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Abbreviation FT / PT
MSc(ConstProjectMan) FT / PT

The MSc(Construction Project Management) programme prepares students for a professional role in the management of construction projects, by introducing 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).

Medium of Instruction

English

Programme 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.

Programme Admissions Advisor(s)

Dr Tas Yong Koh
Tel: 3917 8628
Fax: 2559 9457
Email: reco@hku.hk

Contacts

Ms Susanna Law
Tel: 3917 7708
Email: suslaw@hku.hk

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