Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C126
Academic Division:	Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies
Programme Leader:	CHAN, Hing-lun Joseph
Assistant Programme Leader:	KONG, Chin-wang Stephen
WhatsApp:	53867595

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What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate 96% in 2025
  Equips you with fundamental knowledge and skills in land use, property development, construction economics and building technology as well as legal knowledge

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  • Equips you with fundamental knowledge and skills in land use, property development, construction economics and building technology as well as legal knowledge
  • You can choose the surveying/property management discipline or building engineering discipline to suit your articulation plan and career aspirations
  • You may participate in co-curricular activities including Building Information Modelling (BIM) workshops and multi-disciplinary workshops to facilitate active and in-depth learning

  This programme helps you lay a solid and broad-based academic foundation in the context of surveying and built environment that embraces the pillars of science and technology, economic and finance as well as legal knowledge. It also equips you with the latest engineering and management skills for future academic pursuit or entry into the workplace to undertake a wide range of professional tasks including building engineering; property management; multiple disciplines of surveying such as building surveyors (BS), general practice surveyors (GP), quantity surveyors (QS), property and facility management surveyors (PFM), and planning and development surveyors (PDD); as well as other new professions, such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) management.
  
  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors.
  

  QF Level: 4 QR Registration No.: 23/000043/L4 Registration Validity Period:  15/12/2022 to ongoing

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• Articulation opportunities

  Articulation Opportunities
  Graduates of Associate in Surveying and Built Environment can apply for admission to relevant UGC-funded bachelor's degree programme...

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  Articulation Opportunities

  Graduates of Associate in Surveying and Built Environment can apply for admission to relevant UGC-funded bachelor's degree programme, such as the following:
  
  The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 

  • BSc (Hons) in Building Engineering and Management
  • BSc (Hons) in Property Management
  • BSc (Hons) in Surveying 

  The University of Hong Kong 

  • BSc in Surveying

   City University of Hong Kong 

  • BEng Architectural Engineering
  • BSc Architectural Studies
  • BSc Surveying 

  Graduates can also apply for admission to the following self-financed articulation honours degree programmes offered by PolyU SPEED under the CPCE "2+2" pathway. 

  • BSc (Hons) in Building Engineering and Management
  • BSc (Hons) in Property and Asset Management
  • BSc (Hons) in Surveying
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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 21–22 subjects in total, comprising 13–14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  Curriculum Structure

  You are required to take, in two years, 21–22 subjects in total, comprising 13–14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  9 Compulsory Subjects
  Language Subjects

  • Academic English (Science and Technology) I OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) I
  • Academic English (Science and Technology) II OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking Subjects

  • Critical and Ethical Thinking
  • Foundation Mathematics

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Building Information Modelling for Construction
  • Construction Economics and Finance
  • Environmental Science

  Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

  • Two e-modules:

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. National Education 

  ^~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  4-5 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  For the full list of more than 70 General Education subjects, please click here.

  *Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  4 Compulsory Subjects

  • Building Services I
  • Construction Technology and Materials I
  • Integrated Professional Workshop I
  • Urban Planning and Real Estate Development

  4 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  Building Engineering

  • Digital Construction
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Introduction to Geotechnology
  • Measurement, Documentation and Estimating
  • Structure I
  • Surveying

  Surveying/Property Management

  • Construction Technology and Materials II
  • Contract Administration
  • Digital Construction
  • Legal Study for Construction Professionals and Engineers
  • Measurement, Documentation and Estimating
  • Property Management I
  • Property Valuation

  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Intended Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

• Where will I go after HKCC?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  More than 100 local and overseas bachelor's degree ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 100 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Science and Technology. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Assistant Building Surveyor
  • Assistant Quantity Surveyor
  • BIM Technician 
  • Property Officer
  • Surveying Officer
  • Technical Officer
  • Valuation Officer
  • Works Supervisor

• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2024/25 Cohort):

  14.84 (Mean); 19 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2025/26 Cohort) for all programmes.