This basic level course for students at the beginning of their learning process, offered at Penn Foster Workforce Development, lasts 10 hours and requires prerequisites of plane trigonometry and logarithms, both courses offered by Penn Foster. The student learns methods of measurement, tapes and accessories, taped distances, simple field problems and survey of a tract of land with a tape, among other items. Like all of the Penn Foster courses, Linear Surveying is available online. For corporations, Penn Foster develops specific training programs targeted to the needs of the employer and employee which can include this course and others for land surveyors.
This basic two hour credit course offered at the University of Wyoming through its College of Engineering and Applied Science, Civil and Architectural Program, teaches students about the principles of measurement of distances, elevations and angles. It also covers the basic principles of surveying and map making. A working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry is required before starting the course. Further discussion involves the basic error theory in measurements and calculations.
This advanced course offered by Penn Foster provides the student with tools for conducting surveys within a city, with the problems and challenges of buildings with little vacant land. The study of city maps, lot and grading surveys, and construction and maintenance surveys are all covered.
This course offered by the University of Wyoming teaches the intersection between survey measurements and the law relating to boundaries. The course focuses on practical solutions to boundary disputes. Students learn about problems encountered when making boundary surveys. The surveyor's role in judicial proceedings involving boundary disputes and how surveyors determine the extent of property ownership are discussed.