Calendar 2001–02

Full-time Undergraduate Studies 167 for his minor subject, preferably in the second year of attendance. A minor programme normally requires 15–30 units of courses. Programmes in the Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine offers a non-unit-based professional programme leading to the degrees of MB ChB. Up to 2000-1, the medical curriculum has been divided into pre-clinical studies (years 1-2) and clinical studies (years 3-5). Students who have completed their pre-clinical studies with satisfactory results may apply for admission to the Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences. From the year 2001-2 onwards, the Faculty of Medicine has adopted an integrated, system-based medical curriculum starting Medical Year 1. The new curriculum consists of 70 per cent core courses and 30 per cent electives, with emphases on early clinical contact, communication and life-long learning skills, attitude and ethics. Medical students shall have continuous and end-of-year assessments on individual subjects and sit for the First, Second and Third (Part I & II) Professional Examinations before they graduate. Students are also required to serve one year’s internship at a recognized hospital before they register as a medical doctor. A four-year Pre-registration Nursing Programme is offered by the Department of Nursing. It aims at preparing graduates for registration as general nurses in accordance with the requirement of the Nursing Board of Hong Kong. A Pharmacy Programme is offered by the School of Pharmacy. The BPharm programme follows the credit unit system. Graduates must complete one year of pre-registration training before registration by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board as a pharmacist in Hong Kong. Besides taking the professional courses required by the faculty, students have to complete General Education, Physical Education and language courses in compliance with University requirements. Programmes The courses under the various programmes are listed on pp.168-249. Explanatory notes on codes and signs used A course code comprises three letters of the alphabet, three Arabic numerals, and one numeral/letter. The first three letters stand for the subject (e.g. CHI, ENG, BIO, stand for Chinese, English, and Biology respectively). The first numeral stands for the level of study. Undergraduate courses are coded 1 to 4 while postgraduate courses are coded 5 to 6 (where 5 denotes first year in Graduate School and 6 denotes second year in Graduate School). The numeric code starting with 0 stands for a course by Student-orientated Teaching (STOT). Normally, lower level courses should be taken before upper level courses. However, for the sake of flexibility, most courses are open to students of all years of attendance subject to the satisfactory fulfilment of pre-requisite and co- requisite requirements. In fulfilling the total unit requirements of a major or minor programme, students should follow a prescribed study scheme and complete the required and elective courses. Please refer to The Chinese University of Hong Kong Student Handbook for details of unit requirements and study schemes.