A Survey of Programmes at The University of Hong Kong (Undergraduate / Postgraduate / Interdisciplinary)

Module: 01 Academics · Sub-file: Programme Survey Last updated: 15 June 2026 According to HKU Annual Report 2024 "University Profile"^※ (2023–24 academic year), HKU offers approximately 145 undergraduate programmes, 215 taught postgraduate programmes, and 89 research postgraduate programmes. This article maps the programme framework by level and faculty, and lists flagship double-degree and BASc interdisciplinary programmes. For specific course codes and admission scores, refer to individual faculty/admissions office pages and the annual admissions brochure.

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# 1. Programme Scale (2023–24)

Data from HKU Annual Report 2024^※. The annual report notes: full-time and part-time modes are counted as separate programmes; RPg programme count is based on departments with registered RPg students in that year.

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# 2. Undergraduate Degrees (UG Bachelor Degrees)

HKU's undergraduate degrees span its ten faculties. Key single degrees (a selection, based on faculty admissions pages and HKU Calendar Degree Abbreviations Table^※):

MBBS is a six-year programme; BDS is a six-year programme; most other degrees are four-year programmes (see academic-system.md).

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# 3. Flagship Undergraduate Programmes by Faculty (Selection)

# 1. HKU Business School

According to HKU Business School Programmes page^※ and admissions pages, flagship undergraduate offerings include:

• BBA (with streams including Accounting and Finance Acc&Fin, Accounting Data Analytics ADA, Business Analytics BA, and International Business and Global Management IBGM)
• BEcon, BEcon&Fin
• BFin (Asset Management and Private Banking) — noted in the Business School's milestones as Asia's first undergraduate programme in asset management/private banking
• BSc (Quantitative Finance), BSc (Marketing Analytics and Technology)
• Bachelor of Global Leadership, Innovation and Society (BGLIS) (a new flagship programme)

# 2. Faculty of Engineering (BEng)

According to HKU Engineering BEng Programmes page^※:

• BEng in Civil Engineering (CivE), Mechanical Engineering (ME), Electrical Engineering (EE), Electronic Engineering (ElecE), Computer Engineering (CE)
• BEng in Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (IELM)
• BEng in Engineering Science (EngSc, with specialisations in Biomedical, Energy, Environmental, Materials, and Systems Analytics, launched from 2012–13)
• BEng in Biomedical Engineering (BME, jointly offered with the Faculty of Medicine)

# 3. School of Computing and Data Science (CDS)

According to HKU CDS Undergraduate page^※, independent admissions from 2025–26:

• Computing and Data Science (and combinations like Delta+)
• BEng in Computer Science (revamped)
• BEng in AI and Data Science (newly established)
• BSc in Actuarial Science
• BA&BEng in AI and Data Science — a five-year double degree integrating engineering/computer science with the humanities

# 4. Faculty of Law

• LLB, and double degrees with Social Sciences and Business (e.g., BSocSc (Government & Laws) & LLB, BBA(Law) & LLB). See deepdive-law.md for details.

# 5. Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine (Undergraduate Overview)

• MBBS (six-year), BNurs, BChinMed, Bachelor of Pharmacy in Chinese Medicine, Pharmacy, etc. For in-depth clinical training content, see Module 11.

# 6. Faculty of Dentistry

• BDS (six-year), the only one of its kind in Hong Kong. For details, see Module 11.

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# 4. BASc Interdisciplinary Programmes (Bachelor of Arts and Sciences)

Starting from 2019/20, HKU launched a series of BASc interdisciplinary undergraduate degrees spanning all ten faculties. According to HKU BASc official site^※, there are currently six BASc degrees:

According to HKU Press Release^※, the BASc series aims to "cultivate global leaders equipped to tackle contemporary and future challenges through interdisciplinary approaches," involving all ten faculties. BASc programmes require fewer Common Core courses than typical programmes (see academic-system.md).

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# 5. Postgraduate Programmes

For details on flagship programmes like the HKU Business School MBA, Law PCLL, and Master of Journalism, see the corresponding deep-dive files.

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# 6. Double Degrees and Joint Programmes (Selection)

HKU offers several double-degree and joint programmes, such as:

• BBA(Law) & LLB, BSocSc (Government & Laws) & LLB (Business/Social Sciences + Law, according to Department of Politics and Public Administration page^※)
• BA&BEng (AI and Data Science, CDS, five-year)
• Double degrees with prestigious overseas universities (e.g., University of California, Berkeley, among others; refer to admissions pages for specifics)
• HKU-Fudan IMBA — noted in the Business School's milestones as the first Hong Kong-mainland China joint programme approved by China's Ministry of Education

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# 7. Unverified / To Be Supplemented

• Precise programme count distribution by faculty: The annual report only provides university-wide totals (145/215/89), without a faculty-level breakdown. This article lists flagship programmes by faculty rather than an exhaustive catalogue — marked "not exhaustively listed by faculty."
• Admission scores / quotas: These vary annually; refer to admissions office publications for each year. This article does not record specific scores.
• Exact directory of undergraduate programmes for the Faculty of Education: The official website does not provide a complete list. This article outlines based on known double-degree frameworks, marked "exact directory to be supplemented."

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