level 2 in four different subjects including:
12 credits in Mathematics (preferably in algebra, geometry and trigonometry) or equivalent
8 credits in English (4 in reading, 4 in writing)
High levels of oral, written and interpersonal communications and mathematical skills are required to complete this programme.
2. If English is not your first language, you will need one or more of the following:
Have achieved NCEA Level 3 and New Zealand University Entrance
Be able to provide evidence you satisfy our criteria for existing English proficiency
Have achieved at least one English proficiency outcome in the last two years
Don't meet the requirements? We also accept:
Provide sufficient evidence to be eligible for special or discretionary admission
For more information, download the programme regulations:
Enter the surveying industry with this qualification and become work-ready for roles such as surveying assistant and spatial information services assistant.
Entry Requirements
An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.
Equivalent to Australian Year 11 with a ""C"" grade in Maths.
Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.
The Master of Surveying (MSurv) is a one- or two-year postgraduate programme that has, as its prerequisite for entry, an undergraduate degree in surveying.
Entry Requirements
Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
Every applicant must either
be a graduate, or
have alternative qualifications or experience acceptable to the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
In considering an applicant's qualifications, regard will be had to the detail of the course of study followed to gain the qualification, as well as the applicant's performance in the programme.
Extend your studies and knowledge of surveying This course will further develop your skills by teaching you how to operate sophisticated surveying equipment and software for conducting more complex engineering surveys, including road design and set out surveys and more complex surveying tasks.
Equip yourself with skills to carry out highly specialised surveying functions in areas such as mining and engineering construction, with this qualification.
Entry Requirements
An IELTS score (academic) of 6.0 with no band score less than 5.0 or equivalent.
Completion of CPP50121 Diploma of Surveying is required for entry into this course.
Please view Admission requirements for your country of origin.
Looking forward to a career in surveying?. Learn how to collect and analyse spatial data for complex engineering structures, roads, railways and surface and underground mining operations.
When you complete this course you will have the skills and knowledge for the role of Surveying Technicians to perform duties in the field, involving the performance of precise measurements and setting out of structures, using specialised surveying equipment and drafting site plans..
Entry Requirements
Please note some campuses may require you to attend a pre enrolment interview.
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:
Hold CPP40216 Certificate IV in Surveying or
CPP41721 Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services (Surveying)
Students wishing to undertake a Traineeship, or an Apprenticeship must be employed in a training contract by an appropriate organisation to study. To find out more regarding Traineeships and apprenticeships click here.
While the general characteristics of the Bachelor of Surveying with Honours (BSurv(Hons)) are the same as for the BSurv, the Honours student is required to take a full Honours dissertation in the final year of his/her degree programme.
Entry Requirements
Admission to the programme shall be subject to the approval of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences).
Admission to the Honours programme will be based upon an applicant's academic performance in the compulsory papers for the Second and Third years of the programme for the ordinary degree of Bachelor of Surveying.
An applicant who holds the degree of Bachelor of Surveying shall not be admitted to the Honours programme.
Looking to build on your surveying skills?. Equip yourself with the practical skills to support a surveying team by enrolling into the Certificate IV in Surveying and Spatial Information Services.
Surveying and spatial information skills are applied in a range of industry contexts, including town planning, civil construction, mining, engineering, health, agriculture and defence. .
Entry Requirements
There are no entrance requirements however pre enrolment interview is required with a lecturer prior to enrolment.
Students wishing to undertake a Traineeship, or an Apprenticeship must be employed in a training contract by an appropriate organisation to study. To find out more regarding Traineeships and apprenticeships click here.
The Bachelor of Surveying (BSurv) degree is the only academic qualification available in New Zealand that leads to full professional recognition as a Chartered Surveyor.
Entry Requirements
Admission to the second year of the programme for the degree of Bachelor of Surveying shall be determined by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Sciences) on the advice of the Surveying Admissions Committee. Candidates will normally be selected on the basis of their academic records.
The number of candidates who are New Zealand citizens or who have permanent residence in New Zealand, and are admitted annually to the second year, shall not normally exceed 70.
Applications for enrolment in second year classes in Surveying must be received not later than 15 November, in the year preceeding desired entry.
To be considered for admission to the second year of the programme, a candidate must normally have passed, or be eligible for credit for, papers worth at least 126 points as prescribed in the programme requirements above.
Direct entry to certain papers at 200-level may be granted to candidates who have attained a sufficently high standard in appropriate papers at school. Such candidates may be exempted from all or some of the papers normally required in the first year of the programme, or may be permitted by the Dean of Surveying to substitute other papers for all or some of the prescribed papers.
Set your sights on a career in surveying This qualification will provide you with the practical skills and knowledge to work with spatial data and read, interpret and apply maps. You will learn about safety, performing computations and the skills necessary to operate in the field.
