Programme Aims
The programme aims to broaden and deepen students' knowledge in the construction and real estate sectors.
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Characteristics
This programme suits graduates and professionals who are qualified in architecture, building, building services engineering, building surveying, civil engineering, construction management, interior design, land surveying, quantity surveying, property management, real estate or town planning at various levels of responsibility. It offers students the flexibility to choose subjects from the disciplines of construction, planning and development or commercial property.
Recognition & Prospects
The MSc programme is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) as meeting their academic requirements. MSc graduates may apply for the full membership of the RICS based on their appropriate period of relevant work experience in the construction and/or real estate sectors.
Programme Structure
This mixed-mode programme is offered within the Faculty Taught Postgraduate Scheme in Construction and Environment. Students can pursue their studies in either the full-time mode or the part-time mode. Depending on their pace of study, they should normally be able to complete the programme in 1 year for full-time study or in 2.5 years for part-time study. Students are required to attend classes during the daytime and in the evening if they choose the full-time mode of study.
Students can select from a wide range of subjects that are offered under the Taught Postgraduate Scheme in Construction and Environment within the Faculty. In general, each subject will require one 3-hour weekday evening class per week over a 13-week semester, except those 'weekend' and 'daytime' subjects marked with '#'. Designated subjects will be offered to full-time students during the daytime on weekdays if necessary. Full-time MSc students are strongly recommended to take 7 taught subjects and the Dissertation in a normal study period of one academic year. Students should complete the Dissertation within a normal period of 3 semesters including the Summer Semester (from June to August inclusive).
For the MSc (30 credits required)
Students must complete:
(a) 7 subjects (3 credits each), with at least 4 Core Subjects, including Research Methods for Construction & Real Estate, AND a Dissertation (9 credits) that is relevant to construction and/or real estate; or
(b) 10 subjects (3 credits each), with at least 7 Core Subjects, including Research Methods for Construction & Real Estate, AND the dissertation replacement subject Professional Workshop & Project (3 credits).
For the PgD (21 credits required)
Students must complete 7 subjects (3 credits each), with at least 4 Core Subjects, including Research Methods for Construction & Real Estate.
Esperado May 2024
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Esperado Setembro 2024
Faculty of Construction and Environment, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
ZS1201, 12/F, South Tower, Block Z,
Hung Hom,
Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon
A Bachelor's degree with Honours;
OR
A Bachelor's degree in a construction or real estate related discipline;
OR
Corporate membership of a relevant professional institution.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the following minimum English language requirement for admission purpose, unless otherwise specified by individual programmes concerned:
A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet-based test or 550 for the paper-based test;
OR
An overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).