Programme details

Graduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying

Study quantity surveying to strengthen your capabilities in the field for an evolving professional landscape.

Course description

The Graduate Diploma in Quantity Surveying builds your expertise with specialised skills for effective cost management and project planning in construction. You’ll strengthen your technical, legal, and applied knowledge while learning to provide strategic financial advice and assess risks across a project’s lifecycle. A hands-on industry project develops your research and critical thinking skills.

This programme is ideal for degree-qualified professionals, such as architectural technologists or civil engineers, seeking to transition into quantity surveying. Graduates may become eligible for full membership with the New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors after two years of relevant work experience.

Immigration benefits

This course may qualify for the following visa rights:
In-study work rights
Partner visitor rights
Partner work rights
Post-study work rights

Career Prospects

Graduates will be equipped to work at middle management level within the construction industry. Potential roles include:

-Quantity surveyor
-Contracts Manager
-Estimator/Cost planner
-Procurement Manager
-Construction Cost Manager

Following the Graduate Diploma in Construction Management, students can also pursue further tertiary study at post graduate level in the fields of construction management, project management or building science.

Entry requirements

Academic requirements:

-A relevant New Zealand Bachelor’s degree in a construction-related field, for example; BCon, BEng, BEngTech, BArch, BAS, or equivalent.

English requirements:

If English is not the first language, students must provide a result from a test or qualification on the acceptable alternatives.

Test	Minimum Requirement
IELTS (Academic)	Overall score of 6.0, with no band lower than 5.5
TOEFL iBT	Total score of 60, with a writing score of at least 18
Cambridge English Qualifications	B2 First, B2 First for Schools, C1 Advanced, or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169, and no less than 162 in each skill
OET (Occupational English Test)	Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests
NZCEL (New Zealand Certificate in English Language)	Level 4 (Academic)
PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English)	Score of 50, with no band lower than 42
LanguageCert International ESOL	C1 Expert (overall PASS) with no less than 25/50 in each skill, or Academic test with a minimum score of 65 overall and no skill below 60
Trinity College London ISE	ISE II with no less than distinction or 96 in any band