Sept 2025 Entry
4 years
121 (plus 2 training credits)
*The programme allows students to choose freely a discipline from Building Surveying (BS), General Practice Surveying (GP), Planning and Development (PD), Property and Facility Management (PFM) and Quantity Surveying (QS) to pursue.
What's New
Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes
This challenging programme aims to develop all-round and flexible graduates with fundamental knowledge and practical skills in the interdisciplinary 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 mindset with international studies in the real estate and construction markets in China and overseas.
Students are 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.
Programme Characteristics
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.
Practical training / Internship (Work-Integrated Education) is a compulsory element of the curriculum. Students usually undertake internship during the summer period.
The Department maintains a mentorship scheme in which students are matched with senior figures in the construction and real estate industry to gain insights into professional practice.
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.
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.
Professional Recognition
The programme is professionally accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in the UK (RICS)* and the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS).
*Subject to re-accreditation
Career Prospects
Our graduates readily find employment as professional trainees in various international 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, Urban Renewal Authority, and the Hong Kong Housing Society, etc.
In recent years, some graduates have also been recruited into business and financial institutions in the fields of asset and facility management. Majority of the graduating class has been offered employment before or shortly after the final examination.
Curriculum
The programme covers the following subject components:
*Core / Discipline Specific Requirements (DSR) Subjects
In year 1 and year 2, subjects on foundational technical and knowledge about the construction and real estate industry and the surveying professions are included.
In year 3, 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 Disciplines.
*General University Requirement Subjects
Students are required to take 30 credits of General University Requirement (GUR) subjects.
*Capstone Project
Students are required to undertake a 6-credit Capstone Project.
*Work-Integrated Education
The Work-Integrated Education (WIE) element of 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.
Information on the subjects offered can be obtained at www.bre.polyu.edu.hk.
The programme curriculum can be obtained at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/bre/study/undergraduate-programmes/.
121 (plus 2 training credits)
Award Coordinator
Dr Ivy S. W. Wong
BSc(Hons), MSc, PhD, MRICS, MHKIS
Please click here to view the entrance requirements for non-JUPAS applicants.
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 strikes a balance between theoretical knowledge and practical application. The subjects offered are comprehensively designed, with a strong emphasis on the latest developments in digitalisation and construction technology. In addition, I gained research experience by participating in various projects led by professors. My dissertation won the Chartered Institute of Building (Hong Kong) Outstanding Student Award for 2018-2019. After receiving solid training in BRE and gaining extensive experience, I am now a qualified member of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (BSD).
During my studies, I had a great opportunity of participate in a half-year exchange programme at the National University of Singapore. This experience broadened my academic and cultural horizons. The global perspective was 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 that I gained through BRE’s Surveying Programme.
To obtain a better understanding of the applicants’ overall academic and non-academic qualities and achievements.
About 20 minutes
Selected Band A applicants will be invited to attend an interview after the announcement of the HKDSE results scheduled for late July 2025.
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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.
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