BSc (Hons) in Construction Economics and Management

(Normally 3-year Full-time Programme)

Programme Aim

We aim to produce preferred graduates who will become technically and academically qualified in the areas of Construction Economics and Construction Management. They will be are able to enter, serve and eventually lead the quantity surveying profession.

Future Career

Construction has always been a main pillar of Hong Kong’s economy. A large proportion of government expenditure and private investment goes into construction. The prime objective of a typical construction activity is to maximize value and quality within the constraints of time and cost. Professional quantity surveyors have the unique knowledge and skills to achieve this objective and there are, therefore, exciting prospects for graduates of this course. The employment opportunities are many and varied.

Opportunities exist in the following organisations:

Consultant quantity surveying firms.
Contracting organisations.
Government departments.
Property developers.
Public corporations such as the MTRC and the KCRC.

Programme Content

The course is credit-based. A typical study programme takes 3 years full-time. Each academic year of the course extends over two semesters from late September to July. Some elements are taught in common with the BSc (Hons) degrees in Building Surveying, Real Estate and Building Engineering & Management.

Normal Study Pattern
All subjects, unless otherwise specified in brackets, carry 3 credits each.

Year One

Compulsory Subjects

  • Construction Technology & Materials I
  • Environmental Science
  • Management for Construction & Real Estate
  • The Legal Context of Construction & Real Estate
  • Economics for Construction & Real Estate
  • Land Development Studies
  • Professional Studies I (6)
  • Elementary Putonghua
  • English for Academic Purposes

Year Two

Compulsory Subjects

  • Construction Technology II
  • Business & Project Management for Construction & Real Estate
  • Land & Construction Economics
  • Measurement & Estimating
  • Building Structure & Services
  • Construction Contract Law
  • Professional Studies II (6)
  • Property Investment & Finance
  • Construction Procurement
  • Research Methods
  • College Chinese
  • English in the Workplace

Year Three

Compulsory Subjects

  • Dissertation (6)
  • Building Services Practice & Contract Procedure
  • Civil Engineering Practice & Contract Procedure
  • Bidding, Forecasting and Control
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Value Management
  • Professional Studies III(6)

Elective Subjects

Students are required to choose 2 elective subjects (3 credits each) from a list offered by the Department from time to time, and to choose 2 General Education subjects from a list offered by the University.

Professional Recognition

The degree is accepted by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) as an approved qualification leading to corporate membership. Graduates may gain full professional status after an appropriate period of approved practical experience and training, and passing the Assessment of Professional Competence (APC). Successful candidates in the APC will be qualified as Corporate Member of the Institute (MHKIS).

The HKIS and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, UK offer reciprocal recognition of their professional membership.

Graduates may also seek partial exemption from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), UK, if they wish to pursue a career in contracting


FURTHER INFORMATION

Please contact:
Department of Building & Real Estate,
Hong Kong Polytechnic University,
Hung Hom, Kowloon,
Hong Kong.
Telephone: 2766 5808 Fax: 2764 5131

AWARD CO-ORDINATOR

CHIANG Yat Hung
BA(AS), BBldg, MBA, PhD, AHKIS, MRICS
E-mail address: bschiang@polyu.edu.hk