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The course has been developed in consultation with practising building surveyors, certifiers and associate professionals to meet the needs of the building surveying profession.
Western Sydney University’s Building Surveying courses have nearly two decades of history and are well recognised by the building surveyors profession and industry for meeting the changing building regulatory environment.
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Our Postgraduate Information Sessions are an opportunity to find out about courses from professional and academic staff and have all your questions answered. These online sessions will give you a better understanding of course content and delivery, what to expect from postgraduate study as well as career outcomes.
Building Surveying at Western
We take a balanced approach to education in the fundamental knowledge and problem-solving skills. You will gain an understanding of building regulations and their interpretations, fire engineering principles and various Australian Standards that become building regulations under the NCC.
You will gain knowledge in the practical assessment and approval process adopted by governments, the profession and the building industry. The course is taught by leading industry experts, as well as academics at the University. It is a distance learning course, with flexible modes offered to cater for your needs.
Course structure
Our course structure is outlined in our handbook. Here you can view all of the units (subjects) you will be studying.
Fees and delivery
Fees: $24,660*
Delivery: Online
This course is only available to domestic students.
Unfortunately, student visa holders are not eligible to study this degree.
Postgraduate Study Information
Looking for a career change? Hoping to gain a new professional qualification that will help take your career further? Or just hoping to expand your horizons? Western’s range of diverse postgraduate degrees provide you with the opportunity to diversify your skillset in a supportive and flexible learning environment that enables you to thrive in your chosen field.
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Your career
With a degree in building surveying, you can look forward to the following career oppurtunities:
- Certifier
- Municipal building surveyors
- Building inspectors
- Quality control
- Consultants and expert witnesses
Your career

Building Surveyor
Building surveyors oversee compliance of design and construction of buildings with legislative requirements and particularly the Building Code of Australia. Building surveyors may deliver these duties working in local government or private practices. The service of building surveyors is the key to quality buildings and the retention of public trust in the construction industry.

Access Consultant
Buildings are expected to be accessible for general public users and specifically for people with disability. Access consultants play a vital role in assessing accessibility of buildings in form of access report. Access consultants are able to produce performance solutions in order to help designers achieve more sophisticated architectural designs. Access consultants specialise in access and egress requirements of the Building Code of Australia, Premises Standards, Transport Standards and Standards Australia’s AS 1428 suite.
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*The tuition fees quoted above are the fees for the normal full-time study load of the course (80 credit points) per annum. International students will be subject to a variable fee regime; i.e. enrolled students will be required to pay fees during their course based on the approved fee for each calendar year. Fee changes (if any) will occur at 1 January each calendar year. Students who extend their course past the normal finish date of the course will be required to pay additional fees based on the prevailing fee level. Western Sydney University is a multi-campus institution. The University reserves the right to alter the location of its courses between campuses and other locations as necessary. Students should be aware of the possibility of change of location for the whole or part of courses for which they enrol and should plan for the need to travel between Western Sydney campuses.