Selection for admission is made on the basis of a broad and liberal education as determined by academic performance in HKCEE and HKALE, reports from school principals (if any), and interviews (where deemed necessary).

Priority is given to JUPAS applicants who have included BSc(Surv) among their Band A choices.

BSc(Surv) is an interdisciplinary academic programme fostering rigorous critical inquiry into the economic, financial, legal, and managerial aspects of real estate and construction. Teaching staff encourage students to think across the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines to develop creative academic approaches and solutions to real life issues and prepare students for careers in real estate, construction, banking, and finance.

BSc(Surv) was the first fully integrated undergraduate surveying course world-wide and as such has led the way in terms of surveying education. It covers the full spectrum of real estate and construction business, including land and property development, construction management, real estate finance and investment, facility maintenance, and urban renewal. A significant difference between this and more conventional courses is the greater emphasis on a common academic underpinning and perspective required by all real estate and construction professionals.

The three-year programme requires a total of 150 credits in the core courses of land and construction economics, land and construction management, property and construction law, and construction technology, together with a further 30 credits selected from a number of electives.

Each year of the programme has two major components: the lecture course and surveying studio. The lecture course defines the academic core of the programme whilst the studio provides an environment where the interdisciplinary nature of the programme can be more fully explored and boundaries tested through an extensive use of case studies and student centered project work. Some studio cases may require students to take a field trip to the Mainland.

At the end of the second year of the programme, students are required to organise a study tour outside of Hong Kong to study the real estate and construction markets in different socio-economic environments. Students may also be given the opportunity to start to enhance their professional experience via the various internship and mentorship programmes organized through the Department.

BSc(Surv) is recognised by the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Graduates have complete flexibility to choose a surveying specialism from five HKIS divisions, namely General Practice Surveying, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Planning and Development, and Property and Facility Management, along with a broad range of RICS pathways.

Full professional status is gained after an appropriate length of approved practical experience and passing the HKIS or RICS Assessments of Professional Competence.

This programme qualifies graduates for a wide range of employment opportunities in both the private and public sectors. Private sector employers include developers, consultancy firms, property investment companies, property management companies, financial institutions, and building contractors. Public sector employers include the Lands Department, Buildings Department, Rating and Valuation Department, Architectural Services Department, Housing Department, Hong Kong Housing Society, Urban Renewal Authority, etc. Graduates who choose to pursue a professional career as a surveyor would normally take on the role of any one of the following:

Building surveyors - concerned with project management and the supervision of both new development and redevelopment of existing property; life-cycle and maintenance management; and surveying existing buildings. They are also involved in the statutory control of real estate and infrastructural developments together with the resolution of disputes.

General practice surveyors - concerned with management, development and valuation of land and real estate; the financial, economic and managerial aspects of real estate investment; together with the sale and leasing of various types of property.

Quantity surveyors - concerned with cost planning, cost control, and financial management of construction projects. They are involved in cost estimating, tendering, procurement, claims, and the contract management of projects to ensure that clients receive value for money.

Planning and development surveyors - concerned with the planning and development of real estate development projects. They are involved in a variety of town planning and land use issues, project evaluation and economic feasibility, and development monitoring, mainly from a private sector perspective.

Property and facility management surveyors - concerned with the management of property assets under investment; the strategic use of corporate real estate; project management; together with the property and administrative management of real estate developments involving both landlords and tenants.

Department of Real Estate and Construction
Contact person:	Dr Kelvin Wong
Tel:	2859-2146
Fax:	2559-9457
Email:	reco@hkucc.hku.hk
Website:	http://fac.arch.hku.hk/rec

Faculty of Architecture
Email:	faculty@arch.hku.hk
Website:	http://fac.arch.hku.hk