Article: HKU's double professional civil engineering and law programme

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TitleHKU's double professional civil engineering and law programme
AuthorsYeung, AT1
Ng, ST1
Tham, LG1
Lee, PKK1
KeywordsEducation & Training
Recruitment
Issue Date2010
PublisherThomas Telford (ICE Publishing). The Journal's web site is located at http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/serial/mpal
CitationProceedings Of Institution Of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement And Law, 2010, v. 163 n. 2, p. 77-85 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2010.163.2.77
AbstractThe scale and complexity of civil engineering projects are increasing exponentially. Coupled with the growing trend of globalisation, the demand for high-calibre civil engineers who are also knowledgeable in legal matters is increasing. Driven by an aspiration to prepare civil engineering graduates with a solid foundation in both civil engineering and law, The University of Hong Kong has developed the first 5-year credit-based double professional degree programme in Hong Kong, which leads to the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Law) and Bachelor of Laws. The considerations, development process and launching details of the programme are presented in this paper. The students admitted to date perform better academically than other civil engineering students on civil engineering courses. However, they do not perform as well as law students and other law-related double-degree students.
ISSN1751-4304
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.028
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2010.163.2.77
ReferencesReferences in Scopus
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dc.contributor.authorYeung, AT
dc.contributor.authorNg, ST
dc.contributor.authorTham, LG
dc.contributor.authorLee, PKK
dc.date.accessioned2010-10-31T10:42:29Z
dc.date.available2010-10-31T10:42:29Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractThe scale and complexity of civil engineering projects are increasing exponentially. Coupled with the growing trend of globalisation, the demand for high-calibre civil engineers who are also knowledgeable in legal matters is increasing. Driven by an aspiration to prepare civil engineering graduates with a solid foundation in both civil engineering and law, The University of Hong Kong has developed the first 5-year credit-based double professional degree programme in Hong Kong, which leads to the award of the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering (Law) and Bachelor of Laws. The considerations, development process and launching details of the programme are presented in this paper. The students admitted to date perform better academically than other civil engineering students on civil engineering courses. However, they do not perform as well as law students and other law-related double-degree students.
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dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of Institution Of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement And Law, 2010, v. 163 n. 2, p. 77-85 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2010.163.2.77
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1680/mpal.2010.163.2.77
dc.identifier.epage85
dc.identifier.hkuros179011
dc.identifier.issn1751-4304
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.028
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.openurl
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-77953533219
dc.identifier.spage77
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/124581
dc.identifier.volume163
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherThomas Telford (ICE Publishing). The Journal's web site is located at http://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/content/serial/mpal
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of Institution of Civil Engineers: Management, Procurement and Law
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.rightsCreative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License
dc.rightsPermission is granted by ICE Publishing to print one copy for personal use. Any other use of these PDF files is subject to reprint fees
dc.subjectEducation & Training
dc.subjectRecruitment
dc.titleHKU's double professional civil engineering and law programme
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong