Bachelor (Honours)
In your first year you'll complete your common units laying the foundations for the remainder of your course. You'll explore the built environment and receive an introduction to construction management structures and residential construction urban development economics and law and integrated construction.
From there your studies will prepare you to provide professional advice to the construction industry on the financial and legal aspects of new constructions as well as the operation of existing buildings. You'll learn complex construction techniques methodologies and business skills including management issues contract administration and cost planning and controls. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of commercial construction measurement estimating and services and heavy engineering.
In your final year you'll explore advanced concepts of quantity surveying and cost engineering as well as construction legislation and risk management in the energy and resources sectors. Your studies will culminate in a major research project where you showcase your career-ready skills.
Throughout your studies you'll be applying what you learn to real-world projects and address real-world challenges with your lecturers and peers. You'll be taught and mentored by some of the best in the business and make valuable connections that'll give you a head start on your future career. You'll also have access to exclusive work placements completing 30 days of work experience through our Work Integrated Learning unit.
Graduates are employed on major public or private construction projects in the areas of contracts planning and scheduling estimating and cost controls risk management and supply chain and procurement. You may find employment with quantity surveying firms engineering and project management firms government departments or authorities building contractors financiers or property developers.
The quantity surveying and cost engineering course has accreditations with the Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
On completion of the two-year Master of Architecture and the required period of practical experience graduates are eligible to sit for registration as an architect in Australia.
In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours)(Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering). You will study design and urban development units in your first four years and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.
Design componentIn order to complete the Architecture major you must complete a total of 240 credit points of core units comprising:
The Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering major component requires completion of 288 credit points (24 units) consisting of:
**Four units are completed as part of the Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering component and will contribute to the completion requirements of both courses.
Study overseasStudy overseas while earning credit towards your QUT degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners.
Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.
In order to complete this course you must complete a total of 480 credit points made up of 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Design (Architecture) and 288 credit points from the Bachelor of Urban Development (Honours)(Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering). You will study design and urban development units in your first four years and concentrate on urban development studies for the remainder of this course.
Design componentIn order to complete the Architecture major you must complete a total of 240 credit points of core units comprising:
The Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering major component requires completion of 288 credit points (24 units) consisting of:
**Four units are completed as part of the Quantity Surveying and Cost Engineering component and will contribute to the completion requirements of both courses.
Study overseasOverseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in either degree area depending on how they match with your QUT course.