Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Building Engineering (Construction Engineering & Management) - City University of Hong Kong

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The following degree option with integrated minor is available to students admitted to the programme:

• BEng (Hons) Building Engineering (Construction Engineering and Management) (Law Minor)
  
  

We aim to establish an awareness and concern in graduates with regard to the technology and management of the process through which buildings are produced. You will have a sound grasp of the principles and processes required to construct buildings of all types, of organizational and operational practices and of the financial management methods of the building industry. You will be able to exercise judgment on matters of building production management and will understand the roles and functions of other professionals involved in the multi-disciplinary building industry.

Careers

The construction industry is one of the most important industries in Hong Kong, employing almost 10% of the workforce. A total of 650,000 housing units have been built over the past decade and this trend is expected to continue in order to cater for the needs of an expanding and increasingly affluent population. Graduates in Construction Engineering and Management continue to be in high demand.

Entry

To be eligible for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following specific entrance requirements:

• E in two of the following HKALE subjects: Physics, Engineering Science, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry

OR

• E in one of the following HKALE subjects: Physics, Engineering Science, Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Chemistry;

and

E in two of the following HKALE AS subjects: Physics, Applied Mathematics, Mathematics and Statistics, Chemistry

Forbidden combination:

• HKALE Physics/ HKALE Engineering Science/ HKALE AS Physics
• HKALE Pure Mathematics/ HKALE AS Mathematics and Statistics
• HKALE Applied Mathematics/ HKALE AS Applied Mathematics/ HKALE AS Mathematics and Statistics

Course

The programme structure can be broadly classified into the following subject areas:

• Communication Studies
• Complementary Studies
• Management
• Technology and Engineering

Professional Accreditation

Upon graduation, you will have full exemption from The Chartered Institute of Building, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (Building Discipline) (pending for formal decision from HKIE), and Hong Kong Institute of Construction Managers.

Bonus Features

Upon successful completion of the common courses in the first year, you will be provided with an option to enter either Building Services Engineering or Structural and Geotechnical Engineering in the second and third years.