Calendar 2005–06

Full-time Undergraduate Studies 203 Faculty of Medicine MB ChB Programme, Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences, Nursing, and Pharmacy. Faculty of Science Applied Chemistry with Management Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese Medicine, Environmental Science, Food and Nutritional Sciences, Materials Science and Engineering, Mathematics, Molecular Biotechnology, Physics, Risk Management Science, and Statistics. Faculty of Social Science Architectural Studies, Economics, Gender Studies, Geography and Resource Management, Government and Public Administration, Journalism and Communication, Law, Psychology, Social Research, Social Work, and Sociology. A student who satisfies the conditions for graduation shall be awarded a bachelor’s degree with one of the following classifications: First Class Honours, Second Class Honours Upper Division, Second Class Honours Lower Division, Third Class Honours, and Pass. Degree classification is based on the grade point averages of major and other courses, and the result of the graduation thesis/ project. However, the degrees of MB ChB are awarded on the basis of professional examinations taken at the end of the first to the fifth medical years. Curriculum Structure The normal length of study for a full-time programme is three to four years with the exception of medical studies and some professional programmes which have prescribed otherwise. A second-year entrant shall be expected to graduate after two years of attendance. The curriculum (excluding the MB ChB Programme, the Intercalated Degree Programme in Medical Sciences, and the Nursing Programme) is based on a credit unit system. For graduation, a Secondary 6 and a Secondary 7 entrant* shall successfully complete at least 123 and 99 units of courses respectively which include: (a) General Education (15 units); (b) Physical Education (two units); (c) Foundation Requirement ∆ (24 units: nine units of language courses, six units of General Education courses, and nine units of major/faculty requirement); (d) normally up to 72 required units of major courses; (e) Faculty Language Requirement; (f) remaining units in minor and/or elective courses of the student’s choice. * A Secondary 6 (or 7) entrant means a student who has been admitted to the University after completion of Secondary 6 (or 7) in a school or on equivalent qualifications. ∆ Applicable to Secondary 6 entrants