Why study surveying at UoN?

Surveyors are experts in the measurement, management, analysis and display of spatial information describing the Earth and its physical features. From mapping oceans to high-tech remote sensing, there are many exciting fields to choose from including space, forensics and medicine.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) is the only one of its kind in Australia, emphasising both urban engineering studies and cadastral surveying. As a graduate you will have the opportunity to work in locations all over the world using the latest technology including satellites and sophisticated computer systems. Find out more

What you will study

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) will teach you to be an expert in measurement and its systems, you will be able to transform ideas into plans and plans into reality. Find out more

Graduating with Honours

With increasing competition in all sectors of employment, students who graduate with Honours have a distinct advantage. It is often considered by employers as an added skill and has been used by previous graduates to pursue higher positions and salaries. Find out more

Become a graduate in demand

Our Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) graduates enjoy 100% employment rates and very high starting salaries - there are currently not enough surveyors in Australia to meet demand. This degree is recongised in most countries and is your passport to working internationally. Find out more

Why study surveying at UoN?

Surveyors are experts in the measurement, management, analysis and display of spatial information describing the Earth and its physical features. From mapping oceans to high-tech remote sensing, there are many exciting fields to choose from including space, forensics and medicine.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) is the only one of its kind in Australia, emphasising both urban engineering studies and cadastral surveying. As a graduate you will have the opportunity to work in locations all over the world using the latest technology including satellites and sophisticated computer systems.

This degree combines both academic studies and real-life surveying projects to equip you with skills that are sought after by industry. With the advent of new positioning technologies, the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) will prepare you to continually learn new skills, embrace new technologies and take leadership roles in developing alternative and innovative practices.

Everyone has seen surveyors on the streets, hammering pegs into the ground and looking through tripod-mounted telescopes. But a surveyor's horizons can be much wider than the streets of suburbia, with surveyors also working predicting earthquakes, monitoring environmental change and mapping the ocean floor.

It is important that we can measure, present and understand the size and shape of our world and that is precisely what surveying does: it includes the collection, manipulation, storage and sharing of spatial data in relation to land, sea, space, forensics, medicine and many areas of industry.

Where do we find surveyors?

This is a career that can lead you anywhere, and at the moment, it is a profession that is experiencing and explosion in high-tech data management, with typical applications ranging from aerial surveying through to machine tooling and even work in the medical field. A University of Newcastle surveying degree is recognised by most countries, making a host of opportunities available nationally and internationally, in consultancies, private practice, the mining industry, and government organisations, to name a few.

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What you will study

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) will teach you to be an expert in measurement and its systems, you will be able to transform ideas into plans and plans into reality.

This degree combines practical laboratory field exercises and theoretical studies in civil, mining and environmental engineering.

You will have access to modern electronic surveying equipment and will be taught be academics who are leaders in the field. In your final year of study, you will have the opportunity to undertake an industry-related project.

This diverse degree will prepare you for careers related to land information management and the use of the latest technology, including satellites for positioning and remote sensing. Surveying also has close links with other areas of engineering such as civil, mining and environmental.

Graduating with Honours

With increasing competition in all sectors of employment, students who graduate with Honours have a distinct advantage. It is often considered by employers as an added skill and has been used by previous graduates to pursue higher positions and salaries. You can develop and carry out research on a topic of interest, potentially leading to further academic study such as a PhD.

There are three levels of Honours:

• Honours Class 1
• Honours Class II, Division 1
• Honours Class II, Division 2

Become a graduate in demand

Our Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) graduates enjoy 100% employment rates and very high starting salaries - there are currently not enough surveyors in Australia to meet demand. This degree is recongised in most countries and is your passport to working internationally.

As a graduate, you can become a professional surveyor and work in consultancies, private practice, and government organisations. You can be involved in the collection, manipulation, storage and sharing of spatial data in relation to land, sea, space, forensics, medicine and a variety of industries. There are career opportunities in environmental management, spatial data systems, mapping and photogrammetry, satellite imagery and surveying and hydrographic studies.

As the only degree in Australia to emphasise both urban engineering studies and cadastral surveying, the degree can lead you to a range of exciting careers including:

• Cadastral surveying
• Engineering surveying
• Geodesy
• Geographic information systems
• Hydrographic surveying
• Land information
• Mining surveying
• Photogrammetrists
• Remote sensing

Australian surveyors are at the forefront of international land title projects in developing countries. The expansion of computer and satellite technologies throughout all forms of traditional surveying techniques continually creates new and challenging opportunities.

Professional recognition

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Surveying) is recognised by the Board of Surveying and Spatial Information of NSW as a requirement for registration. This degree is accredited by the Institution of Surveyors NSW and meets all the academic requirements of the Reciprocating Boards of Surveyors of Australia and New Zealand. You will also be eligible for graduate membership of the Institution of Surveyors Australia NSW, (Australian) Surveying & Spatial Sciences Institute and its affiliated international organisations.