Calendar 2004–05

The University 69 colleges, in turn, are responsible for student-orientated teaching and the provision of residential accommodation. All teaching staff and full-time undergraduate students are assigned to different constituent colleges. Undergraduate Studies At its inception the University’s undergraduate curriculum was based on a combination of the credit unit system and the degree examination system. After a comprehensive review in the mid-80s, the University decided to adopt a pure credit-unit-based curriculum structure. From 1991–92 onwards, greater flexibility was introduced into students’ selection of courses and pace of study. Full-time Undergraduate Studies Throughout the years the University has endeavoured to provide a wide variety of major and minor programmes to meet the changing needs of society. In 2004– 5 two major programmes in cultural studies and linguistics under the Faculty of Arts are introduced; and nine more minor programmes in cultural heritage studies, cultural studies, Japanese language, Japanese culture, language studies, and linguistics under the Faculty of Arts; education under the Faculty of Education; information engineering, and engineering management under the Faculty of Engineering are launched. Part-time Undergraduate Studies The Part-time Degree Programmes were first launched in 1981–82 with classes conducted in the evening. A part-time degree programme on music is currently offered. Postgraduate Studies Master’s programmes were first offered in 1966–67, and the number of programmes has, in 2004–5, increased to 150. Doctoral programmes were first introduced in 1980–81 and the number of programmes has increased to 62 in 2004–5. Research and Development CUHK fosters quality research over a broad front in all its seven faculties. It offers opportunities for significant advances in human knowledge, and provides scope for academic staff to undertake consultancy and collaborative projects with industry. The University has also established 13 major research institutes to provide faculty members with financial support and other facilities for research. While encouraging both basic and applied research in all academic areas, the University also realizes that it is important to achieve excellence and world- wide impact. In the third round of University Grants Committee (UGC) ‘Areas of Excellence’ exercise, CUHK was a member of an inter-institutional research team selected by the UGC for financial support to launch a Centre for Marine