Overview

Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes

The Building Services Engineering (Honours) programme of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University meets the demand for locally trained professional and innovative building services engineers in the fields of consultancy, contracting, building management and research and development.

Our graduates also have a broad range of personal skills, such as the ability to communicate effectively, think critically and learn independently.

Programme Characteristics

Students learn the art and science of providing safe, healthy and energy-efficient built environments that have minimal adverse environmental impacts. They also face intellectual challenges that further their development towards taking up management roles in the profession.

Students have the opportunity to work in teams, lead small projects, work independently and interact with highly qualified and professional staff. They also have access to a variety of design software and laboratory facilities.

Local and offshore summer placement opportunities are offered.

Students can also join the Student Exchange Programme to study at a university in the United States, continental Europe, Australia, Russia, Southeast Asia or the Chinese mainland for a semester.

Our students are regularly awarded scholarships from professional bodies and major organizations in Hong Kong.

Career Prospects

BEng(Hons) graduates have good career prospects in the building construction and real estate sectors.

New building construction and a concentration of sophisticated buildings in Hong Kong provide numerous and attractive employment opportunities. As the programme is widely recognised, these opportunities extend to the Chinese mainland and overseas.

Our graduates commonly begin their careers as trainee engineers in government departments, consulting firms, contracting companies, property management companies or utility companies.

First Class Honours graduates consider research an attractive alternative, especially because building development in Hong Kong embraces advanced technology.

Programme Structure

Students begin by learning the fundamentals of indoor built environments, building information modelling and programming, data science, architecture and buildings, thermal science, fluid and electrical engineering, and mathematics.
At the end of the second semester of Year 1, students may opt for a Secondary Major programme in Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE) or Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics (AIDA). The admission to the Secondary Major is on a competitive basis. Each Secondary Major may stipulate additional selection criteria for admission.
In Year 3, students apply their foundational knowledge to the design and operation of major building service engineering systems.
In the final year, students opt for electives from a pool addressing the latest developments and technology in the fields of building sciences and engineering, and undertake a major project.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-06 00:00:00

More details

Local Jupas: 4 December: Deadline for submission of Jupas applications.

Language

English

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80

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Credits

121 alternative credits

121 (plus 10 training credits)

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Hong Kong, Hong Kong (SAR)

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction General Engineering & Technology View 17 other Bachelors in General Engineering & Technology in Hong Kong (SAR)

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

For those who are applying on the basis of A-Level qualifications: E in 3 A-Level subjects OR E in 2 A-Level and 2 AS-Level subjects;

For those who are applying on the basis of International Baccalaureate (IB): a minimum score of 24 with at least grade 4 in 2 Higher Level (HL) subjects;

For those who are applying on the basis of other qualifications: an appropriate Diploma passed with credit or an appropriate Higher Certificate from a recognised institution; an appropriate Associate Degree / Higher Diploma from a recognised institution; holder of other non-local qualifications (please refer to our Guidelines on Non-local Qualifications for more details about our general requirements for such qualifications)

Satisfy the English Language Requirement.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

175000 HKD / year

≈ 175000 HKD / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

44500 HKD / year

≈ 44500 HKD / year

Living costs

Hong Kong

Hong Kong (SAR)

13720 - 23419 HKD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Programme Aims & Learning Outcomes

Programme Characteristics

Career Prospects

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Living costs

Hong Kong

Funding

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