Deciding what to study after school or a career change is one thing. Choosing where to study is another entirely.
There are a few different paths you will have to choose between on your way to joining the ranks of Victoria’s land surveyors. A number of educational institutions offer surveying courses and training: RMIT University provides undergraduate and postgraduate opportunities, while RMIT TAFE is focused on hand-on practical experience through their certificate and diploma study streams. The University of Melbourne’s Engineering school, meanwhile, offers both bachelor and masters courses.
You can find out further details about these educational bodies’ offerings outlined in the panel further down the page. For additional guidance, organisations like the Institute of Surveyors Victoria have information on their website that may be able to help you get a sense of what the landscape will look like once you have graduated.
Once you have become a graduate land surveyor, you will have the options to a Professional Training Agreement.
Professional Training Agreements Victoria
(Two to three years part-tme)
Professional Training Agreements (PTA) provide a mechanism to enable a graduate surveyor to progress to registration as a licensed surveyor in Victoria.
The purpose of the PTA is to provide a structured training program to assist a graduate surveyor with the continuation of education and training to develop their skills. This requires 360 days of supervised training, including a minimum of 240 cadastral training days.
As part of the PTA, graduate land surveyors are required to submit an urban and a rural cadastral survey as well as complete the Cadastral Law Project and Professional Assessment Project. The final stage of the agreement is the Professional Practice Examination, which involves an interview with a panel of board members.
RMIT University Study Program
Want to get a sense of what study surveying is like at RMIT? This video gives you the real rundown.
Victorian Surveying Study Options
Institution |
Course name |
Guide ATAR score |
Prerequisites |
Course length |
Contact information |
How to apply |
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| RMIT University | Bachelor of Applied Science Surveying (Honours) | 74.25 | Units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL and units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 20 in one of Mathematical Methods or Specialist Mathematics | Four years full-time or eight years part-time | Course info page Brochure Phone: 9925 2213 |
VTAC or direct |
| Bachelor of Science (Geospatial Science) (Honours) | 73.25 | Units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL and units 3 and 4 with a study score of at least 20 in any Mathematics | Four years full-time or eight years part-time | Course info page Phone: 9925 2213 |
VTAC or direct | |
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| University of Melbourne | Bachelor of Design (Spatial Systems Major) leading to Master of Engineering (Spatial) | 86.20 | Study score of at least 25 in English or 30 in ESL. A background equivalent to Unit 3 & 4 in Maths Methods is recommended for those seeking to major in Geomatics. Without this, bridging subjects in mathematics may need to be taken in first year | Three-year Bachelors degree followed by two year Masters degree | Course info page Brochure (2017) |
VTAC or direct |
| Bachelor of Science (Spatial Systems Major) leading to Master of Engineering (Spatial) | 85 | A study score of at least 25 in English/English Language/Literature or at least 30 in ESL. At least 25 in Mathematical Methods and at least 25 in one of Biology, Chemistry or Physics | Three-year Bachelors degree followed by two year Masters degree | VTAC or direct | ||
| Master of Engineering (Spatial) |
Not applicable
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Science: 25 points of Science (a broad interpretation of the Sciences which may include geography, psychology, environments subjects and archaeology or other equivalent subjects). Mathematics: 25 points of first-year mathematics (any). At least a 65% average* in final two years | Two years or up to three years (depending on the extent of relevant prior studies) |
Enquiries: 13 6352 Contact: Stephan Winter on 03 8344 7875 or winter@unimelb.edu.au |
VTAC or direct | |
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| RMIT VET | Certificate IV in Surveying |
Not applicable
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Not applicable | One year full-time | Course info page Phone: 9925 4468 engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au |
Direct only |
| Diploma of Surveying | Not applicable | Not applicable | One year full-time, three days per week | Course info page | VTAC or direct | |
| Advanced Diploma of Surveying | Not applicable | Diploma of Surveying | One year full-time, two days per week | Course info page Brochure |
Direct only | |