Program Overview

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying

Programme Overview

The Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Surveying is a professional degree programme with a global and practical perspective. The programme 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.

Curriculum

• Common Core Subjects: Analytical Skills and Methods, Development Control Law, Project Management and Procurement, Maintenance Technology & Management, etc.
• Discipline-Specific/Elective Subjects: Students will opt for one discipline from the following surveying disciplines: Building Surveying (BS), General Practice Surveying (GP), Planning & Development (PD), Property and Facility Management (PFM), and Quantity Surveying (QS). Students are required to take discipline-specific subjects and elective subjects of the respective discipline.
• General University Requirement Subjects: Students are required to take three General University Requirement (GUR) subjects, including 6 credits of Cluster-Area Requirement (CAR) and 3 credits of Service-Learning Subject (SL).
• Capstone Project: Students are required to take a 6-credit Capstone Project.
• Work-Integrated Education (2 training credits): The Work-Integrated Education (WIE) element in the Department will last for a minimum duration of four weeks in full-time placement (equivalent to 22 full days) or 176 hours in part-time placement.

Recognition and Prospects

Professional Recognition

The programme is professionally accredited by:

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK (RICS)
• The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS)
• Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM)

Career Prospects

Our graduates readily find employment as professional trainees in various surveying consultancies, property development companies, construction companies, government departments, and other large quasi-public organizations.

Entrance Requirements

• An Associate Degree or a Higher Diploma in a relevant discipline.
• In addition to academic results, preference will be given to applicants with better English proficiency.

Credit Required for Graduation

72 plus 2 training credits

Scheme/Programme Leader(s)

• Award Coordinator: Prof. Ivy S.W. Wong, BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS

Additional Information

The Department operates a student exchange programme to provide students with opportunities to study abroad for one academic semester at universities in the UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan, and the Chinese Mainland, etc. The Department also maintains a mentorship scheme in which students are matched with employers and senior members of the professions to gain practical insights into professional practice.