Accredited Qualifications
AIQS accredits a number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate university degrees both within Australia and internationally. The accreditation process ensures the programs meet and uphold educational standards relevant to quantity surveying and construction management. This process also externally verifies the program’s quality. Graduates holding the resulting qualifications are equipped to be recognised by AIQS as meeting the academic requirements for entry to the profession of quantity surveying, and may assist in their pathway to AIQS Membership or a Migration Skills Assessment.
Undergraduate Degrees
Bachelor of Building and Construction Management (Honours)
If you’re keen to become an accomplished professional in the building industry, the Bachelor of Building and Construction Management (Honours) will equip you with the necessary skills to become a confident leader learning management and supervision techniques while developing detailed knowledge of building processes and materials. This expertise, together with real-world negotiation, presentation and communication skills, will prepare you for a career in Building and Construction Management within a variety of practice settings.
The program includes studies in management and construction, material and structures laboratories, information technology in building (including BIM), quantity surveying, and work-integrated learning practice over four years. The degree has an embedded honours component which prepares students to develop advanced knowledge and skills for professional work, critical thinking and further learning corresponding to AQF Level 8 qualifications.
Program length (full-time): four years
Bachelor of Construction Management and Property
Bachelor of Construction Management and Property (Honours)
The Bachelor of Construction Management and Property focuses on people and process management within the specific contexts of building construction, property development, quantity surveying and facilities management. Management skills developed include planning, risk assessment, occupational health and safety, property management and organisational behavior. The program provides solid grounding in the many construction techniques and building materials that constitute the built environment. Courses cover all major building types and examine areas such as building services, structures, finishes and temporary structures in specific detail.
Program length (full-time): three years / four years with honours
Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) (Honours)
Students will develop a holistic view of the construction project environment through problem-based learning and reflective professional practice using real world situations faced by construction, quantity and building surveying professionals. The Bachelor of Construction Management (Building) (Honours) assists students to develop skills to monitor and control the technical process of construction, as well as manage the legal and financial aspects of the building industry.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: this program is offered on-campus at Callaghan or by distance and in Singapore
Bachelor of Construction Project Management
Bachelor of Construction Project Management/Bachelor of International Studies
The Bachelor of Construction Project Management provides a comprehensive construction education. This unique degree provides graduates with the broader skills and knowledge base required to meet the changing demands of the construction, infrastructure and related industries. This program is concerned with the management of all aspects of the construction process, including business management, construction management, design management, project management, quantity surveying, contract administration and property development. It delivers all the recognised competencies for construction project management professionals while introducing the prospect of diversifying into project management. Students deal with real life examples and case studies that facilitate the application of theory in a way that is practical and relevant.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: City campus
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) (Majoring in Quantity Surveying)
This program is designed to equip students with the essential skills required to excel in the construction industry at a professional level. Students will gain specialised expertise in four key areas while also acquiring a comprehensive understanding of the industry’s operations. The core areas of focus include construction technology, construction economics, construction law, and construction project management, all crucial for the effective delivery of construction projects. The honours component of this program enhances students’ research skills, enabling them to make evidence-based decisions to solve real-world industry challenges. As part of the program, students must complete 1,200 hours of approved practical experience, equipping them with essential, work-ready skills for various roles in construction management. To help students flexibly shape their career paths in construction management, the program offers the option to select eight elective subjects to complete a major in ‘Quantity Surveying’, ‘Building Surveying’ or ‘Building’. For those aiming to graduate from an AIQS-accredited program, a major in ‘Quantity Surveying’ is required.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: on campus (Penrith or Parramatta)
Bachelor of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying
The Bachelor of Construction Management and Quantity Surveying covers a comprehensive range of subjects in the fields of construction management and quantity surveying, focusing on the management and delivery of complex construction projects. The curriculum addresses a range of topics including construction technology, construction techniques, plant and equipment, site management, contract administration, building measurement, planning processes and risks. The program also meets the educational requirements of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) for attainment of an Open Builders License.
Program length (full-time): six trimesters (can be completed within two years)
Campus/delivery: on campus
Bachelor of Built Environment (Honours) (Construction Management and Quantity Surveying)
The program prepares students to work as quantity surveyors, estimators, construction managers, project managers, contract administrators, building economists, etc. The program covers building measurement and estimating, cost planning and controls, sustainability and design thinking, structures, small scale/low-rise and high-rise construction, construction business and legislation, building services, contract administration, programming and scheduling, advanced concepts of quantity surveying, and gaining an understanding of strategic construction management.
Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours) (Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering)
The program prepares students to work as quantity surveyors, building economists or cost engineers. The program covers building and heavy engineering project management, cost planning and control, building development techniques, building research, computer software application, measurement of construction and legal issues. The Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering graduates enjoy extremely high rates of employment.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: on campus (Gardens Point)
Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
Deakin’s Bachelor of Design (Architecture)/Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) ensures that you graduate with both architecture and construction management specialisations. This combined program offers a mix of hands-on practice and theory, with study areas including building economics and law, project management, building technology, measurement and estimation, quantity surveying, building practice, design, architectural ideas, history, philosophy, sustainable practices and communication.
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
Deakin’s Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) is offered to students wishing to gain employment in management positions in construction and allied industries in Australia and overseas. You will be provided with an excellent mix of hands-on practice and theory and integrated studies in technology and building management, including building economics and law, project management, building technology, measurement and estimation, quantity surveying, building surveying and building practice. The program develops progressively from the elementary concepts underlying planning and management of building production and technical studies through to the complexities and interrelationships of modern construction practices.
Program length (full-time): single degree four years (three years if accelerated program), combined degree five years (four years accelerated)
Campus/delivery: Geelong Waterfront Campus
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
The Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) provides a solid foundation for the construction management, project management and quantity surveying professions. You will organise and manage a vast number of people and resources across the building process to ensure the safe delivery of quality buildings to clients. You may be involved in constructing high-rise office buildings and apartments, factories, hotels, houses, complex hospitals or tourist facilities, and you may also refurbish and renovate buildings.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: Melbourne City campus
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours) (Specialising in Quantity Surveying)
This program aims to provide you with the education and training required to reach a professional level in the building industry, quantity surveying and or building surveying professions. You will have access to the Experiential Learning Suite located at the City East campus; this multifunctional space provides you with a spectrum of opportunities to develop career knowledge and interact not only with other students but with new technologies. Throughout this program you will have the opportunity to interact with industry and research experts within the community. This degree has a strong connection with the Barbara Hardy Institute and its researchers who conduct high quality research in the fields renewable energy, transport systems, urban and regional planning, engineering, construction and infrastructure development, clean technologies for agriculture, manufacturing and industrial applications, complex systems modelling and evaluation and urban ecology.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: City East campus or online
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
This program is structured in a format that relates specifically to the career aspirations of students wishing to work as project managers, quantity surveyors, construction managers, estimators, administrators and building surveyors. This program prepares students for a professional career in building, construction and related industries. With the booming construction industry, graduates are in high demand and command generous starting salaries. Students may be invited to undertake an honours program in the final year of the program.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: Bentley campus, online (via Open Universities Australia)
Postgraduate Degrees
Masters of Construction Management – Professional (MCM-P)
Students will develop a holistic view of the construction project environment through problem-based learning and reflective professional practice using real world situations faced by construction management and quantity surveying professionals. The Master of Construction Management (Professional) assists students to develop skills to monitor and control the technical process of construction, as well as manage the legal and financial aspects of the building industry.
Program length (full-time): two years
Campus/delivery: this program is offered on campus at Callaghan or online
Master of Construction Practice
Master of Construction Practice (Professional)
The Master of Construction Practice covers a comprehensive range of subjects in the field of construction practice, focusing on the management and delivery of complex construction projects. The curriculum addresses a range of topics including building structures and soil mechanics, construction technology, construction techniques, plant and equipment, contract administration, building measurement, finance and cost planning, project management, refurbishment and retrofitting and risks. The program also meets the educational requirements of the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC) for attainment of an Open Builders License, provided two specific optional subjects are successfully completed, Building Controls and Regulation and Fire Engineering.
Program length (full-time): four trimesters for Master of Construction Practice, five trimesters for Master of Construction Practice (Professional)
Campus/delivery: on campus intensive mode delivery
Master of Construction Management (Professional)
This program is relevant to experienced mid-career construction professionals who are seeking to extend themselves into future leadership positions within the industry. The Master of Construction Management (Professional) requires the completion of 16 credit points (includes a thesis). The postgraduate construction management program is designed to provide specialist skills related to the theoretical, policy, evaluative and research frameworks that underpin the construction professions. The program provides a challenging environment in which you will be encouraged to develop your understanding, knowledge and skills, and inculcated with a sense of being an independent learner in your career.
Program length (full-time): two years
Campus/delivery: this program is offered on and off campus
Master of Construction and Infrastructure Management
The Master of Construction and Infrastructure Management aims to prepare graduates for future roles in managing people, equipment, materials, technological processes and funds in the construction, management and maintenance of buildings and assets in civil infrastructure. This aim is facilitated by the study of advanced management and engineering techniques in the fields of construction, building and maintenance. Students gain significant knowledge and skills in procurement and project delivery, resource planning and management, project costing, health and safety, and risk management. They also learn about the environmental, financial, legal and contractual considerations associated with project-based industries.
Program length (full-time): two years
Campus/delivery: blended – on campus and digital learning
Master of Construction Management
The Master of Construction Management is a professional degree for graduates wanting to gain employment in the construction industry. The program focuses on real world projects that range across the full construction management cycle, preparing students for the realities of professional life. The 2 year (200pt) masters is for students who have completed a three year undergraduate degree in construction. The 3 year (300pt) masters is designed to take students from a non-cognate area; to take students with degrees other than construction; and to enable students to become professionally prepared for a career in construction management.
Master of Architecture/Master of Construction Management
The Master of Architecture combined with the Master of Construction Management positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It gives students the opportunity to express their creativity while pursuing a commercial career. The multidisciplinary approach allows students to realise synergies between disciplines, broaden their skillset and develop a contemporary understanding of the built environment profession.
This program aims to provide students with:
- highly developed skills to manage an architectural practice and lead or work within cross-discipline project teams
- technical and management training to work as construction/project managers within medium-large general construction contracting companies
- a sustainable outlook with the ability to use new materials and technologies to create environmentally sustainable buildings
- knowledge and comprehension to coordinate all aspects of the building procurement process on behalf of clients – either within a private project management company or within a client organisation
- a grounding in architectural history, theory and technology that leads to the creation of innovative architecture.
Master of Construction Management/Master of Property
The Master of Construction Management combined with the Master of Property positions students to be industry ready and have flexibility within the employment market. It provides the opportunity to have a commercial career in an industry that accounts for $360 billion in revenue in Australia, alongside impacting urban developments at the city scale. The multidisciplinary approach allows students to realise synergies between disciplines, broaden their skillset and develop a contemporary understanding of the built environment profession.
This program aims to provide students with:
- highly developed skills to analyse and value property
- technical and management training to work as construction/project managers within medium-large general construction contracting companies
- advanced knowledge in the development and management of property
- knowledge and comprehension to coordinate all aspects of the building procurement process on behalf of clients – either within a private project management company or within a client organisation
- professional practice in a property context.
Program length (full-time): single degree two/three years, combined degree four years
Campus/delivery: on campus
International Degrees
Bachelor of Construction Management (Honours)
This program is structured in a format that relates specifically to the career aspirations of students wishing to work as quantity surveyors, project managers, construction managers, estimators and contract administrators. This program prepares students for a professional career in building, construction and related industries. With the booming construction industry, graduates are in high demand and command generous starting salaries. Students may be invited to undertake honours in the final year of the program.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: on campus, Singapore Institute of Management or Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Quantity Surveying
The Bachelor of Science (Honors) in Quantity Surveying degree offered by the, Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) is a comprehensive undergraduate program designed to produce skilled and competent quantity surveyors equipped to meet the demands of the construction and infrastructure development sectors. This degree program integrates theoretical knowledge with practical application, ensuring graduates possess a well-rounded understanding of quantity surveying principles and practices. The primary objective of the BSc (Hons) in Quantity Surveying is to develop professionals who can effectively manage the financial and contractual aspects of construction projects.
The degree holders are competent enough to be employed in the industry (local and foreign) in management category and in the advisory capacity as Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Contract Managers, Project Managers, Cost Consultants, Contract Administrators, Claim and Dispute Managers and Adjudicator/Arbitrator with the opportunities available for academic careers as well.
This further provides students with a comprehensive education that combines academic rigor with practical experience. Graduates are prepared to assume critical roles in construction and infrastructure development, contributing to the growth and sustainability of the built environment.
Program length (full-time): four years
Campus/delivery: Southern Campus, Nugegalayaya, Sewanagala.
Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (Honours)
The Department of Building Economics offers a four year full time Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Quantity Surveying with a wide range of subjects related to quantity surveying and construction cost management. The degree programme is structured to fulfil the career aspirations of undergraduates wishing to work as a Construction Economist, Cost Manager or a Contract Administrator. This programme prepares students for a professional career in building, civil and other infrastructure construction projects. Our Quantity Surveying graduates are in very high demand in both local and foreign construction markets, especially in the Middle East region and the employability is 100% at the time of the convocation.
Program length (full-time): four years
Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management)
The Bachelor of Applied Science (Construction Management) is a honours degree program focusing on two key disciplines in construction, namely, construction management and quantity surveying.
In response to evolving industry demands shaped by IR4.0 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the 2023 new course structure incorporates digitalisation and sustainability elements, ensuring participants stay at the forefront of their profession. The digitalization element in the programme provides a career pathway in Building Information Modeling (BIM), where students will learn various BIM-related software to enhance their construction
digital technology skills.
A notable addition is the specialisation in Quantity Surveying, which aligns with industry needs and equips students with the essential knowledge and skills for success in both construction management and quantity surveying roles
Program length (full-time): four years