GRADUATE PROGAMME
1. B.Sc. in Building
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME
1. M.Sc/M.Phil./Ph.D in Building Structures
2. M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D in Building Maintenance
3. M.Sc./M.Phil./Ph.D. in Construction Management
4. M.Sc./M.Phil/Ph.D in Building Services
BACHELORS OF SCIENCE in BUILDING
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Admission to the department can be satisfied by meeting the general University admission requirements as well as passing the relevant Senior Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Examination (or its equivalent) in the relevant subjects. A candidate can also be admitted to higher levels by meeting the basic and other requirements as stated below.
UME (University Matriculation Examination)
To be eligible for admission, candidates must pass the SSC Examination or its equivalent at credit level in not less than 5 subjects and in not more than two sittings in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and English Language and any other subject selected from Technical Drawing, Economics, Further Mathematics, Fine Arts, Geography, Land Surveying and Building Construction.
DIRECT ENTRY
A. Candidates for Direct Entry to Part II should have GCE (A) level or its equivalent with passes in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry in not more than two sittings. In addition, candidates must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission to Part I as listed in Admission Requirements
B. Holders of National Diploma (ND/OND) or its equivalent in Building, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering may be considered for direct entity to Part II provided that they:
- score not less than 60% at ND level and the subjects passed must include
Mathematics and other science courses offered at ND II level (for example, basic courses in Structures and Building Science
- satisfy the entry requirements as stated in Admission Requirements
C. Holders of Higher National Diploma (at upper credit level) Certificate in Building or Quantity Surveying may be considered for admission to Part III subject to satisfactory pairing of courses passed in the previous institutions with those offered in the Department. Candidates must also satisfy the general conditions stipulated in Admission Requirements
D. Holders of Higher National Diploma (at Upper Credit level) Certificate in Architecture or Civil Engineering may be considered for admission to Part II provided they satisfy the general conditions stipulated in Admission Requirements
E. Special Admission: In exceptional cases, holders of HND (at lower credit level) in Building, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Civil Engineering may be admitted to Part II provided they satisfy the general conditions stipulated in Admission Requirements
REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE
In order to be eligible for the B.Sc. (Honours) degree in Building, a student must complete or obtain exception from Part I or Parts I and II, as the case may be (See section 4(2), complete 12 units of approved special electives, to be taken outside the Faculty and then complete 172 units of compulsory courses 132 units if exempted from Part I, 90 units if exempted from parts I and (II), a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of 13 units of restricted electives and 15 units of SIWES/Industrial Training Experience (12 units if exempted from Parts 1 and 2).
The total number of units of compulsory courses to be taken from other departments within the Faculty is 29 (2 units from each of Departments of Architecture and Urban and Regional Planning, 4 units from the Department of Estate Management and 21 units from the Department of Quantity Surveying). A minimum of 2 units or a maximum of 3 units of restricted electives are expected to be taken from one of Departments of Quantity Surveying, Estate Management and Urban and Regional Planning
Graduation Course Requirement
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