Contacts for Further Information For BSc and BSc (ActuarSc) Faculty of Science Tel: 3917-2683 Email: science@hku.hk science.hku @hku_science

For BEd & BSc Faculty of Education Tel: 3917-4659 Email: bedbsc@hku.hk

HKU

Sc ence690167296119

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science

Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science (5-year Double Degree)

Undergraduate Programmes 2018-19

International Exchange Studies Around 300 partner universities, including:

North America • University of California • University of Chicago • Columbia University • Johns Hopkins University • Stanford University • Yale University Europe •University of Cambridge

• Imperial College London • University of Oxford

Key Features of Our BSc Curriculum

Internships ■ Enable students to apply knowledge

in the workplace ■ Prepare students for their careers ■ Examples of internship opportunities:

• Government bodies• Scientific laboratories• Non-government agencies/ NGOs• Commercial companies

Intern

ational Environment

5th

QS University Rankings: Asia 2016by Quacquarelli Symonds

■ 1st National University of Singapore

2nd The University of Hong Kong

■ 4th University A in HK

■ 8th University B in HK

World Class Rankings

Glo

bal Experience

14%

Top-rank

ed Sc

ientists

of professoriate staff are the world’s top 1% scholars according to Clarivate Analytics’ Essential Science Indicators 2016

■ Targeting at 100%

overseas experience by 2022

■ Examples of overseas experiences• Worldwide exchange studies• Overseas Research Fellowships• Field trips• Summer courses• International scientific conferences• Internships

■ About 40% academic staff are from overseas

■ Diverse origins and cultures of students

■ International collaborations

Asia University Rankings 2017by Times Higher Education

■ 1st National University of Singapore

■ 2nd Peking University

■ 3rd Tsinghua University

■ 4th Nanyang Technological University

■

■ 6th University A in HK

■ 11th University B in HK

5th The University of Hong Kong

■

■ 42nd University A in HK

■ 111th University B in HK

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2017 – Natural Scienceby Quacquarelli Symonds

21st The University of Hong Kong

■ Students in YSS are guaranteed with:• SummerResearchFellowship(SRF)• AfurtherSRForOverseasResearchFellowship(ORF)• Internationalexchange,visitingorsummerstudy• Attendancetoaninternationalscientificconference• Aresearchmentor• EnrolementinFrontiersofScienceHonoursSeminar• Entrancescholarship• Stipendsforresearchactivities

■ Enrolment:• JUPASstudentswithascoreof31orabovein

5HKDSEsubjects(CategoryAsubjects,M1,M2)areautomaticallyadmitted

• SelectedNon-JUPASstudents• OtherstudentsnotacceptedtoYSScanstillcompete

fortheSRF,ORFand/orinternationalexchangesduringtheirstudies

YSS participants are guaranteed to go on exchange to top universities including:

Europe• UniversityofCambridge• ImperialCollegeLondon• UniversityofOxford

North America• UniversityofCaliforniaatBerkeley

• UniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles

• UniversityofChicago• ColumbiaUniversity• JohnsHopkinsUniversity• StanfordUniversity• YaleUniversity

Undergraduate Research Experiences ■ Overseas Research Fellowship (ORF)

North America • California Institute of Technology • Columbia University • Cornell University • MIT • Stanford University • University of California at Berkeley • University of California at Los Angeles Europe • CERN • University of Cambridge • University College London

■ Summer Research Fellowship (SRF) ■ Undergraduate Research Colloquium ■ Final-year projects ■ Directed studies

Field Trips ■ Provide students with hands-on

learning experience outside classroom

■ Examples of field trip destinations: • Kenya • Thailand • USA • Australia • Cyprus

1 Major / 2 Majors /Major-Minor /

Major-2 Minors

No Quota for any Science Major

Academic Advising System

■ One-on-one academic advice

Simple and Flexible

■ One entry in application for a choice of 14 Majors

■ Up to 2 years time to choose a Major

■ Flexibility in changing Majors

■ Students may take a 2nd Major or a Minor or 2 Minors in Science or non-Science disciplines

A comprehensive training in science that

■ Develops students’ capabilities in quantitative and logical reasoning ■ Cultivates students’ ability to tackle novel situations and solve intricate problems

The Programme One entry in the application, with a free choice of 14 Science Majors:

Biochemistry

Biological Sciences

Chemistry #

Data Decision Analytics

Earth System Science

Ecology & Biodiversity

Environmental Science

Food & Nutritional Science

Geology *

x+y Mathematics

Molecular Biology & Biotechnology

Physics

Risk Management

Statistics

6901Bachelor of Science BSc

Notes: # Includes an option to follow the accredited Royal Society Chemistry programme

* Includes an option to follow the accredited Geology programme

Diverse Learning Experiences

BSc Curriculum Structure (240 Credits) Forty 6-credit courses spanning over 4 years of full-time study

CAPSTONE LEARNING Major(s), Minor(s), ElectivesFOUNDATION

COURSES UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONLanguage Courses

Common Core Courses(54 credits)

Science Foundation Courses

(12 credits) (168 credits) (6 credits)

Early research experiences for Outstanding Students in

6901 BSc

2nd

21st

Caree

r Prospects

■ Graduates equipped with analytical skills and numerical sense

■ Over 99.7% of employment rate in the past 5 years,

inclusive of 18%further studies

• School of Biological Sciences• Department of Chemistry• Department of Earth Sciences• Department of Mathematics• Department of Physics• Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science

Six departments

■ This programme is the only one of its kind in Hong Kong

■ Provides specialist academic and professional training to students in actuarial science

■ Exemption arrangements made with professional bodyUK – Institute and Faculty of Actuaries

* Elective subjects can be any Category A subject, one of them must be a Science subject

Admission Requirements6729

Non-JUPAS Applicants Students holding non HKDSE qualifications are considered individually

General Informationhttp://www.aal.hku.hk/admissions/

Enquiries

For BSc and BSc (ActuarSc) http://www.scifac.hku.hk/ug

For BEd & BSc http://web.edu.hku.hk/programme/bedbsc_6119

http://www.scifac.hku.hk/ug

Liberal Studies Level 2

Chinese Language Level 3

Elective subject * Level 3

Elective subject *

Level 3

JUPAS Applicants

Minimum Programme Entrance RequirementsBSc (ActuarSc) 6729

Extended Module 1 or 2 in Mathematics

Level 4

Mathematics

Level 4

English Language

Level 3Chinese Language

Level 3Elective subject Level 3

Elective subject Level 3

Liberal Studies

Level 2

Contacts for Further Information For BSc and BSc (ActuarSc) Faculty of Science Tel: 3917-2683 Email: science@hku.hk science.hku @hku_science

For BEd & BSc Faculty of Education Tel: 3917-4659 Email: bedbsc@hku.hk

■ Validation by Education Experience (VEE) obtained in North America – Casualty Actuarial Society, Society of Actuaries, and Canadian Institute of Actuaries

■ Prepares students for professional examinations to Associateship level:UK – Institute and Faculty of ActuariesNorth America – Casualty Actuarial Society, Society of Actuaries

5-year Double Degree Programme

Offered jointly by the Faculty of Science and the Faculty of Education

Incorporates a graduate teaching qualification

• Equivalent to a BSc plus a Postgraduate Diploma in Education

Integrated programme offering both academic and professional studies

The programme includes

• A Science Major in any of the physical or biological sciences

(a choice of 10 majors)

• Education Professional Core courses with the

Faculty of Education

• Pedagogy courses and Teaching Practice in

Hong Kong secondary schools

■ The Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science has been designated a Centre of Actuarial Excellence by the Society of Actuaries since 2011

6119

Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science BSc (ActuarSc)

Mathematics Level 2

English Language Level 3

Minimum Programme Entrance Requirements

Required Courses & Capstone Learning

(138 credits)

Common Core Courses

(36 credits)

Language Courses(18 credits)

Elective Courses(48 credits)

BSc (ActuarSc) Curriculum Structure (240 credits)Forty 6-credit courses spanning over 4 years of full-time study

BSc 6901BEd & BSc6119

Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Science

BEd & BSc