Course Information
(Total Tuition Fees
$251,415 – $283,320
(for Local students本地學生))
Course Overview
Programme Features
- You will be equipped with fundamental knowledge and skills in the inter-disciplinary professions of land use, property development and construction management for your future employment and lifelong learning
- After graduation, you will enter the Building Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Planning and Development, Property and Facility Management or General Practice Surveying profession as a trainee with full potential to become a full-fledged professional surveyor. Eventually, you will take a leading and strategic role in the profession and business of land use, property development and construction management and make contributions to the community
- You will be taught with the disciplines of economics, law, management and technology related to surveying studies
Professional Recognition
The programme is professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK (RICS), The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors* (HKIS), the Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM) and the Property Management Services Authority**(PMSA).
* The accreditation by the HKIS covers five surveying divisions including the Building Surveying (BS) Division, General Practice (GP) Division, Planning and Development (PD) Division, Property and Facility Management (PFM) Division as well as Quantity Surveying (QS) Division.
** This programme is recognised as a specified degree in property management by the Property Management Services Authority (PMSA) and graduates can apply for property management practitioner (PMP) (Tier 1) Licence upon fulfilling relevant requirements of PMSA.
Future Prospects
Career Prospect
- Graduates are able to pursue a wide range of careers, including Graduate/ Assistant Surveyor in the disciplines of Building Surveying, General Practice, Planning and Development, Property and Facility Management, Quantity Surveying or Management Trainee in the real estate and construction sector.
- The average salary of graduates was around $35,000 in 2022*.
* Source: PolyU SPEED Graduate Employment Survey
Further Study Opportunities
- Past graduates have pursued postgraduate studies in famous local and overseas universities, such as The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, The University of Hong Kong and The University College London.
What You’ll Learn
Programme Structure
Students are required to complete the following requirements with satisfactory results for an honours degree:
Foundation (up to 3 subjects for students from non-construction-related disciplines only) Note 2
- Construction Technology and Materials I
- Integrated Professional Workshop I
- Introduction to Law to Construction and Real Estate
Compulsory (all 9 subjects)
- Analytical Skills and Methods
- Capstone Project
- Chinese Communication for Construction and Environment
- Development Control Law
- English for Construction and Environmental Professionals
- Integrated Professional Workshop II
- Integrated Professional Workshop III
- Maintenance Technology and Management
- Project Management and Procurement
Elective#
(Students should choose one of the four disciplines listed below and complete 11 subjects under the discipline)
Building Surveying (BS)
- Building Maintenance for Sustainability
- Building Services II
- Construction Contract Law and Administration
- Construction Economics
- Construction Technology and Materials II
- Design, Adaptation and Conversion
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Impact and Assessment
- Facilities Management
- Information Technology and Building Information Modelling for Construction
- Measurement, Documentation and Estimating
- Structure I
General Practice (GP)
- Applied Property Investment
- Applied Property Valuation
- Asset Management
- Business Valuation and Accounts
- Property Law
- Property Management Accounting
- Property Management I
- Property Valuation
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Marketing
- Urban Economics and Property Investment
Planning & Development (PD)
- Applied Property Investment
- Asset Management
- Business Valuation and Accounts
- Property Law
- Property Management Accounting
- Property Management I
- Property Valuation
- Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Marketing
- Urban Economics and Property Investment
- Urban Planning (Workshops)
Quantity Surveying (QS)
- Building Services II
- Construction Contract Law and Administration
- Construction Economics
- Construction Technology and Materials II
- Cost and Value Management
- Dispute Resolution
- Engineering Contract Procedure
- Environmental Impact and Assessment
- Forecasting and Competition in the Built Environment
- Information Technology and Building Information Modelling for Construction
- Measurement, Documentation and Estimating
#Offering of any elective subjects is subject to sufficient enrolment.