List of Majors by Faculties/Subjects

What is Major

“Major” or “Major programme” means the study requirements for a single major area of disciplinary, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary study, accumulating not fewer than 72 credits nor more than 96 credits (144 to 150 for BSc intensive majors), as prescribed in the syllabuses for a degree curriculum.

List of Majors by Faculties

Faculty of Architecture

Architectural Studies

Faculty of Arts

American Studies Art History (applicable for students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter) or Fine Arts (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) China Studies (Arts stream) Chinese History and Culture Chinese Language and Literature Comparative Literature English Studies European Studies French Gender Studies General Linguistics German

Global Creative Industries History Hong Kong Studies Italian Japanese Studies Korean Studies Language and Communication (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) Music Philosophy Spanish Translation

Faculty of Business & Economics

Asset Management and Private Banking (Selection process required) (For students of 2017-18 intake and onwards) Economics Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (Selection process required) (For students of 2019-20 intake and onwards) Finance

Human Resource Management Information Systems and Analytics (For students of 2020-2021 intake and onwards) Marketing Quantitative Finance (Selection process required)

Faculty of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering [Last offered in 2020-21 intake] Computer Science Energy Engineering Environmental Engineering

Healthcare Engineering [For students of 2021-22 intake and onwards] Materials Engineering Systems Analytics

Faculty of Medicine

Bioinformatics

Faculty of Science

Biochemistry Biological Sciences Biological Sciences (Intensive) Chemistry Chemistry (Intensive) Decision Analytics Earth System Science Ecology & Biodiversity Ecology & Biodiversity (Intensive) Environmental Science Food & Nutritional Science

Geology Geology (Intensive) Mathematics Mathematics (Intensive) Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Intensive) Physics Physics (Intensive) Risk Management Statistics

Faculty of Social Sciences

China Studies (Social Sciences stream) Cognitive Science Counselling Criminology Geography Media & Cultural Studies

Neuroscience Politics & Public Administration Psychology Social Policy and Social Development Sociology Urban Governance

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List of Majors by Subjects

American Studies Architectural Studies Art History (applicable for students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter) or Fine Arts (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) Asset Management and Private Banking (Selection process required) (For students of 2017-18 intake and onwards) Biochemistry Bioinformatics Biological Sciences Biological Sciences (Intensive) Biomedical Engineering [Last offered in 2020-21 intake] Chemistry Chemistry (Intensive) China Studies (Arts stream) China Studies (Social Sciences stream) Chinese History and Culture Chinese Language and Literature Cognitive Science Comparative Literature Computer Science Counselling Criminology Decision Analytics Earth System Science Ecology & Biodiversity Ecology & Biodiversity (Intensive) Economics Energy Engineering English Studies Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (Selection process required) (For students of 2019-20 intake and onwards) Environmental Engineering Environmental Science European Studies Finance Food & Nutritional Science French Gender Studies General Linguistics Geography

Geology Geology (Intensive) German Global Creative Industries Healthcare Engineering [For students of 2021-22 intake and onwards] History Hong Kong Studies Human Resource Management Information Systems and Analytics (For students of 2020-2021 intake and onwards) Italian Japanese Studies Korean Studies Language and Communication (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) Marketing Materials Engineering Mathematics Mathematics (Intensive) Media & Cultural Studies Molecular Biology & Biotechnology Molecular Biology & Biotechnology (Intensive) Music Neuroscience Philosophy Physics Physics (Intensive) Politics & Public Administration Psychology Quantitative Finance (Selection process required) Risk Management Social Policy and Social Development Sociology Spanish Statistics Systems Analytics Translation Urban Governance

* Note: Students pursuing curricula with major / minor programme(s) must complete at least one major programme from their home Faculties upon graduation. Disclaimer: The information mainly applies to students admitted in 2023-24 and thereafter. For students from different cohorts, the information is only for reference. Please check with Faculty/offering department for details. The pre-requisite requirements / conditions are subject to changes by Faculties from time to time, and students are advised to check with their Faculty Office in case of doubt.