The MSc(Construction Project Management) programme prepares students for a professional role in the management of construction projects. The Programme introduces the general skills of strategic, organisational and people management, and the technical, financial and administrative skills appropriate to professionals, within the context of the construction process. Courses in the programme combine to cover the procedures involved in the effective management of all phases of construction and the economic, institutional and legal constraints which determine them.
Each student must complete 12 courses including prescribed and elective courses; or 9 courses including prescribed and elective courses plus a dissertation.
The prescribed courses are: - Construction Economics - Development Case Studies - Information Management in Construction - Law for the Real Estate and Construction Industry - Management Theory and Projects - Modern Developments in the Law of Construction Contracts - Occupational Health, Safety and Well-being in Construction - Procurement Systems - Project Risk Management - Project Workshop (CPM) or Dissertation
The elective courses can be chosen from a wide range of options depending on the choice of the following majors: - MSc(Construction Project Management) - MSc(Construction Project Management) majoring in Quantity Surveying - MSc(Construction Project Management) majoring in Construction Law - MSc(Construction Project Management) majoring in Management of Projects
MSc(Construction Project Management) including all its majors are accredited by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The MSc(Construction Project Management) majoring in Quantity Surveying is accredited by the Quantity Surveying Division of the Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors (HKIS) and the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors (PAQS).
Mode of Attendance Full Time (one to two years) Part Time (two to three years) Classes are usually conducted on weekday evenings and Saturdays, with classes of selected courses conducted over the weekend (including Sundays).
Entrance Requirements
To be eligible for admission to the programme, the applicant shall satisfy both the University Admission Requirements and the Programme Specific Requirements as listed below:
(a) comply with the University's General Regulations and the Regulations for Taught Postgraduate Curricula;
(b) hold a bachelor's degree of this University or a qualification of equivalent standard from this University
or another comparable institution accepted for this purpose; or
(c) hold a qualification from a university or comparable institution outside Hong Kong, of which the language of teaching and/or examination is not English. In this case, the applicant shall satisfy the University English language requirement applicable to high degrees, as prescribed under General Regulation G2(b); and
(d) pass the qualifying examination, if required.
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The Faculty of Architecture offers a comprehensive range of Taught Postgraduate Programmes in its three departments and one division, covering breadth and depth in the professional as well as academic research fields of Architecture, Real Estate and Construction, Urban Planning and Design, Landscape Architecture and Architectural Conservation. The majority of programmes offered are being professionally accredited by local and/or overseas professional bodies.
The following postgraduate programmes are currently offered by the Faculty of Architecture:
Master of Architecture, Master of Architecture (Design), Master of Housing Management, Master of Landscape Architecture, Master of Science in Advanced, Architectural Design, Master of Science in Conservation, Master of Science in Construction Project Management, Master of Science in Digital Management of Built Assets, Master of Science in Real Estate, Master of Science in Sustainable Environmental Design, Master of Science in Urban Analytics, Master of Science in Urban Design and Transport, Master of Science in Urban Planning, Master of Urban Design, Master of Urban Studies and Housing Management, Postgraduate Diploma in Landscape Architecture