Overview

• Gain the skills to apply your knowledge to new technologies, such as satellite based Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information, to a broad range of surveying projects including land development and mining.
• You will learn to collect, store, adapt and manipulate spatial data to communicate effectively with audiences, including professionals, para-professionals, clients and the wider community.

Further study

The Associate Degree of Spatial Science is the perfect stepping stone into the Bachelor Spatial Science Technology and the Bachelor of Spatial Science (Honours).

Professional accreditation

When you graduate from the Surveying major, you are eligible for registration as a Surveying Associate with the Surveyors Board of Queensland as well as for membership with the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Australia.

Career outcomes

• With the knowledge you’ll gain from your Associate Degree, you will have the opportunity to begin your career as a surveying technician or associate.
• Surveyors work in a variety of settings including property and land development organisations, surveying companies, construction companies, government institutions, mining companies and private consultancy, among many others.