Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying)
Construction
A course by
Otago Polytechnic
Gain work-ready skills for the construction industry as a quantity surveyor. This bachelor’s degree covers budgeting, financial administration, law, contracts, planning, and site management for construction projects. Graduates are prepared for positions in estimating, project management, and more.
Blended study
This is a mix of online learning & face-to-face sessions
Available in 2 locations
It will take a total of 3 years
This course requires 37 hours per week
Core skills this course teaches
Demonstrate construction project financial and cost management skills
Apply budgeting, cost planning, and financial administration, including whole life-cycle costing, to construction projects.
Apply knowledge of construction law and contracts
Understand and interpret construction law, contracts, and contractual risk analysis within construction projects.
Manage construction project processes and logistics
What You're Signing Up For
Take a leading role in the construction industry with the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying) at Otago Polytechnic. This degree equips you with technical and practical skills to price and manage construction projects, analyse contracts, and drive process improvements. Studied through a mix of face-to-face, online, work experience, and self-managed learning, the programme offers strong industry connections and potential membership in the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveying. You’ll undertake courses in financial administration, contract law, project management, business management, and undertake a third-year research project in a construction topic. Full-time and part-time options are available.
Course Content
- Budgeting and financial administration of construction projects (including life-cycle costing)
- Law, contracts and contractual risk analysis
- Planning and managing construction projects
- Site logistics and project management (managing time, costs, quality, and client satisfaction)
- People management and negotiation skills
- Construction business management
- Third-year research project: literature review, proposal, methodology, data gathering, analysis
- Quantity Surveying core courses by year:
- Year 1: Introduction to Construction, Materials and Structural Principles, Construction 1 Residential, Law and Contracts, Services, Construction 2 Commercial, Environment, Introduction to Measurement and Estimation
- Year 2: Financial Administration, Procurement, Programming, Estimation, Measurement, Cost Planning, Measurement 2, Regional Project Quantity Surveying
- Year 3: People Management, Project Risk Management, Construction Business Management, Value Management and Building Information Modelling (BIM), Property Investment and Development, Claims Management, Research Project
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Construction
Quantity Surveying
Project Management
Building
Future employment opportunities might be
Quantity Surveyor
Project Manager
Otago Polytechnic is known for high quality, hands on learning that leads to strong outcomes. With excellent student satisfaction, high graduate employment rates, and a commitment to sustainability, it’s a place where practical skills meet purpose. Their award winning programmes span design, fashion, creative arts, trades, health, and business, giving you real experience and real confidence for whatever comes next.