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University of Hong Kong (U21)


University of Hong Kong (U21)
City: Hong Kong
Website: www.hku.hk
Approximate semester dates: Semester 1 (Fall Semester): September - December
Semester 2 (Spring Semester): January - May
Language of instruction: English, except for courses offered by the Department of Chinese (course codes start with CHIN)
Full time load equivalent:

30 credits per semester

(IMPORTANT: More than 50% of the credits have to be chosen from one single faculty; For admission to the Faculty of Law, only ONE non-law course in each semester is allowed for students and all the other courses must be from the Faculty of Law.)

Fields of Study Available:

This is not an exclusive list of the Disciplines available.
Disciplines listed here can provide a full-time load of study.  
All other available courses can be found in the course catalogue.

**Please note areas of study are subject to change.  Please check the host university website for course availability.**

Humanities & Social Sciences:

Chinese Language & Literature
Chinese History & Culture
Interpretation
English
Language & Communication
Comparative Literature
Fine Arts
History
Linguistics
Music
Philosophy
American Studies
European Studies
Japanese Studies
Languages
Criminal Justice
Journalism
Government Studies
 
Geography
Politics & Public Administration
Psychology
Sociology
Cognitive Science
Global Studies
Media & Cultural Studies

Health & Health Sciences:

Physics
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Ecology & Biodiversity
Environmental Science
Food & Nutritional Science
Mathematics
Microbiology
Physics
Statistics

Technologies:

Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Engineering
Logistics Engineering & Supply Chain Management
 
Industrial Engineering & Technology Management
 

Business:

Economics
Business Administration
Finance
Law
Human Resource Management
 

Course Catalogue

Restricted Fields of Study:

Clinical courses including those offered by the Faculties of Dentistry, Education and Medicine.

Architecture: Due to difficulties in assuring the caliber of students and to extraordinary limitations in space and other resources, the Faculty of Architecture rarely accepts exchange students. Therefore, UQ Abroad does NOT recommend any student who aims to study architecture to apply for the University of Hong Kong.

Not available for MBA students

Approximate living expenses:

HK$50,000-$60,000 per year
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Living expenses breakdown

Additional information:

Semester long exchange only

Very limited places available, only 1 exchange place for law per semester

Law Students wishing to start their exchanges to HKU in either semester must apply to UQ Abroad by the October deadline

Architecture Students must have completed 1.5 years of relevant studies before applying

Information for Exchange Students

Program Offered

Universitas 21 Member:

www.universitas21.com