Civil engineering is a professional discipline which transforms our daily life, from clean water supply and waste water treatment to new town development, road and bridge construction, building structure design, landslip prevention and flooding mitigation. Modern civil engineers also concern about the sustainability of new infrastructure developments and their impacts to the society and the environment. Many innovative technologies, including artificial intelligence, sensors, drones, virtual reality, etc. have been applied to improve the planning, design, construction, maintenance and public engagement of civil engineering work.

Themes of Study

• Structural engineering, design and analysis
• Geotechnical engineering and foundation analysis
• Environmental engineering
• Transportation engineering
• Construction technology and management
• Hydraulics and hydrology

Entrance Requirements for Direct/Non-JUPAS Applicants

To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following major-specific entrance requirements:

• level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics;
• grade C or above in GCE A Level Mathematics;
• subject score of 4 or above in the IB Mathematics subject group; OR
• other qualifications equivalent to any one of the above and approved by the University.

For details of the programme’s curriculum structure, please visit the ‘Undergraduate Catalogue’.

We aim to equip students with specialised advanced knowledge of civil engineering with particular edges in structural engineering, and infrastructure and urbanism. You will be able to master the analysis and design of reinforced concrete and steel structures, various foundations and retaining walls, green construction systems, and transportation systems.

Some of the subjects studied in this programme include:

• Engineering Communication
• Construction Materials, Construction Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics, Fluid Mechanics
• Construction Contract
• Hydraulics and Hydrology
• Environmental Engineering
• Engineering Analysis
• Engineering Surveying
• Design of Structural Elements
• Structural Analysis
• Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Structures
• Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Design
• Integrated Building Project Development
• Final Year Project
• Building Information Modelling
• Temporary Works Design
• Urban Design and Analysis, Infrastructure Asset Management, Highway Engineering, Transportation Engineering

The construction industry has been one of the major drivers of the economies of Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland. This trend is expected to continue in view of recent major urban and infrastructure developments in Hong Kong. Civil Engineers will find career opportunities in many areas including real-estate development, construction, consulting, operation and maintenance, government departments. Graduates of this major are expected to be in high demand.

The College of Engineering and the Department offer work placement opportunities through internship schemes that provide students with full-time job attachments to firms not only in Hong Kong, but also in the Pearl River Delta region and overseas. Through such placements, students will:

• gain solid experience in a real-life work environment;
• develop problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills;
• learn the right attitudes towards work and professionalism; and
• broaden their experience and enhance their employability.

For details, please visit the College’s Co-operative Education website. 

Furthermore, to help students to broaden their educational horizons, gain language experience and enhance their awareness of different cultures, the Department, College and University offer a number of credit-bearing exchange programmes with various partner institutions around the world including universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region.

For details, please visit the University’s outbound exchange programme website.

This Major is accredited by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE). Graduates are eligible for Scheme A Training in the following disciplines:

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Undergraduate Catalogue
 

Architectural engineering (or building services engineering) is closely related to our living, as it deals with the design of electricity supply, lighting, heating and air-conditioning, fire-fighting system, fresh water provision, waste water discharge, and lift and escalator as required in a built facility.

With an increasing concern about health and sustainability, building service engineers also devote their expertise in designing negative pressure infectious disease wards, and smart monitoring and control systems to reduce building energy consumption, not to mention about improving the indoor environmental quality and building thermal comfort.

Themes of Study

• Building energy
• Intelligent energy management and control
• Indoor environmental quality
• Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems
• Fire engineering
• Piping design

Entrance Requirements for Direct / Non-JUPAS Applicants

To be considered for admission, you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements and the following major-specific entrance requirements:

• level 3 or above in HKDSE Mathematics;
• grade C or above in GCE A Level Mathematics;
• subject score of 4 or above in the IB Mathematics subject group; OR
• other qualifications equivalent to any one of the above and approved by the University.

For senior-year (Advanced Standing II) admission, applicants are normally expected to have completed an Associate Degree/Higher Diploma in Building Services Engineering and a CGPA ≥ 3.0 in the scale with 4.3 maximum or equivalent.

For details of the programme’s curriculum structure, please visit the ‘Undergraduate Catalogue’.

We aim to provide students with the academic background necessary for a professional building services engineer. You will be able to manage the design, installation, testing, commissioning, maintenance and management of various building services systems.

The core courses in this major include:

• Environmental and Thermal Science
• Fluids
• Mechanics
• Mathematics
• Practical Training
• Fire and Piped Services
• Heating, Ventilating and Air-conditioning Systems
• Management
• Professional Ethics and Safety
• Electrical Engineering
• Fire Engineering
• Building Energy

The ever-increasing demand for sustainable, green, intelligent building projects in Hong Kong and throughout Chinese Mainland has created a great need for building services engineers. We are playing an extremely important role in the building industry, and you can join us!

The College of Engineering and the Department offer work placement opportunities through internship schemes that provide students with full-time job attachments to firms not only in Hong Kong, but also in the PRC and overseas. Through such placements, students will:

• gain solid experience in a real-life work environment;
• develop problem-solving abilities and interpersonal skills;
• learn the right attitudes towards work and professionalism; and
• broaden their experience and enhance their employability.

For details, please visit the College’s Co-operative Education website.  

Furthermore, to help students to broaden their educational horizons, gain language experience and enhance their awareness of different cultures, the Department, College and University offer a number of credit-bearing exchange programmes with various partner institutions around the world including universities in Australia, Canada, Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific region.

For details, please visit the University’s outbound exchange programme website.

This Major is accredited by The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE).  Graduates are eligible for Scheme A Training in the following disciplines:

• Building Services Discipline
• Energy Discipline
• Fire Discipline for graduates who completed successfully CA4737 Fire Science and Modelling and CA4738 Fire Engineering Approach. (Students should refer to the “Admission Requirements of the Fire Discipline” for the top-up requirements to be fulfilled.)

We offer our students eye-opening and inspiring experiences through our Industrial Attachment Scheme and student exchange programmes with mainland universities in major cities, including Taiwan, Sydney, London, Lyngby, Singapore etc. All of our building services engineering graduates are employed in related professional building services engineering fields after graduation.

本課程旨在培訓能迎接新技術、新挑戰的建築工程專業精英，以創建更先進、更環保、更智能化的明日建築。

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers
Undergraduate Catalogue

The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering (ACE) at the City University of Hong Kong is unique in Hong Kong, as we offer a broad spectrum of construction-related programmes, from architecture to civil engineering, building services engineering (or architectural engineering) and surveying, within a single department. With this advantage, students are not only able to acquire professional knowledge of their chosen discipline of study (e.g. architecture), but they can also interact with students or other programmes (e.g. civil engineering) to broaden their horizon. The interdisciplinary knowledge and team working ability have made our graduates very sought after in the construction industry.

Applicants will be considered for admission to first-year studies at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering. Students will enter a major (current major options: Architectural Engineering; Civil Engineering; Architecture and Surveying) after one year of study. The top 40% of students# will have a free choice of majors offered by the Department. The other 60% of students will be allocated a major within the Department, subject to the availability of places and the selection criteria set by individual majors.

# based on CGPA with no failed grades and completion of at least 30 credit units including College/Department required courses for the year.

Applicants seeking advanced standing entry can submit an application for the following programmes:

• BEng Architectural Engineering (admission code: 1698A)
• BEng Civil Engineering (admission code: 1699A)
• BSc Architecture and Surveying (admission code: 1707A)

The Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering is one of the founding departments of City University of Hong Kong. The Department offers professional education at both undergraduate and postgraduate degree levels. Our programmes are academically rigorous and professionally focused. Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, our programmes are delivered by a professional team that includes civil and structural engineers, architectural/building services engineers, construction engineers, material technologists, environmental scientists, architects, urban planners, building surveyors and quantity surveyors. Our graduates are therefore uniquely placed to serve the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry.

The AEC industry in Hong Kong is flourishing. Infrastructure and building developments, and the maintenance and refurbishment of existing facilities, have contributed to Hong Kong's growing economy. There are notable opportunities for innovations and career development. In addition to the Hong Kong market, the local AEC industry can expect to participate actively in the markets of the People’s Republic of China. The Department has established close collaborations with universities and professional bodies both locally and in Chinese Mainland.

The introduction of four-year university education offers a platform for the implementation of a discovery-enriched curriculum. Directed towards an outcome-based teaching and learning paradigm, together with excellence in applied research, the Department pledges to succeed in its mission of "Meeting the world’s challenges – Build tomorrow, create the future".

The Department currently offers the following majors:

• BEng Architectural Engineering
• BEng Civil Engineering
• BSc Architecture and Surveying

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
College of Engineering 
Undergraduate Catalogue