Head:   Professor Kitipornchai, Sritawat

           BEng Monash , PhD Syd ., FIE, FASCE

The Department of Building and Construction is one of the founding departments of the City University of Hong Kong. In due recognition of the missions of the University, our programmes are designed with the aims to quest for academic vigor as well as uphold of professional competencies. Adopting an inter-disciplinary approach, our programmes are delivered by a staff team consisting of building services engineers, construction engineers, structural engineers, material technologist, environmental scientist, building and quantity surveyors, our graduates are uniquely placed to serve the construction industry and the society at large.

The last few years have evidenced significant expansion of our activities, notably the launching of Engineering Doctorate programme, Structural and Geotechnical Engineering and Double Degrees in Construction and Law. These efforts aim to keep abreast with the demand of the industry. Furthermore, the imminent introduction of 4-year programmes makes ways for new concepts and opportunities. Directed towards an outcome-based teaching and learning paradigm, together with the unwavering efforts in applied research, the Department pledges to keep up with its mission of ‘ Meeting the Challenges of the Real World ’ in the years ahead.

Information of Programmes Offered in 2008/2009

Information of Course in Course Information 2008/2009