Sept 2025 Entry
2 years
69 plus 2 training credits
The curriculum of this programme, including the credit requirements, is subject to review.
The exact study duration and number of credits to be transferred will depend on the entry qualification of individual AD/HD admittees.
What's New
Programme Aims
This programme provides an excellent opportunity for students who would like to pursue an education in the building engineering and construction management profession. The advancing building construction industry in Hong Kong and neighbouring regions requires graduates who possess highly specialised skills in technology, management and communication. Our well-trained graduates are in great demand as professional building engineers and construction managers because they can easily adapt to the changing needs of the construction industry and have developed the expertise that is necessary to plan, coordinate, supervise and control the complex process of building projects.
Characteristics
The senior year curriculum is derived from the 4-year full time undergraduate programme BSc (Hons) in Building Engineering and Management.
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 building engineering and technology or equivalent, 69 credits and 2 training credits are required for graduation.
Site visits and guest lectures are arranged throughout the study to provide students with a better understanding of the practice in the industry.
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.
The Department operates Work-Integrated Education (WIE) in collaboration with the University to help students in placement. WIE during the summer term is an integral element of the curriculum, and the completion of practical training is an essential criterion for fulfilling graduation requirements.
The Department also operates a student exchange programme to provide students with opportunities to study abroad for one academic semester at Universities in UK, USA, Australia, Canada, Singapore, Taiwan and the Mainland, etc.
Professional Recognition
Professional accreditation has been granted from the following institutions:
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The Hong Kong Institute of Engineers (HKIE);
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The Chartered Institute of Building in the UK (CIOB); and
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The Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM).
Career Prospects
Following appropriate training in industry, graduates will become building engineers and/or construction managers. The continuing growth of Hong Kong's building and infrastructure development offers opportunities for challenging and rewarding careers. Our graduates usually take up positions with construction companies or real estate development companies.
Students can further their studies, for example, by entering our MSc in Project Management or MSc in Construction and Real Estate programmes offered by the Department.
Students will be admitted to the Senior Year of the 4-year degree programme and they have to complete all of the following subjects in order to fulfil the credit requirement for graduation. Credit transfer may be granted with respect to academic result of students in their HD or AD studies.
*Core / Discipline Specific Requirements (DSR) Subjects
Construction Technology, Structural Mechanics, Building Services, Temporary Works Design, Project Management & Procurement, Maintenance Technology & Management, Measurement, Documentation & Estimating, Building Information Modelling (BIM) applications and development, etc.
*General University Requirement Subjects
Students are required to take three General University Requirement (GUR) subjects - 6 credits of Cluster-Area Requirements (CAR) subjects and 3 credits of Service-Learning subject (SL).
*Capstone Project
Students are required to undertake a 6-credit Capstone Project.
*Work-Integrated Education
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. The Department has developed opportunities for students to work in firms or organizations during the summer in Hong Kong or overseas, which will count towards the WIE requirement.
*Language Communication Requirements
Students not meeting the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree Language Communication Requirements (LCR) based on their previous academic performance in AD/HD programmes will be required to take additional credits on top of the programme's normal credit requirements.
69 plus 2 training credits
Award Coordinator
Dr Hung-Lin CHI
BSc, MSc, PhD
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An Associate Degree or a Higher Diploma in a relevant discipline.
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In addition to academic results, preference will be given to applicants with better English proficiency.
For further programme information, please contact:
The General Office (tel: 3400 3819/ 3400 8121/ 3400 8120; email: bsyywu@polyu.edu.hk).
I truly enjoyed my studies in the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE). My final-year dissertation was awarded the Best Individual Dissertation of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE – Building Division). Together with my academic performance, my participation in extracurricular activities brought me the honour of being named Outstanding Student by both the Faculty of Construction and Environment and BRE in 2012.
My studies at BRE offered me a solid foundation for launching my career. After graduation, I joined one of the most challenging projects in Hong Kong: the Express Rail Link West Kowloon Terminus. I led the building envelope works on M+ Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District and became a senior project manager, delivering one of Asia’s largest new-build data centres. I was one of the HKIE President's Proteges in 2015, and I served as a Council Member for the Hong Kong Construction Association’s Young Members Society in 2016. After obtaining my professional qualification in engineering, I pursued an MBA and SM dual-degree programme at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US. I received MIT fellowships and scholarships, as well as the HKIE Young Engineers Scholarship, to support my studies. I had ample opportunities to work on initiatives related to advanced technologies, entrepreneurship and sustainability. I am now joining the global operations leadership rotational programme with Amgen.
I am grateful that BRE enabled me to be a part of the thriving construction scene and prepared me to work on impactful projects on a global scale.
Required
To evaluate the aptitude and interest of applicants in the programme, and to assess their language and communication skills.
About 15 - 30 minutes
Selected applicants will be invited to interviews.
