如何选择报读专业(香港大学HKU官方英文版)

T ips for C hoosing your Major

TABLE OF CONTENT

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Introduction

Making a Major Decision A. Get to Know Yourself B. Identify a Similar Profile C.

How About These Strategies

Are You Qualified to Take this Major or Minor?

Do You Need to Do a Minor or a Second Major?

Resources for Advice and Support A. Handbook for BSc Students B. BSc Courses C.

Online Course Selection System D. CEDARS

E Academic Advisers F. Course Selection Advisers G. Induction Day

How to Formulate Your Study Plan? A Step-by-Step Approach

FAQs on Major-Minor Selection

Academic Advising and Contact Information

I ntroduction

Congratulations! Welcome to the HKU Science Faculty.

You must be fascinated by the enormous choice of majors and courses available to you. Indeed, the University is the place for you to expand your horizon, to attempt new endeavours, and to acquire new experiences.

How should you get the most out of your University education?

The HKU BSc programme is rich, diverse, flexible, and challenging. You may choose among the list of Science majors leading to the Bachelor of Science degree and declare it before the start of your second year of study. For those of you who have already identified a strong interest in a particular discipline and wish to specialize early, the curriculum enables you to pursue your subject of interest in a rigorous manner. Those of you wishing to explore multiple interests may take courses in different disciplines or even consider pursuing a minor or even a second major. If you are not sure which major will suit you best, you can explore different possibilities in the first year before committing to a particular major. The programme even provides bridging courses in certain majors for those of you without the proper prerequisites for those majors. In all cases, you do not need to commit to a major before the end of Year 1, and you may choose to use this year to explore and find out your real interest, ability, and career aspiration.

Choosing a suitable major is important and may not be an easy decision. This booklet provides you with some guidance and describes some of the resources available. The Academic Advisers/Course Selection Advisers will also assist you to plan your study to ensure a most meaningful and enjoyable learning experience at HKU.

M aking a Major Decision

A. Get to Know Yourself

In the BSc programme, you may choose to concentrate on a single primary Science major, or to do a major and minor(s) or even a second major. Before you commit to a certain plan of study, you should first do a rigorous self-assessment of your true interest, ability, and aspiration. You should ask yourself the following questions:

- What do I want to achieve for my university study?

- What subject(s) am I truly and most interested in?

- How good am I in terms of academic, communication, and critical thinking abilities?

- How much time and effort am I willing to devote to studying?

- What do I want to do after graduation?

No one single answer to any of the questions above alone should dictate the choice of your study plan. Instead, you should make a balanced consideration between interest, ability, and career aspiration when you decide which major to pursue.

B. Identify a Similar Profile

While the followings are by no means all the possible scenarios, you may want to see which of the following situations is most similar to yours:

Scenario 1:

I am keenly interested in this one Science subject and none others. I want to learn as much about this subject as possible. I am sure this is what I would like to do for my career. If possible, I would like to pursue further studies in this subject.

Scenario 2:

I am interested in this Science subject. I also believe my studies should be diversified and I should learn more across different disciplines because many fields in Science are interdisciplinary in nature now.