Calendar 2006–07

126 Part 3 • Department Profiles and Programmes of Studies Faculty of Engineering Automation and Computer-aided Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, Engineering Management, Financial Engineering, Information Engineering, Information Technology, Innovation and Design Engineering, Internet Engineering, Systems Engineering and Engineering Management, and a double degree programme in Mathematics and Information Engineering. 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, Statistics, and a double degree programme in Mathematics and Information Engineering. 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. School of Law LLB Programme. Centre for East Asian Studies Chinese Studies. Inter-institutional Programme English Studies and Education. Astudent 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.