Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development
Entrance Year Sept 2025
Programme Code JS3375
Mode of Study Full-time
Normal Duration
4 years
Programme Intake 327 (Combined intake for programmes JS3004 [around 33], JS3211 [around 38], JS3791 [around 22], JS3789 [around 65], JS3214 [around 27], JS3739 [around 87], JS3375 [around 20] and JS3130 [around 35]) (JUPAS and Non-JUPAS) (Subject to approval)
Fund Type Government-Funded
Credits Required for Graduation
125 (plus 13 practical training credits)
The credit requirements for this programme are indicative only and subject to review.
Programme Leader(s)
Ir Dr Shao-Yuan Leu
PhD, M.S., B.S.
Remarks
Entry Scholarship
To recognise applicants with outstanding academic performance in the HKDSE, the Department will grant entry scholarships to eligible HKDSE students admitted to its programmes via JUPAS. The award criteria for the scholarship, listed in this information sheet, are subject to change and will be announced on the same website in due course.
Aims and Characteristics
Programme Aims, Learning Outcomes, and Characteristics
This unique programme integrates elements of environmental engineering, environmental science, sustainable development, and carbon neutrality technologies and management. Graduates are able to devise practical solutions for environmental problems in water and waste management, circular economies, energy sustainability, and urban development and to contribute to the formulation of policies that will lead to sustainable development.
All admitted students will embark on a Common Year One curriculum. Towards the end of year one, students can decide whether to continue with their initial choice or switch to another choice within the Faculty. Those who wish to change to another choice need to join a competitive process through a ranking assessment, which considers a combination of entrance qualification score, Year One GPA, and interview performance.
Attractive Features
- A 4-year (1 common year + 3 years of your selected major) full-time comprehensive programme.
- Opportunities to join exchange programmes for 1–2 semesters at top universities worldwide.
- Practical training modules delivered in the technologically advanced Industrial Centre of the University.
- Summer placement in Hong Kong, Mainland China, or overseas.
- A global learning experience for each student.
- Available scholarships for students demonstrating excellent academic performance.
Satisfy the University's General Entrance Requirements.
Preferred subject(s) with the highest weighting for admission score calculation include(s):
- Chinese Language
- English Language
- Mathematics
- Mathematics (Extended part - Calculus and Statistics)
- Mathematics (Extended part - Algebra and Calculus)
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Physics
- Combined Science: Biology + Chemistry
- Combined Science: Biology + Physics
- Combined Science: Physics + Chemistry
- Economics
- Geography
- Integrated Science
Notes:
There is no compulsory subject requirement. The admission score will be calculated based on “Any Best 5 Subjects (plus an additional bonus score for the 6th subject)” mechanism (after subject weightings have been applied). For more details, please visit the website of Academic Registry.
Applicants who have not taken the preferred subjects will still be considered for admission but they may need to take relevant underpinning subjects in order to gain the foundation knowledge.
The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) is the only statutory professional engineering body in Hong Kong. Graduates are expected to be qualified for Corporate Membership of HKIE after appropriate trainings and are eligible to join Scheme A training of HKIE in respective disciplines.
| HKIE Disciplines | BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering | BEng (Hons) in Environmental Engineering and Sustainable Development | BEng (Hons) in Civil Engineering (Smart Mobility) Secondary Major in AIDA |
| Civil | ✓ | ✓^ | |
| Environmental | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Logistics & Transportation | ✓* | ✓* | ✓^ |
| Structural | ✓ | ✓^ | |
| Geotechnical | ✓ | ✓^ |
*For details, please refer to the curriculum
^Potential accreditation pending assessment by HKIE
The majority of our graduates embark upon rewarding careers in government departments and authorities or as engineering consultants and construction contractors soon after graduation. After a few years of work experience, many graduates further advance their careers by sitting an examination to become professional engineers. Other graduates pursue higher degrees at prestigious overseas institutions.
For general enquiries, please contact:
Ms Joyce Wong
Tel: (852) 2766 6052
Email: joyce-cy.wong@polyu.edu.hk
For further information on academic matters, please contact:
Ir Dr Shao-Yuan Leu
Tel: (852) 3400 8322
Email: shao-yuan.leu@polyu.edu.hk
Personal Website http://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/~syleu
