building surveyor is something like a pathologist, but for buildings. they study the physical of the building, economy, usage etc and can give u a possible prediction on future development that's gonna affect the building, its surrounding context, potential activities and so on.

yes, architects can do that as well. but these people made a science out of it.

as far as i know, they DONT do design.

first of all, congratulations.

town planning is another branch in the built environment. if interior designers deal with designing the interior of the building, and architects deal with designing the building itself; town planners deal with design on a much larger scale: a town or city.

ever wondered who decides to put that traffic light near your house? or turning that empty lot into a green pocket space? these are just some idea of what town planners do.

basically the entire game SIMCITY is modelled based on what townplanners do.

i'm not sure about career opportunities though. most of my friends doing townplanners ended up in the government. but there are numerous townplanning firms out there.

Pr? Haven't seen that used for town planners.
There's Ar for architects, Ir for engineers and Sr for surveyors.
Town planning is a profession in its own right, governed by the Town Planners Act.
By law, development plans exceeding 2 hectare (5 acres) in area have to be submitted by townplanners. The work used to be done by architects. There is some overlap between the work of town planners and architects. I see the planner's job as 2-D work, arranging spaces on a macro scale.

Townplanners in the public sector are powerful positions with a lot of authority.  They control  the height of buildings, positioning, setbacks, coverage, density,  land use, etc  which are crucial factors in a development.  In private sector, town planners are involved in preparing layout plans for townships.  It is something like dividing a big cake into smaller pieces - not too difficult a job. 

Professional titles are just something u can brag to ur orang kampung or bakal isteri. Nothing more.

That would put lawyers, accountants and a number of other professions out of the question, wouldnt it?

Umm architecture is extremely heavy on projects, with subjects lingering around! U should know that architecture used to take about 10years to study. Then its reduced to 8, later 6 and eventually 5 years. The loading is still pretty much there, which is why u often hear architects do not sleep. Its always projects, projects, projects!
Only if u quit the course and change to architecture.

i dont know about this.. hmmm for me i always focus on projects..the subjects always come second..overall still okay not as good as students that focus on both..if you score your projects then you already more than 3.00 pointers if all your subjects just average..if you score a few of them..you even can get 3.50..for me projects always important..

will they still call me if i am in their backup list? (if someone denied the offer from upm)
about when will i know / receive the call?

oh, good to hear that. may i assume it is the academic department?