香港理工大學(xué)建設(shè)及環(huán)境學(xué)院

Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes

This professional programme is designed to provide students with a broad-based and high quality interdisciplinary education in the areas of structural, environmental, transportation, hydraulic and geotechnical engineering as well as construction management. It aims to nurture students as all-round civil engineers who are ready to work on engineering projects with commercial, social, legal and political complexities.

Programme Characteristics

The attractive features of this programme are as follows:

• Four-year full-time comprehensive programme with a wide range of Core and Elective Subjects;
• Opportunity to study abroad for one to two semesters in subsidized exchange programmes at internationally famed universities;
• Practical training modules at the University's technologically advanced Industrial Centre;
• Summer industrial placement in Hong Kong, the Chinese mainland or overseas between the third and fourth years of the programme; and
• Scholarships available for students with excellent academic performance.

Curriculum

• Comprehensive civil engineering subjects are taught in the third and fourth years, covering practical knowledge of structural, hydraulics, environmental, geotechnical, construction management and transportation engineering.
• In the final year, students are required to work on the Individual Project and the Design Project. They are also allowed to choose Elective Subjects in their areas of interest.

Professional Recognition

Full accreditation has been granted for the 4-year BEng (Hons) Degree Programme in Civil Engineering by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Graduates of this programme will be qualified for Scheme A training of the following disciplines of HKIE:

• Civil Discipline
• Environmental Discipline
• Geotechnical Discipline
• Structural Discipline
• Logistics & Transportation Discipline (on condition that the graduates must have completed "CSE40408 - Traffic Surveys and Transport Planning")

Graduates of this programme are expected to be qualified for Corporate Membership of HKIE.

Career Prospects

Our graduates are well-prepared for employment as graduate engineers and receive rewarding salaries in both public and private sectors, such as Buildings Department, Civil Engineering and Development Department, Drainage Services Department, Environmental Protection Department, Highways Department, Housing Department, Transport Department and Water Supplies Department of the HKSAR, as engineering consultants and contractors.