Programmes

Master of Science in Construction Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Construction Project Management
Postgraduate Certificate in Real Estate Project Management

Programme	Master of Science in Construction Management Postgraduate Certificate in Construction Project Management Postgraduate Certificate in Real Estate Project Management 理學碩士 (建造管理) 深造證書 (建造項目管理) 深造證書 (房地產項目管理)
Award Title	Master of Science in Construction Management Postgraduate Certificate in Construction Project Management Postgraduate Certificate in Real Estate Project Management 理學碩士(建造管理) 深造證書 (建造項目管理) 深造證書 (房地產項目管理)
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Mode of Study	Combined mode

Normal Period of Study

MSc Programme :
Full-time (1 year)
Part-time (2 years)

PgC Programme :
Part-time (1 year)

Maximum Period of Study

MSc Programme :
Full-time (2.5 years)
Part-time/Combined mode (5 years)

PgC Programme :
Part-time (2.5 years)

Credit Units Required for Graduation

Master of Science in Construction Management (Construction Project Management) / (Real Estate Project Management) - 30 credit units
Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Management (Construction Project Management) / (Real Estate Project Management) - 24 credit units
Postgraduate Certificate in Construction Project Management / Real Estate Project Management - 12 credit units

Programme Aims

The programme aims to:

1. provide students with environment in which to develop their intellectual, analytical and critical abilities and to enable them to exercise these abilities in the built environment and the international project management field.

2. provide a basis for continuing professional development, and encouragement for professional specialization in the local construction industry. This platform is achieved by maintaining balance activities among research, intellectual and professional developments.

3. develop qualified and experienced real estate and construction professionals become professional managers and leaders in the field with the management principles and techniques required for the effective management of the real estate development and construction process.

4. develop the potential professional manager’s leadership, maximising quality attainment in the built project, and developing the international vision on the project management field.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

apply the financial management technique in real estate development projects and/or construction works;
analyze economics of real estate development projects and/or construction works and related process;
apply effective project management techniques to real estate development projects and/or construction works;
apply contracts management to real estate development projects and/or construction works;
implement effective resources management to real estate development projects and/or construction works;
explain the relationship between the project control functions and business management functions of a developer and/or the same of a construction firm and utilize advance techniques and technology which are available for enhancement of effectiveness and efficiency of the planning and control functions;
make an original discovery and innovation in the learning process in compliance with CityU’s academic strategy.

Programme Requirements

1. Programme Core Courses: (18 CUs for FT students, 12 CUs for PT students)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CA5104	Management Workshops	3
CA5106	Project Management	3
CA6232	Contract Strategy and Administration	3
CA6235	Financial Management in Urban Development and Construction	3
CA6105	Dissertation	6	Required course for full-time students only.

2. Programme Electives: (12 CUs for FT students, 18 CUs for PT students)

FT and PT students are required to select 12 and 18 CUs of electives from their own stream respectively. Students not taking CA6105 Dissertation must select CA5603 Professional Research Methods.

Construction Project Management (CPM) Stream Electives

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CA5101	Production Management	3
CA5108	Automation in Construction	3
CA5109	Real Estate Investment in China	3
CA5217	Environmental Economics, Planning, and Policy	3
CA5603	Professional Research Methods	3	MUST be taken by students not taking CA6105 Dissertation.
CA6110	Statistical Method and Decision Analysis	3
CA6120	Value Management for Construction	3
CA6204	Design Management	3
CA6223	Property Economics	3
CA6233	Contract and Dispute Management	3
CA6105	Dissertation	6	Elective for part-time students only. Students not taking CA6105 Dissertation must select CA5603.
CA6828	Built/Natural Environmental Harmony	3

Real Estate Project Management (REPM) Stream Electives

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
CA5109	Real Estate Investment in China	3
CA5217	Environmental Economics, Planning, and Policy	3
CA5236	Transportation and Land Planning	3
CA5603	Professional Research Methods	3	MUST be taken by students not taking CA6105 Dissertation.
CA6120	Value Management for Construction	3
CA6220	Urban Economics and Regional Planning	3
CA6223	Property Economics	3
CA6241	Geographic Data Management and Planning Analysis	3
CA6318	Planning Practice, Law, and Ethics in Hong Kong	3
CA6609	Green Building, Architecture and People	3
CA6105	Dissertation	6	Elective for part-time students only. Students not taking CA6105 Dissertation must select CA5603.
CA6828	Built/Natural Environmental Harmony	3

Professional Recognition

The programme has been accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in the form of partnership.

Additional Information

i. This master’s degree programme allows exits at the postgraduate diploma and postgraduate certificate levels.

For Postgraduate Diploma, students must complete 24 credit units as per programme structure of MSc in Construction Management for an intermediate award.
For Postgraduate Certificate, students must complete 12 credit units, including two common core courses (CA5106 and CA6235) and two electives from their chosen stream.
For Certificate of Completion, students have to complete all coursework, pass all examinations, and with an attendance rate of at least 75%.
For Certificate of Attendance, students have to achieve an attendance rate of 75%.

ii. Students taking the part-time mode may opt for taking dissertation or course modules at their own discretion provided that:

The total number of credit units taken shall be no less than 30; and
Students not taking CA6105 Dissertation must select CA5603 Professional Research Methods.

iii. For courses set with pre-cursor(s), ACE Department requires that all students must have attempted (including class attendance, coursework submission and examination) the precursor course(s) so identified.

iv. Where courses are assessed by a combination of coursework and examination, to pass a course, students must obtain minimum marks of 30% in both coursework and examination components, and an overall mark of at least 40%.

v. The teaching schedules of some courses offered in Summer Term may start a few weeks earlier than the normal University schedule; students are advised to check the teaching schedules with the Course Leaders before registering for the courses.