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Introduction
The Faculty of Built Environment (FBE) offers five undergraduate professional programmes tailored to meet the
nation’s construction and real estate sectors’ manpower needs. All these programmes are accredited at the
national and international levels. For example, its Bachelor of Science in Architecture has been accredited with
Part I recognition by the Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM) while its 2-year Master of Architecture program leads
to Part II recognition by the Board. The same programmes have also been accredited by the Royal Institute of
British Architecture (RIBA, UK), leading to Part I and Part II accreditation respectively. RIBA’s recognition is
considered an achievement as it is the first programme in Malaysia recognised by RIBA and one of only five
universities in East Asia.
The faculty’s Bachelor of Building Surveying, Bachelor of Estate Management and Bachelor of Quantity Surveying
have all earned their respective accreditations from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS, UK). The
same programmes have been recognised by the respective local professional Bodies. While the Bachelor of
Urban and Regional Planning has been accredited by the Board of Town Planners Malaysia.
Despite the fact that the faculty is quite ‘young’ as compared to other established schools in the country,
nonetheless, it has managed to attract the best achievers from high schools and matriculation centres. This is well
reflected by the high entry point requirements needed for candidates to be considered for intake. Some of our
students have shown their achievements and competitiveness by winning numerous awards and medals both
locally and internationally. In addition, our students also have an opportunity to be part of outbound exchange
programmes abroad and to experience cross-cultural learning from international inbound students.
Some of the faculty’s graduates are employed in different parts of the world such as the United Kingdom,
Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong and Indonesia. Thus, the faculty is at the forefront of training students with a high
degree of international recognition in tandem with national aspirations of creating ‘Globalised Malaysians’.
The FBE offers postgraduate programmes by research as follows: the Master of Science (Architecture), Master of
Science (Building) and Master of Science (Estate Management). The Master of Real Estate, MSc. in Project
Management and Master of Facilities and Maintenance Management programme are offered by coursework. In
addition, our Master of Real Estate (MRE) programme is accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS, UK) since 2013.
The challenges faced by the faculty in the oldest and most prestigious university in the nation have inspired it to be
regarded as a centre of excellence in the development and dissemination of knowledge and professionalism in the
field of the built environment, both nationally and regionally. The FBE has occupied the 10-storey Mercu Alam
Bina since October 2012, which is a state-of-the-art building while transforming it as a living lab for research.