Calendar 2006–07

118 Part 3 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies School of Chinese Medicine Tel.: 2609 6360 Fax.: 2603 7203 E-mail: scm@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/scm The School of Chinese Medicine offers a five-year programme leading to a Bachelor of Chinese Medicine degree, with the aim of providing professional training in modern Chinese medicine. This programme integrates modern medical knowledge with traditional approaches in Chinese medicine. It includes pre-clinical coursework study and clinical training in Chinese medicine hospitals and clinics. Upon graduation, graduates have to pass registration requirements before they can register as Chinese medicine practitioners. The school offers graduate programmes leading to the degree of Master of Chinese Medicine, Master of Science in Chinese Medicine, Master of Science in Acupuncture, Master of Science in Chinese Medicines and Herbal Drugs, Master of Philosophy, and Doctor of Philosophy. It actively engages in research activities focusing on the development of Chinese medicinal materials and the scientific validation of traditional medical theories. Department of Mathematics Tel.: 2609 7729 Fax.: 2603 5154 E-mail: dept@math.cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.math.cuhk.edu.hk The department offers both major and minor programmes that provide students with a solid foundation in mathematics at the undergraduate level. Students can choose to specialize in the mathematics stream, the computational and applied mathematics stream, and/or the enrichment stream. Recently the department also offers a new double degree programme on Mathematics/Information Engineering to enhance the interdisciplinary study. Staff members engage in a wide range of research, including numerical analysis, optimization theory, algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, geometric analysis, geometry, several complex variables, differential equations, non- linear waves, biological mathematics, functional analysis, harmonic analysis, fractals and wavelets. Department of Physics Tel.: 2609 6339 Fax.: 2603 5204 E-mail: physics@cuhk.edu.hk Website: http://www.phy.cuhk.edu.hk The undergraduate programme in physics leading to the BSc degree was introduced in 1963 with the founding of the University. Research programmes leading to the MPhil and PhD degrees were introduced in 1972 and 1981 respectively, and a taught programme leading to the MSc degree was launched in 1994. In 2001 new programmes on materials science and engineering leading to the MPhil and PhD degrees were also introduced. There were some 200 undergraduate major students and over 90 postgraduate students in the department in 2005–06.