Program Overview

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying

Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying is a challenging programme that aims to develop all-round and flexible graduates with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in the inter-disciplinary professions of land management, real estate development, and construction project management.

Programme Aims

The programme underpins surveying studies with the disciplines of economics and finance, law, management, and technology and cultivates a global mind-set with international studies in the real estate and construction markets in China and overseas. Students will be well-prepared to enter the professions of building surveying, general practice surveying (real estate), planning and development, property and facility management, and quantity surveying (construction economics) with full potentials to take leading and strategic roles in the profession and business of land, property, and construction in the future.

Characteristics

The senior year curriculum is derived from the 4-year full-time undergraduate programme BSc (Hons) in Surveying. Students in the 4-year undergraduate curriculum are required to take 121 credits and 2 training credits. For senior year intakes with an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma qualification in surveying or relevant disciplines, 72 credits and 2 training credits are required for graduation.

Curriculum Structure

The general curriculum design of the programme comprises:

• General University Requirements (GUR) Subjects 9 credits
• Discipline Specific Requirements (DSR) Subjects 63 credits
• Work Integrated Education (WIE) - 2 credits (training credits)

General University Requirements (GUR) Subjects

Please refer to the Office of Undergraduate Studies for details.

Discipline Specific Requirements (DSR) Subjects

The curriculum design for DSR subjects includes:

• Common Subjects
  • CLC3231P: Chinese Communication for Construction and Environment
  • ELC3421: English for Construction and Environmental Professionals
  • BRE326: Maintenance Technology & Management
  • BRE336: Development and Control Law
  • BRE350: Project Management & Procurement
  • BRE365: International Study
  • BRE366: Analytical Skills & Methods
  • BRE369: Integrated Professional Workshop II
  • BRE469: Integrated Professional Workshop III
  • BRE466: Capstone Project
  • BRE299: Work Integrated Education (WIE)
• Elective Subjects Set for Building Surveying (BS) / Quantity Surveying (QS)
  • BRE204: Structure I
  • BRE345: Measurement, Documentation & Estimating
  • BRE370: Intermediate Construction Technology & Materials
  • BRE363: Construction Economics
  • BRE364: Construction Contract Law & Administration
  • BRE415: Dispute Resolution
  • BRE453: Building Services II
  • BRE461: Environmental Impact & Assessment
  • BRE435: Design, Adaptation & Conversion (BS only)
  • BRE437: Facility Management (BS only)
  • BRE470: Information Technology and Building Information Modelling for Construction (BS only)
  • BRE439: Engineering Contract Procedure (QS only)
  • BRE440: Cost & Value Management (QS only)
  • BRE442: Forecasting & Competition in the Built Environment (QS only)
• Elective Subjects Set for General Practice Surveying (GP) / Planning and Development (PD) / Property and Facility Management (PFM)
  • BRE315: Property Valuation
  • BRE337: Property Law
  • BRE371: Introduction to Property Management
  • BRE362: Urban Economics & Property Investment
  • BRE397: Property Management Accounting
  • BRE418: Real Estate Development
  • BRE427: Applied Property Investment
  • BRE4291: Real Estate Marketing
  • BRE463: Business Valuation and Accounts
  • BRE465: Asset Management
  • BRE436: Applied Property Valuation (GP & PFM only)
  • BRE464: Urban Planning (Workshops) (PD only)

Career Prospects

Graduates readily find employment as professional trainees in surveying consultancies, property development companies, construction companies, government departments, and other quasi-public organizations. Meanwhile, graduates equipped with comprehensive skills will win leading positions in the business and financial services sector. The majority of graduates are offered employment before or shortly after the final examination. Graduates are welcome to study masters degree programmes further at the Department.

Professional Recognition

This programme is accredited by:

• The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) Building Surveying (BS) Division, General Practice (GP) Division, Planning and Development (PD) Division, Property and Facility Management (PFM) Division, and Quantity Surveying (QS) Division
• The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK (RICS)
• The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM)
• The Property Management Services Authority (PMSA)

Entrance Requirements

A Higher Diploma or an Associate Degree in a relevant discipline.

Programme Details

• Entrance Year: September 2026
• Programme Code: 32405-SYS
• Mode of Study: Full-time
• Normal Duration: 2 years
• Programme Intake: 42 senior year places
• Fund Type: Government-Funded
• Credits Required for Graduation: 72 plus 2 training credits
• Programme Leader: Prof. Ivy S.W. Wong, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS