Program information

Item	Details
Program	Undergraduate Program in Construction Economics
Curriculum	K67 curriculum, issued under Decision No. 3511/QD-DHTL dated 15 September 2025 by the President of Thuyloi University
Total credits	150 credits (140 compulsory and 10 elective), excluding the non-credit Physical Education and National Defence and Security Education requirements
Normal duration	4.5 years (9 semesters)

Introduction

The Construction Economics program integrates economics, management, construction engineering, law, finance, and digital technologies. Students learn to prepare and appraise investment projects, estimate and control construction costs, apply economic and technical norms, organize and manage construction activities, administer contracts and procurement, and analyse the performance of construction enterprises. The program combines classroom learning with course projects, surveying practice, professional electives, an 8-credit graduation internship, and a graduation thesis.

Highlights

• Interdisciplinary training across construction engineering, economics, finance, law, and project management.
• Strong professional focus on construction investment economics, cost estimating and pricing, economic and technical norms, real estate valuation, construction project management, and contracts and procurement.
• Digital and analytical competencies, including digital skills and AI utilization, applications of artificial intelligence in economics and business, applied informatics, BIM applications, econometrics, and economic forecasting.
• Applied learning through surveying practice, discipline-specific course projects, a graduation internship, and a graduation thesis.
• Professional electives in areas such as financial management, construction completion and final account settlement, construction quality supervision, management information systems, urban planning, commercial law, and water resources economics.

Program objectives

The program aims to prepare ethically responsible, practice-ready construction economics professionals with the interdisciplinary knowledge and analytical skills needed to plan, appraise, finance, price, organize, and manage construction investment projects. Graduates are expected to apply legal and professional standards, use quantitative and digital tools, including artificial intelligence and BIM, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, and adapt to technological change and international working environments.

Career prospects

• Construction cost engineer, cost estimator, quantity surveyor, or cost controller.
• Specialist in project planning, investment appraisal, procurement, contract administration, or project management.
• Professional in construction enterprises, contractors, consulting firms, project management units, real estate developers, banks, and infrastructure organizations.
• Officer or specialist in public authorities responsible for construction investment, budgeting, appraisal, and public asset or infrastructure management.
• Researcher, lecturer, or postgraduate student in construction economics, economic management, project management, and related fields.
• With relevant experience and professional development, graduates may progress to management, consulting, and executive roles in the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Academic staff of the Department of Construction Economics

The Department’s teaching and research areas include construction investment economics and management, resource economics and management, and institutions and policies.

Name	Position	Email
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Chinh	Dean; Head of Department	[email protected]
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thien Dung	Vice Dean; Deputy Head of Department	[email protected]
Dr. Do Van Chinh	Deputy Head of Department	[email protected]
Dr. Le Minh Thoa	Senior Lecturer	[email protected]
Dr. Tran Thi Hong Phuc	Senior Lecturer	[email protected]
Dr. Nguyen Van Phuong	Lecturer	[email protected]
Dr. Bui Anh Tu	Senior Lecturer	[email protected]
MSc. Tran Van Khiem	Lecturer	[email protected]
MSc. Thai Ngoc Thang	Lecturer	[email protected]
MSc. Nguyen Thi Thuy	Lecturer	[email protected]
MSc. Phung Duy Hao	Lecturer	[email protected]

Curriculum structure

Knowledge block	Credits	Share
I. General education	35	23.3%
Political theory	13
Skills	3
Natural sciences	10
Informatics	3
Foreign language	6
Physical Education; National Defence and Security Education	Non-credit
II. Professional education	115	76.7%
Foundation knowledge of the field group	27
Foundation knowledge of the discipline	21
Major knowledge: compulsory courses	42
Major knowledge: elective courses	10
Graduation internship and graduation thesis	15
Total (I + II)	150	100%

Indicative study plan by semester

The study plan below follows the K67 curriculum (Decision No. 3511/QD-DHTL dated 15 September 2025). Students complete 140 compulsory credits and select at least 10 credits from the elective courses offered in Semesters 7 and 8. Physical Education and National Defence and Security Education are compulsory requirements but are not counted in the 150-credit total.

Semester 1

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
GEL111	General Law	2	Required
PHYS112	Physics 1	3	Required
MATHC111	Calculus 1	3	Required
CSE105	Digital Skills and AI Utilization	3	Required
CET111	Basic Economics	3	Required
BACU101	Management	2	Required
ICE112	Introduction to Construction Economics	2	Required
	Semester total	18

Additional compulsory requirement: National Defence and Security Education (165 periods) and Physical Education, scheduled in accordance with University arrangements.

 

Semester 2

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
MLP121	Marxist-Leninist Philosophy	3	Required
SSE111	Soft Skills and Entrepreneurship	3	Required
MATHC123	Calculus 2	2	Required
MATH253	Introduction to Probability and Statistics	2	Required
LAWC315	Construction Law	2	Required
DRAW213	Technical Graphics 1	2	Required
ACC102	Accounting Principles	3	Required
	Semester total	17

 

Semester 3

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
MLPE222	Marxist-Leninist Political Economy	2	Required
ENG213	English 1	3	Required
DRAW324	Technical Graphics 2	2	Required
MECH213	Engineering Mechanics 1	3	Required
ECON207	Econometrics	2	Required
BAEU201	Business Startup	2	Required
AIEB325	Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Economics and Business	3	Required
	Semester total	17

 

Semester 4

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
SCSO232	Scientific Socialism	2	Required
ENG224	English 2	3	Required
CE214	Strength of Materials 1	3	Required
CE315	Mechanics of Engineering Structures 1	3	Required
SURV214	Surveying	2	Required
SURV224	Surveying Practice	1	Required
PJM322	Project Management	2	Required
ART336	Building Architecture	2	Required
	Semester total	18

 

Semester 5

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
HCPV343	History of the Communist Party of Vietnam	2	Required
MAR328	Construction Marketing	2	Required
CE316	Civil Engineering Materials	3	Required
CECON316	Construction Economics 1	2	Required
PCECON317	Construction Economics Project	1	Required
CE355	Geotechnical Engineering	4	Required
AICE325	Applied Informatics in Construction Economics	2	Required
	Semester total	16

 

Semester 6

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
HCMT354	Ho Chi Minh Thought	2	Required
RCSC315	Reinforced Concrete Structures in Construction	3	Required
PRCSC315	Reinforced Concrete Structures Project	1	Required
COTE418	Construction Technology 1	2	Required
CON428	Construction Project Management	2	Required
CECON428	Construction Economics 2	2	Required
AFCE428	Analysis and Forecasting in Construction Economics	2	Required
CON448	Construction Investment Economics	2	Required
	Semester total	16

 

Semester 7

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
TCT418	High-Rise Building Construction Technology	2	Required
SSC316	Steel Structures in Construction	2	Required
REP417	Real Estate Valuation	2	Required
PCIE446	Construction Investment Economics Project	1	Required
CEE223	English for Construction Economics	2	Required
ETNC316	Economic and Technical Norms in Construction	2	Required
ECON428	Feasibility Study Preparation and Appraisal of Investment Projects	2	Required
	Semester total	13

 

Elective courses offered in Semester 7

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
URPM316	Urban Planning	2	Elective
BACU208	Business Statistics	2	Elective
CPGE221	Public Goods and Services Pricing	2	Elective
IREC422	Water Resources Economics	2	Elective
CLAW204	Commercial Law	2	Elective
IBED417	Introduction to Building and Engineering Design	2	Elective
SMIE212	State Management of the Economy	2	Elective
	Total credits offered	14

 

Semester 8

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
CET438	Construction Organization	2	Required
CPP326	Construction Product Pricing	2	Required
CECM221	Economics of Construction Machinery	2	Required
CON367	Construction Contracts and Procurement Management	2	Required
CET441	BIM Applications in Construction	2	Required
	Semester total	10

 

Elective courses offered in Semester 8

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
PCPC439	Construction Product Pricing Project	1	Elective
FMC462	Financial Management in Construction	2	Elective
BACE220	Business Analysis of Construction Enterprises	2	Elective
MIS313	Management Information Systems	2	Elective
DMS422	Developing Management Skills	2	Elective
CET498	Construction Quality Supervision	3	Elective
ACC303	Principles of Auditing	3	Elective
CSP428	Construction Completion and Final Account Settlement	2	Elective
	Total credits offered	17

 

Semester 9

Code	Course title	Credits	Category
IGT483	Graduation Internship	8	Required
	Graduation Thesis	7	Required
	Semester total	15

 

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Photography

• Faculty and department academic staff engaged in teaching, research, seminars, industry collaboration, and international cooperation.
• Construction Economics students in project-based classes, surveying practice, internships, graduation thesis presentations, and academic competitions.
• Learning activities related to cost estimating, project appraisal, project management, AI and BIM tools, construction site practice, guest lectures, enterprise visits, student exchange, and community engagement.

Video

Faculty introduction video (2026): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZMnY4NWJSU

Contact

Department: Department of Construction Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, Thuyloi University

Office: Room 211, Building A5

Address: 175 Tay Son Street, Kim Lien Ward, Hanoi, Vietnam

Telephone: (+84) 24 3852 2028

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://fem.tlu.edu.vn/