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Department of Building Surveying Building Surveying is a rapidly growing profession in Malaysia and its services are highly needed in all economics and development situations. Its scope begins from the very early stage of planning a development project to construction management, maintenance and up to the conservation of historical and architecturally important buildings. To address the shortage of professional Building Surveyors in the country, the Building Surveying Programme at undergraduate level was introduced in the Universiti Malaya (UM) in 1996. This programme aims to produce ethical and professional Building Surveyors and Property Managers who are able to function effectively as members of the construction and property industry and able to face technological and managerial challenges in the national and international context. The programme receives accreditations from both local and international professional bodies i.e. Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), UK.
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INDUSTRIAL PROFILE |
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The career as a professional Building Surveyor includes every aspect of a building life cycle from its planning stage to restoration, demolition and redevelopment. A competent Building Surveyor will be able to manage, organise, monitor, assess, and coordinate construction works while acting as the main link to other professional services in the construction industry. A qualified Building Surveyor can work in the government / semi-government department such as local authority, higher learning institution (public and private), and also private sector like developer, financial and banking institution, consultant firm, insurance company, as well as research organisation.
Building surveying profession covers variety of successful career paths, including but not limited to:
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