Building surveyors take into consideration the design and construction of buildings, including:

• occupant safety
• urban amenity
• environmental sustainability

They are also responsible for statutory functions such as building permits, mandatory building inspections and issuing occupancy permits.

Building surveyors work with architects, engineers, service providers and other consultants. They help to ensure that building design, plans and specifications comply with relevant Acts, Regulations, Codes and Standards. Their work extends to builders and contractors

• Location:
  Werribee, Footscray Park and Newport
• Faculty:
  Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
• School:
  School of Engineering and Science
• Study mode:
  Full Time and Part Time
• Delivery mode:
  On campus
• Course code:
  EBSB
• Duration:
  4 years
• This information is for Australian residents.
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How to apply

Graduates of this course can administer acts, regulations, codes and standards applicable in the following areas of building:

• planning
• design
• documentation
• approval
• construction
• occupation
• alteration
• maintenance
• demolition

Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.

Course objectives are to produce graduates who have acquired:

• The fundamentals in underlying areas of mathematics, physics, graphic communication, written communication, and health and safety;
• A strong technological base for professional practice in the area of Building Surveying;
• A sound knowledge of the policies and practices of Australian building regulatory systems;
• An understanding and appreciation of building design and approval, and building construction and inspection;
• A broad range of vocational skills that can be used to manage and operate a building surveying business, within either the private sector or public sector, in order to meet the needs of developers, practitioners, authorities, and other significant stakeholders;
• The specific skills that prepare students for employment in the fields of design consultancy, certification, approvals and permits, construction management, services installations inspection and maintenance, and facility management;
• An ability to work ethically and professionally either independently or in a team in the provision of building surveying services to clients and employers;
• An ability to adapt to the changing needs of industry, commerce and community.

• Manage Business Document Design and Development

  Unit code

  BSBADM506A

• Maintain Business Technology

  Unit code

  BSBCMN406A

• Operate a Word Processing Application

  Unit code

  ICAITU129A

• Operate a Spreadsheet Application

  Unit code

  ICAITU130A

• Operate a Database Application

  Unit code

  ICAITU131A

• Send and Retrieve Information Over the Internet Using Browsers and Email

  Unit code

  ICAITU133A

• Engineering and the Community

  Unit code

  ENF1103

  Credits

  12

• Mathematics 1

  Unit code

  JCM0112

  Credits

  12

• Mathematics 2

  Unit code

  JCM0113

  Credits

  12

• Apply Ecologically Sustainable Development Principles to the Built Environment

  Unit code

  LGAPLEM502A

• Identify and Calculate Production Costs

  Unit code

  LMFFT4010A

• Engineering Mathematics 1

  Unit code

  ENF1101

  Credits

  12

• Risk Assessment and Human Behaviour

  Unit code

  VQB5611

  Credits

  12

• Fire Growth, Detection and Extinguishment

  Unit code

  VQB5621

  Credits

  12

• Engineering Project 1

  Unit code

  VAN4011

  Credits

  12

• Engineering Project Management

  Unit code

  VAN4051

  Credits

  12

• Smoke and Fire Spread, Fire Safety System Design

  Unit code

  VQB5632

  Credits

  12

• Performance Codes Methodology and Structure

  Unit code

  VQB5642

  Credits

  12

• Engineering Project 2

  Unit code

  VAN4012

  Credits

  12

• Engineering Management

  Unit code

  VAN3052

  Credits

  12

Other Course Specific Notes
For the competency learning components of the course, assessment is conducted in accordance with the Assessment Guidelines for the Building and Construction Industry. For the other units that make up the degree, the various assessment stipulations specific to individual units are as set out in Unit Details in the Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science Handbook.

Professional Recognition
The Degree is recognized by the Building Practitioners Board of Victoria in the event of graduates applying for registration as a Building Surveyor.

The Board also recognizes the Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses which are accredited under the Victorian Qualifications Authority Act 2000 for the purposes of registration as a Building Inspector (Limited) or Building Inspector (Unlimited) respectively.

Four years full-time. Part-time enrolment may also be approved.

• Year 12: Admission at other levels may be approved, e.g., in the case of an applicant having commenced or completed studies leading to a Diploma or Advanced Diploma at an Institute of TAFE or in the case of a mature-age applicant.