Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying)

Location

Auckland International Campus.

This programme is also offered at our Dunedin Campus. Visit op.ac.nz for programme details.

Duration

Three years full-time

Delivery

Blended learning, including face-to-face, online, work experience and student-managed learning

Credits

360

DescLevel

360

Intakes

February, April, July and October

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    Study breaks
  • Auckland International Campus
    5 February 2024
    24 June 2024 - 19 July 2024
    8 April 2024 - 19 April 2024
    23 September 2024 - 4 October 2024
  • Auckland International Campus
    5 February 2024
    24 June 2024 - 19 July 2024
    8 April 2024 - 19 April 2024
    23 September 2024 - 4 October 2024
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    22 April 2024
    23 September 2024 - 4 October 2024
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    9 December 2024 - 7 February 2025
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    22 April 2024
    20 May 2024 - 14 June 2024
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    22 July 2024
    9 December 2024 - 7 February 2025
    23 September 2024 - 4 October 2024
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
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    22 July 2024
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    30 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
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    7 October 2024
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
    9 December 2024 - 7 February 2025
    30 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
  • Distance
    26 February 2024
  • Dunedin
    22 July 2024
    30 September 2024 - 11 October 2024
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    26 February 2024
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    30 September 2024 - 11 October 2024
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    26 February 2024
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    30 September 2024 - 11 October 2024
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    26 February 2024
    11 March 2024 - 29 March 2024
    15 April 2024 - 26 April 2024
    30 September 2024 - 11 October 2024
  • Auckland International Campus
    10 February 2025
    30 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
    29 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
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    10 February 2025
    30 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
    29 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
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    28 April 2025
    29 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
    30 June 2025 - 25 July 2025
    15 December 2025 - 6 February 2026
  • Auckland International Campus
    28 July 2025
    15 December 2025 - 6 February 2026
    29 September 2025 - 10 October 2025
    13 April 2026 - 24 April 2026
  • Auckland International Campus
    13 October 2025
    13 April 2026 - 24 April 2026
    15 December 2025 - 6 February 2026
    29 June 2026 - 24 July 2026
  • Distance
    17 February 2025
  • Dunedin
    17 February 2025
    23 June 2025 - 11 July 2025
    14 April 2025 - 25 April 2025
    22 September 2025 - 3 October 2025
  • Dunedin
    17 February 2025
  • Dunedin
    17 February 2025

Take a leading role in the construction industry with a Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying).

You'll be in high demand as a construction professional and have the technical, work-ready skills to price and manage construction projects and challenge the status quo to improve processes and drive efficiencies.

What you'll learn

  • Budgeting and financial administration of construction projects, including whole life-cycle costing
  • Law, contracts and contractual risk analysis
  • Planning and managing of construction projects
  • Site logistics and project management (managing time, costs, quality and client satisfaction)
  • People management and negotiation skills, and
  • Construction business management.  

Your career options

You'll have excellent career opportunities as a construction professional. You can work as a project manager, quantity surveyor, site manager, estimator, or contract administrator. Graduates of the Quantity Surveying strand can also join the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveying (NZIOB) and work as a consultant QS.  

With experience, you may become a senior project manager, site manager or quantity surveyor, a commercial or divisional manager, or operate your own consultancy. With further study, you could specialise in the field of construction law and dispute resolution. 

Got a diploma and already working in the industry?

If you already hold a diploma in Quantity Surveying or Construction Management, you could get credit recognition toward the third year of this degree. 

Recognised diplomas

  • Otago Polytechnic New Zealand Diploma in Construction (Quantity Surveying): you can get direct entry to Year 3 of the Bachelor of Construction (Quantity Surveying).
  • Diploma in Quantity Surveying from any other NZ institution: Can apply for cross-credits, please contact our admissions team at aklregistry@op.ac.nz.

This degree is accredited by the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors and will make you eligible for Graduate Membership status.

You will study 

You will focus on financial feasibility studies, budgets and cost planning and graduate with the ability to price and manage construction projects. 

 

Courses Year 1 (Compulsory) 

Course

Level

Credits

Introduction to Construction Studies 

5 

15 credits 

Material and Structural Principles

5

15 credits 

Law and Construction Contracts

5 

15 credits 

Construction 1 Residential

5

15 credits 

Services

5

15 credits

Construction 2 Commercial

6

15 credits

Environment

5 

15 credits 

Introduction to Measurement and Estimation

5 

15 credits 

 

Courses Year 2 (Compulsory) 

Course

Level

Credits

Measurement

5

15 credits 

Estimation

6 

15 credits 

Programming

6 

15 credits 

Measurement 2 

6 

15 credits 

Financial Administration

6 

15 credits 

Procurement

6 

15 credits 

Cost Planning

6

15 credits 

Regional Project Quantity Surveying

6 

15 credits 

 

Courses Year 3 (Compulsory) 

Course

Level

Credits

People Management 

6

15 credits 

Project Risk Management

6 

15 credits 

Property Investment and Development

7

15 credits 

Construction Business Management 

6 

15 credits 

Value Management and BIM

7 

15 credits 

Claims Management

7

15 credits

Research Project

7

30 credits

 

Entry requirements 

For those under 20

  • NCEA Level 3 including:
    • 14 credits at Level 3 or above in each of three NZQA approved university entrance subjects, and
    • 10 literacy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of: 
      • 5 credits in reading, and
      • 5 credits in writing, and 
    • 12 numeracy credits at Level 2 or above, made up of:
      • specified achievement standards available through a range of subjects OR
      • package of three numeracy unit standards (26623, 26626, 26627- all three required).

COVID-19 adjustments to NCEA requirements

  • If you completed your NCEA Level 3 during 2020, you only need 12 credits per Level 3 subject (i.e. a total of 36 credits).
  • If you completed your NCEA Level 3 during 2021, please visit this page on the NZQA website. There are different adjustments depending upon which part of New Zealand you studied in.

For those over 20

  • You must supply evidence of industry experience and/or alternative relevant qualifications.  
  • Provisional entry is possible. 

If you need to improve your English Language skills, we offer a wide range of English programmes.

 

Pathways into this programme

If you don't meet the requirements to enter this programme, our bridging programme is the perfect option (this is advertised as the bridging option into our engineering diploma but is a highly suitable pathway into this degree as well). Alternatively, you could complete the New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3) (Carpentry)

Further study options

Upon successful completion of this programme, you will be able to gain entry into relevant postgraduate qualifications. Possible programmes include the Graduate Diploma in Construction Project Management (at Unitec) or the Postgraduate Diploma in Construction - Building Technology, Construction Law, Construction Project Management, Facilities Management, Quantity Surveying - (at Massey).   

Additional information and programme costs

Your workload 

You will be expected to spend about 300 hours per Study Block on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study.

At our Auckland International Campus, this programme is offered by Future Skills Academy due to a sub-contract arrangement with Otago Polytechnic. Auckland study block dates > 

Contact us

For more information on this programme, please email david.finnie@op.ac.nz or Construction@op.ac.nz.

 

Intakes:

Course Description Dates
25-AIC-01 Auckland International Campus 10 Feb 2025
25-DUN-Y1 Dunedin 17 Feb 2025
25-AIC-02 Auckland International Campus 28 Apr 2025
25-AIC-03 Auckland International Campus 28 Jul 2025
25-AIC-04 Auckland International Campus 13 Oct 2025