Bachelor of Spatial Science (Surveying)

Work in the great outdoors as a professional surveyor with USQ's Bachelor of Spatial Science (Surveying). As Australia's number one Surveying degree for distance education as well as the most popular, USQ offers a practical, skill and knowledge based program that allows you to adapt your study to your life through external courses.

Why Surveying?

USQ is the leading provider of Spatial Science degree programs giving the opportunity to get your career to where you want it to be. Throughout the program, you will work with modern satellite based Global Positioning Systems and Geographic Information technologies, and get practical with surveying projects in land development and mining that will prepare you for your future career as a Professional Surveyor.

With all the study and hard work you'll put in, your final year will give you a chance to further develop your skills and explore your passion through the exciting end of year research project. Previous students have produced projects in the fields of the impact of flooding on ambulatory boundaries, the effect of rising sea levels and accretion to boundaries and the digital effects of light intensity on measurability.

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Spatial Science (Surveying) is fully accredited by the Surveyors Board of Queensland and is recognised in every Australian state and in New Zealand through reciprocal arrangements. The degree, together with relevant industry experience, enables registration and/or licensing as a professional surveyor with the Boards of Surveyors in Australia and New Zealand.