Sept 2025 Entry
2 years
72 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 challenging 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. 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 future.
Characteristics
The senior year curriculum is derived from the 4-year full time undergraduate programme BSc (Hons) in Surveying.
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 surveying or relevant disciplines, 72 credits and 2 training credits are required for graduation.
This is a professional degree programme with a global and practical perspective. Students will learn about economics, law, finance and investment, management and technology in the construction and real estate context. Problem identification, problem solving and decision-making form the focus of the programme.
There is close contact with the industry through guest lectures, companies and site visits. Students will undertake group and individual practical projects throughout their studies. 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
The programme is professionally accredited by:
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK (RICS)*;
The Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS); andThe Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers (HKICM).
*Subject to re-accreditation
Career Prospects
Our graduates readily find employment as professional trainees in various surveying consultancies, property development companies, construction companies, government departments such as the Rating and Valuation Department, the Lands Department, the Housing Department, the Architectural Services Department and the Buildings Department, and other large quasi-public organizations, such as MTR, the Hong Kong Housing Society, and Urban Renewal Authority, etc.
In recent years, some graduates have also been recruited into the business and financial sectors. A majority of the graduating class has been offered employment before or shortly after the final examination.
Students can further their studies at postgraduate level, for example, by entering the 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.
*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 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 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 of 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. 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 a maximum of 9 additional credits on top of the programme's normal credit requirements.
72 plus 2 training credits
Award Coordinator
Dr Ivy S.W. Wong
BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS
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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 8121 / 3400 8120 / 3400 3819; email: bsyywu@polyu.edu.hk).
My studies at the Department of Building and Real Estate (BRE) have been a spectacular experience. The Surveying Programme offers a well-rounded curriculum that balances theoretical knowledge and practical application. The subjects offered are well designed, with a strong emphasis on the latest developments in digitalisation and construction technology. I also gained research experience by participating in various projects led by the professors. My dissertation won the Chartered Institute of Building (Hong Kong) Outstanding Student Award for 2018-2019. I received solid training in BRE and gained extensive experience, and I am now a qualified member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (BSD).
During my studies, I had the valuable opportunity to participate in a half-year exchange programme at the National University of Singapore. This experience broadened my academic and cultural horizons. The global perspective I developed has been beneficial during my time as a Technical Trainee at Swire Properties Limited.
BRE’s practical training and industry connections were instrumental in preparing me for the professional world. The internship programme and mentorship scheme enabled me to apply my knowledge to practical scenarios, closing the gap between theory and industry.
I am grateful for the knowledge, skills and experiences I gained through BRE’s Surveying Programme.
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.
