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US6582001 - Bachelor in Building Surveying with Honours

  • OVERVIEW

    The Building Surveying Programme in the School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia aims to produce competence Building Surveyors who are able to function efficiently as members of the construction industry. Building Surveying is a rapidly growing profession in Malaysia and its services are highly needed in all economics and development situation. Its scope begins from the very early stage of planning a development project to construction management, building pathology and forensic, maintenance and up to conservation of historical building. Career as a professional Building Surveyor includes every aspect of a building life cycle from its planning stage to restoration, demolition and redevelopment. A qualified Building Surveyor can work at Government/Semi-Government Departments such as Local Authorities, higher learning institutions or at private sector organizations such as developers, financial and banking institutions, consultant firms, insurance companies and research organizations.

    Lectures will be mainly delivered in English
    Examination: Bilingual (Bahasa Malaysia & English)

    This programme requires candidate to attend an interview

    School of Housing, Building and Planning,
    Universiti Sains Malaysia,
    11800 Penang Malaysia
    http://hbp.usm.my 

    Duration : 3 1/2 Years / 7 Semester
    Medium Instruction : English Language
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC 

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field 

      ENGLISH 

      • IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5
      • Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English 

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements. 

      INTERVIEW

      Candidates must undergo an interview session before being accepted by the respective faculty.
    • HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES :

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.75 

      And 

      Minimum grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Visual Arts
      • Business Studies
      • Accounting 

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields with minimum CGPA of 2.75 

      And 

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution. 

      And 

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.75 and minimum grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Chemistry
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Visual Arts
      • Business Studies
      • Accounting 

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES

      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 9 and minimum grade C in 2 subjects below:
        • Chemistry
        • Mathematics
        • Physics
        • Biology
        • Economics
        • Law
        • Computing
        • Business Studies
        • Arts & Design
        • Accounting 

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of C in any 2 subjects below:

      • Mathematics
      • Biology
      • Chemistry
      • Physics
      • Information Technology Studies

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES 

      • Passed IB diploma with 28 points
      • Minimum of 4 score at High Level (HL) or Standard Level (SL) in any 2 subjects below:
        • Biology
        • Chemistry
        • Physics
        • Mathematics
        • Design Technology
        • Information Technology in a Global Societies
        • History
        • Geography

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      13,500.00
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      1,928.50
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      3,857.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      112.50
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE

    • Building Surveying Fundamental Studio, Environmental Science I, Introduction to Built Environment & Human Settlement, Building Construction I, Structural Mechanics, Building Control Studio, Measurement of Building Works, Principles of Project Management, Building Construction 2

    • Building Audit and Safety Studio, Professional Practice for Building Surveyor, Building Services Maintenance 1, Building Cost Estimation and Pricing, Building Conservation Technology Studio, Building Pathology 1, Building Services Maintenance 2, Property Management

    • Building Maintenance Management Studio, Building Maintenance, Building Surveying Final Year Project 1, Methods of Construction, Total Asset and Facilities Management Studio, Building Pathology 2, Building Surveying Final Year Project 2

    • Building Surveying Industrial Training

  • CAREER PROSPECTS

    Position

    • Building Surveyor
    • Building Manager
    • Facility Manager
    • Property Manager
    • Building Maintenance Manager
    • Local government officer
    • Research officer
    • Conservators
    • Building Safety Auditor
    • Building Executive
    • Building Control Inspector

     Related Industries

      • Local authorities
      • Public Work Department
      • Building Surveying Consultant
      • Construction Firm
      • Consultant Firm
      • Insurance Agency and Tribunal
      • Conservation firm
      • Contractor firm

    Undergraduate

    Student Admission Unit
    Academic Management Division, Registry, Level 2, Chancellory Building
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Penang, Malaysia.
    Tel : 1 300 888 876 / +604-6533196
    Fax : +604 653 3328

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