HKUST

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HKUST Department of Physics Undergraduate
Program Our Commitment to Gifted
Education Research Scholarship
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The Staff Professors 7 Associate
Professors/Senior Lecturers 18 Assistant
Professors/Lecturers 3 Visiting
Scholars/Research Associates 28 Research
Assistants 10 Engineer 1 Senior
Technicians 3 Technical Associates/Technicia
ns 5 Asst Computer Officer 1
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JUPAS Admission 2001-2002 Physics 44 Applied
Physics 34 Direct Entry 4 Early Admission
4 2000-2001 Physics 36 Applied
Physics 39 Direct Entry
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The Undergraduate Students Year
1 Physics Pure 49 Phys-Math 12 Applied
Physics S T 6 MS 14 Science Ed
9 Year 2 Physics 51 Applied Physics S
T 26 MS 12 Year 3 Physics 58 Applied
Physics S T 22 MS 11
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The Postgraduate Students MPhil Year
1 14 Year 2 15 Year 3 (PT) 2 MSc Year
1 (FT) 1 Year 2 (PT) 1 PhD Year 1
4 Year 2 or above 22
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• The Undergraduate Program
• Year 1 Basic training
• Fundamentals of Physics
• Mathematics, esp. calculus, linear algebra,
  differential equations
• Computer programming
• Modern Physics
• Modern Physics Lab

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• Year 2 Solid training
• Classical Mechanics
• Electricity and Magnetism
• Quantum Mechanics
• Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
• Experimental Physics

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• Year 3 Advanced training
• Electives of specialized courses in theoretical
  and applied physics (solid state, materials,
  optics, information, etc.)
• Advanced experimental physics, or Computational
  physics (for Applied Physics)
• Independent study project

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• Gifted Education for Secondary School Students
• Summer schools
• Cyber University courses
• PRESS projects
• Participating students can use these activities
  to support their early admission applications.

• Gifted Education in the Program Level
• Physics and Mathematics Option
• Science and Education Program

• Gifted Education in Academic Life
• One-credit courses
• Directed studies and junior projects
• Independent studies
• Overseas and mainland exchange studies
• Research scholarships

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• Physics and Mathematics Option
• Designed for students who want to study both
  physics and mathematics
• EM2/QM2, 4 required MATH courses
• Less electives
• Can obtain the degree of B.Sc. in Physics and
  Mathematics if students follow chosen courses

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• Management Science Option
• Basic physics courses
• Computational physics
• Information physics
• Business statistics, operational management,
  forecasting
• 5-10 places in Applied Physics

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• B. Sc. in Physics and Science Education
• Designed for students who want to be teachers
• 4-year course with B. Sc. in Physics and
  Qualified Teacher Status on graduation
• Education courses in 2nd Spring
• Courses in HKIEd in 3rd FallWinter and 4th
  WinterSpring
• 7 Science electives (Chemistry and Biology)
• Very broad

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• The Undergraduate Research Scholarships
• Aim to promote research culture to new as well
  as existing students in the Department.
• Conditions
• students admitted through the early admission
  program, or with outstanding grades in ALE
• summer research projects offered by the Physics
  faculty members at the end of the first academic
  year.
• Award
• HK12,000 for early admitted students with 6A or
  above

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Questioning Period
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• Future Careers
• Further studies
• Information technology
• Commercial (especially technically related)
• Education
• We focus on educating your person!

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• The MPhil Program
• Normal duration 2 years
• 12 credits of PG courses
• MPhil Thesis Research
• teaching assistantship _at_ 15,500 per month

• The MSc Program
• Normal duration 1.5 years
• 30 credits of PG courses
• No financial support

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• The PhD Program
• Normal duration 4 years
• 12 credits of PG courses
• Qualifying examination
• PhD Thesis Research
• teaching assistantship _at_ 15,500 per month