HKU Teaching and Research Units by Faculty
Module: 01 Academics · Sub-file: unit listing
Last updated: 15 June 2026
This file lists, faculty by faculty, HKU’s departments, schools, divisions and major research centres, based on each faculty’s official pages. HKU has recently undergone several reorganisations—most significantly the establishment of the School of Computing and Data Science in 2024 (see below). Known changes are noted here; subsequent updates will follow official announcements.
0. Recent reorganisation (2024) at a glance
| New unit | Established | Origin / restructuring |
|---|---|---|
| School of Computing and Data Science (CDS) | 1 July 2024 | Merger of the Department of Computer Science (Engineering) and the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science (Science) |
According to a HKU press release※, the School of Computing and Data Science was founded on 1 July 2024, combining the former departments of Computer Science and Statistics & Actuarial Science. From the 2025–26 academic year it admits students independently. This restructuring directly alters the department lists for both the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science (see below).
1. Faculty of Arts
Based on the Faculty’s official pages, it comprises four schools and several centres:
| Unit | Type |
|---|---|
| School of Chinese | School |
| School of English | School |
| School of Humanities (encompassing History, Philosophy, Art History, Comparative Literature, Music, Linguistics, and others) | School |
| School of Modern Languages and Cultures | School |
| Centre for Applied English Studies | Centre |
| Centre for the Humanities and Medicine | Centre |
| Centre of Buddhist Studies | Centre |
Per Wikipedia – HKU Faculty of Arts※, the four schools are Chinese, English, Humanities, and Modern Languages & Cultures. For details, see deepdive-arts-socsci.md.
2. Faculty of Engineering
Per the Faculty of Engineering history page※, after the Department of Computer Science moved to CDS in 2024, four departments remain:
| Department | English name |
|---|---|
| Department of Civil Engineering | Department of Civil Engineering |
| Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering | Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
| Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering | Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering |
| Department of Mechanical Engineering | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
The Faculty also co-runs Biomedical Engineering with the Faculty of Medicine. Computer Science (formerly in Engineering) is now part of CDS. For details, see deepdive-engineering.md.
3. Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine
According to the HKUMed teaching units page※, the Faculty is organised as “six schools and one department”:
| Unit | English name |
|---|---|
| School of Biomedical Sciences | School of Biomedical Sciences |
| School of Clinical Medicine | School of Clinical Medicine (under which fall the clinical departments of Medicine, Surgery, Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Psychiatry, Orthopaedics & Traumatology, Family Medicine & Primary Care, Anaesthesiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Clinical Oncology, Pathology, Microbiology, etc.) |
| School of Public Health | School of Public Health |
| School of Nursing | School of Nursing (established 1995) |
| School of Chinese Medicine | School of Chinese Medicine |
| School of Biomedical Engineering | School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy | Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy |
Clinical department and teaching-hospital detail (Queen Mary Hospital, etc.) is in Module 11; only the school layer appears here.
4. Faculty of Science
Based on the Faculty of Science departments page※, after the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science joined CDS in 2024, the core units are:
| Unit | English name |
|---|---|
| School of Biological Sciences | School of Biological Sciences |
| Department of Chemistry | Department of Chemistry |
| Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences | Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences |
| Department of Mathematics | Department of Mathematics |
| Department of Physics | Department of Physics |
The Faculty page also lists affiliated cross-faculty or newly established units such as the School of Computing and Data Science, the School of Biomedical Engineering, and the School of Innovation. The former Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science now sits within CDS. For details, see deepdive-science-architecture.md.
5. Faculty of Social Sciences
Per the Faculty of Social Sciences departments and centres page※:
| Unit | Type |
|---|---|
| Department of Geography | Department |
| Department of Politics and Public Administration | Department |
| Department of Psychology | Department |
| Department of Social Work and Social Administration | Department |
| Department of Sociology | Department |
| School of Governance and Policy | School |
| School of Future Media (incorporating the former Journalism and Media Studies Centre, JMSC) | School |
Key research centres (selection): Centre on Behavioral Health, Centre for Civil Society and Governance, Centre for Criminology, Centre for Water Technology and Policy, Hong Kong Jockey Club Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, Centre for Population Research, International Centre for China Development Studies, Stone Centre on Socio-Economic Inequality in Asia, Sau Po Centre on Ageing, Social Sciences Research Centre.
For details, see deepdive-arts-socsci.md.
6. Faculty of Law
Based on the Faculty of Law history page※, the Faculty comprises:
| Unit | English name |
|---|---|
| Department of Law | Department of Law |
| Department of Professional Legal Education | Department of Professional Legal Education |
Several research centres also exist (e.g., Centre for Comparative and Public Law). For details, see deepdive-law.md.
7. Faculty of Dentistry
According to Wikipedia – HKU Faculty of Dentistry※, this is Hong Kong’s sole dental faculty, housed at the Prince Philip Dental Hospital. Internally it is organised by dental specialties (Periodontology, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Oral Biosciences, etc.).
Specialty and hospital detail for Dentistry is in Module 11; only its uniqueness and broad structure are noted here.
8. Faculty of Architecture
Per the Faculty of Architecture departments and divisions page※:
| Unit | English name |
|---|---|
| Department of Architecture | Department of Architecture |
| Department of Real Estate and Construction | Department of Real Estate and Construction |
| Department of Urban Planning and Design | Department of Urban Planning and Design |
| Division of Landscape Architecture | Division of Landscape Architecture |
For details, see deepdive-science-architecture.md.
9. Faculty of Education
According to the Faculty of Education history page※, after a 2024 reorganisation the Faculty has four academic units:
| Unit | English name |
|---|---|
| Academic Unit of Language and Literacy Education | Academic Unit of Language and Literacy Education |
| Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning, and Development | Academic Unit of Human Communication, Learning, and Development |
| Academic Unit of Mathematics, Science, and Technology | Academic Unit of Mathematics, Science, and Technology |
| Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education | Academic Unit of Social Contexts and Policies of Education |
The Faculty also runs programmes in Information Management and Speech and Hearing Sciences. For details, see deepdive-science-architecture.md.
10. Faculty of Business and Economics (HKU Business School)
Following the 2017 merger into a single faculty, the HKU Business School academic areas page※ lists six academic areas:
| Academic area | English name |
|---|---|
| Accounting and Law | Accounting and Law |
| Economics | Economics |
| Finance | Finance |
| Innovation and Information Management | Innovation and Information Management |
| Management and Strategy | Management and Strategy |
| Marketing | Marketing |
For details, see deepdive-business-economics.md.
11. Cross-faculty / newly established schools
| Unit | Affiliation / nature | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| School of Computing and Data Science (CDS) | Established 2024; cross-faculty | Merger of the former Department of Computer Science and Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science |
| School of Biomedical Engineering | Cross-faculty (Engineering / Medicine) | |
| School of Innovation | Newly established | Listed on the Science Faculty page |
| Graduate School | University-wide | Administers MPhil/PhD research postgraduate programmes |
12. Gaps / to be supplemented
- Detailed clinical and dental specialty listings: by division of work these belong in Module 11 (Medicine and hospitals); only the school level appears here to avoid duplication.
- Complete inventory of faculty research centres: HKU has hundreds of centres that change frequently. Only those featured prominently on official faculty pages are listed here and the list is explicitly non-exhaustive.
- CDS internal department/division breakdown: as a newly formed cross-faculty unit in 2024, its internal structure is still evolving. Refer to the official CDS page for the latest information.
Sources
- HKU — Faculties & Departments (A–Z) — official
- HKU Faculty of Science — Departments — official
- HKU Faculty of Social Sciences — Departments & Centres — official
- HKU Faculty of Architecture — Departments and Divisions — official
- HKU Faculty of Engineering — History — official
- HKUMed — Teaching Schools and Departments — official
- HKU Faculty of Education — Our History — official
- HKU Business School — Academic Areas — official
- HKU — School of Computing and Data Science Launch (Press Release) — official
See also: faculties.md · programs.md · academic-system.md