Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) (Site Management) (Level 7)
Qualification Type Bachelor Degree
Level 7
Credits 360
Subject Area
  • Architecture and Building » Building » Building Construction Economics (including Quantity Surveying)
Strategic Purpose Statement
The Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) prepares students for work-readiness in technical and professional roles associated with the pricing and managing of construction projects, both nationally and internationally. The Site Management major provides career staircasing for those already working in construction with trade backgrounds into more senior site management, pricing, or project management roles. The Quantity Surveying major provides a career pathway into pricing, project management or consultant quantity surveying roles.

The Bachelor of Construction provides pathways into professional body membership such as the New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) and, for quantity surveying graduates, into the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS).
Education pathways
Graduates of this degree may be able to pathway into postgraduate study.
Employment pathways
The Bachelor of Construction provides pathways into professional body membership such as the New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) and, for quantity surveying graduates, into the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors (NZIQS).To find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
Entry Requirements - Quantity Surveying
- If you are under 20, you must have NCEA Level 3 including 14 credits at Level 3 or above in three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and Literacy: 10 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of 5 credits in reading and 5 credits in writing, and Numeracy: 12 credits at Level 2 or above, made up of: specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects OR package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).
- If you are over 20, you must supply evidence of industry experience and/or alternative relevant qualifications.

Entry Requirements - Site Management
- Applicants must be working in the New Zealand construction industry in a supervisory role or have the opportunity to move into a supervisory role during the course of this study.
- Applicants must hold a New Zealand construction-related trade qualification at level 4, or similar.
- All applicants will be interviewed to assess suitability for the major, and to agree a path of study.

Additional Requirements - both majors
- Those applicants who do not meet the academic entry criteria may still be given provisional entry to year one at the discretion of the Head of Department.

- International students must also demonstrate English language skills equivalent to an IELTS overall band score (Academic) of 6.0, with no band score less than 5.5, from one test taken in the preceding two years.
Education Organisation Future Skills Academy Limited
Developed By Future Skills Academy Limited
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 4170
Status Current
Created 2019-12-16 11:32:01.37
Content
All students will complete the following common components: Construction Technology: Small Buildings, 30 credits at level 5 Law and Contracts, 15 credits at level 5 Measurement, 15 credits at level 6 Estimating, 15 credits at level 5 Project Planning, 15 credits at level 6 Construction Technology: Medium and Large Buildings, 30 credits at level 6 Procurement and Tendering, 15 credits at level 7 Programming, 15 credits at level 6 People Management, 15 credits at level 6 Risk Management and Site Safety, 15 credits at level 6 Contract Administration, 15 credits at level 6 Claims Management, 15 credits at level 7 Dispute Resolution, 15 credits at level 6 Research Project, 30 credits at level 7 Quantity Surveying students will also complete the following: Advanced Measurement, 15 credits at level 6 Cost Planning, 15 credits at level 6 Tender Bid Project, 15 credits at level 7 Property Investment, 15 credits at level 6 Construction Business Management, 15 credits at level 6 Value Management and Building Information Modelling (BIM), 15 credits at level 7 or Construction Innovation 15 credits at level 7 Property Development, 15 credits at level 7 Site Management students will also complete the following: Site Logistics, 15 credits at level 6 Applied Construction Project, 30 credits at level 7 Site Innovation, 15 credits at level 7 Design Buildability, 15 credits at level 7 Advanced Site Planning, 15 credits at level 7. Construction Project Management, 15 credits at level 7

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