SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
JOINT DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Undergraduate Programme
BEng Programme in Computer Engineering
Computer Engineering is concerned with the design, analysis and implementa- tion of computer systems. With the rapid advancement of microprocessor and networking technologies, numerous applications arise which require the use of computers. System design must take into consideration the requirements imposed and the technology available for implementation, while analysis techniques are useful in verifying if the requirements are met. There is a need worldwide for people with skills in computer hardware and software as well as the related technologies to solve existing and new applications. The BEng Programme in Computer Engineering is designed to prepare students for this challenge. It will be offered beginning in Fall 1994.
The programme aims at providing students with asound foundation in :the theory and practice of computer and digital system design; systems and application software design and implementation; interfacing among computers, digital devices, computer networks, sensors and controllers; future application areas; and applying a computer- based systems approach to problem solving. Initially, existing Computer Science and Electrical and Electronic Engineering courses will be utilised, plus electives from other departments of the University.
For admission, in addition tosatisfying the General Entrance Requirements of the University, candidates applying on the basis of the Hong Kong Advanced Level Exami- nations should have obtained acceptable grades in Pure Mathematics, Physics and one other approved technical subject. Candidates applying on the basisof other qualifications will also be expected to have achieved acceptable grades in examinations taken.
The following semester-by-semester description of the undergraduate pro- gramme defines what courses students must complete to satisfy programme require- ments and the desirable times for taking particular courses. Students should note that all courses selected, including electives, require departmental approval. Explanations of core (C), required (R), and elective (E) courses can be found on page 29.
Joint Degree Programmes
I
First YearFall Semester
COMP 102 C Computer Fundamentals and Programming [3-0-2:4]
COMP 11 1 C Software Tools [2-0-2131
ELEC 101 C Basic Electronics [3-1-3:4]
(1) LANG 001 R Language Skills Enhancement l [O-3-1 :O]
MATH 101 R Multivariable Calculus [3-1-014)
15 credits Spring Semester
COMP 171 C Data Structures and Algorithms [3-0-1:3]
ELEC 1 12 C Linear Circuit Theory [3-1-3:4]
ELEC 121 C Semiconductor Materials and Devices [3-1-0:3]
H&SS E Humanities and Social Science Elective [3-0-0:3]
MATH 151 R Differential Equations and Applications [3-1-0141 17 credits
R Principles of Programming Languages R Digital Circuits and Systems
E Humanlies and Social Science Elective R Linear Algebra
C Principles of Systems Software R Design and Analysis of Algorithms R Microprocessors and Applications R Probability
ELEC 241 R Engineering Electromagnetics and
Distributed Circuits [3-1-3141
H&SS E Humanities and Social Science Elective [3-0-0131 SB&M E Business and Management Elective [3-0-0:3]
19 credits Spring Semester
(2) COMP 396 C Final Year Project II [0-0-9131
OR ELEC 396
(3) COMPIELEC E COMPIELEC Electives [6 credits]
H&SS E Humanities and Social Science Elective [3-0-0:3]
LANG 103 R Technical Communications [0-3-0:3]
SB&M E Business and Management Elective [3-0-0:3]
18 credits
(1) Students exempted from this course by the Language Centre may replace it with a Humanities and Social Science elective.
(2) Students will enrol in either COMP 3951396 or ELEC 3951396.
(3) Acombination of courses to be selectedfrom an approved listto atotal of 6credits.
Students should ensure that they have the proper prerequisites.
A minimum of 102 credits is required for the BEng programme in Computer Engineering.
A student's choice of electives may result in this minimum being exceeded.
Postgraduate Programmes
Master of Science (MSc) in Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the application of techniques and processes that utilise biologi- cal systems for efficient and useful production of materials to serve human needs in agriculture, medicine, industry or daily life. Although biotechnology had its beginnings in man's earliest cultivation of crop plants and the production of wines and cheeses, domestication of animals, modern developments of the field have been greatly stimulated - . by the recent advances in biochemistry and molecular biology. Biotechnology isendowed with enormous potential for the future, and Hong Kong is well suited for its deployment.
I Joint Degree Programmes
This MSc programme is designed for the training of research and technical personnel for the biotechnology industry in Hong Kong and its surrounding regions, and admits both full-time and part-time students. Normally, the programme will take 18 months to two years of full-time study and about twice
as
long for part-time students.For this multidisciplinary programme, undergraduate training is required in one of the following disciplines: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering and civil and structural engineering.
The curriculum comprises three groups of courses, with students being required to complete a total of 32 credits:
(1) A minimum of 21 credits by taking five required courses:
BlCH 363 Principles of Biotechnology [3-0-0:3]
BlCH 366 Biotechnology Seminar [O-4-0:4]
BlOL 51 7 Advanced Topics in Molecular Biology [2-2-0:4]
CENG 561 Biochemical Reactor Engineering [3-0-3:4]
ClVL 542 Biological Waste Treatment [3-0-0:3]
and elective courses chosen from:
CHEM 541 Advanced Analytical Chemistry [3-0-0:3]
CENG 562 Enzyme Catalysis, Transport Processes and
Downstream Processing [3-0-3:4]
# CENG 564 Biomedical Engineering [3-0-0:3]
# CENG 566 Food Processing [3-0-0:3]
ClVL 545 Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal [3-0-0:3]
ClVL 547 Industrial Waste Water Treatment [3-0-0:3]
(# will be offered beginning in 1994-95.)
(2) (a) BTEC 567 Industrial Biotechnology [0-1-6:3]
Case studies of industrial biotechnology through examples of value-added and specialty product development.
(b) At least two of the following project courses:
BTEC 695 Biotechnological ~esearch [O-1-9:4]
BTEC 696 Biotechnological Research [O-1-9:4]
BTEC 697 Biotechnological Research [O-1-9:4]
BTEC 698 Biotechnological Research [O-1-9:4]
Joint Degree Programmes
(3) In addition, and without programme credits :
If a student has not completed the following, the student is required to complete the course(s) listed in the right-hand column.
(a) Any Business and At least one approved undergraduate Management courses from the School of Business and
Management (b) Any chemical engineering courses CENG 103 (c) Any biochemistry courses BlCH 103 (d) AL Biology or equivalent BlOL 001 (e) AL Chemistry or equivalent CHEM 101 Students may first enter the programme in Fall 1993.
Master of Arts (MA) in Chinese Studies
The MA in Chinese Studies is an inter-disciplinary course-work degree pro- gramme at the postgraduate level jointly offered by the Division of Humanities and the Division of Social Science. It may be pursued either as an end-in-itself or as preparation for PhD studies.
Students are required to take a minimum of 30 credits, of which at least 24 must be at the postgraduate level. Among these 24 credits, students may take six credits of independent studies under the supervision of afaculty member. Depending on their state of preparedness, students may be required to attend lecture courses, but the essential training takes place in seminars which involve the writing of term papers.
Given an emphasis on an interdisciplinary approach, the programme offers courses in history, literature, philosophy, religion, anthropology, political science, eco- nomics and sociology which are China-related, and given by both the Humanities and Social Science Divisions.
Each student will work, under the guidance of the Joint Committee which oversees the programme and a faculty supervisor, to formulate a study plan combining course-work within achosen specialisation as well as other disciplines. Three areas have been identified as possible fields of specialisation: tradition and modernisation (or modernisation in historical prospective); development both as a socio-economic process and as an intellectual outlook (i.e., developmentalism as a value); and the inter-related developments of Hong Kong, Macau, South China and South and Southeast Asia as a cultural and economic sphere. The term "Chinese" in "Chinese Studies" is broadly conceived. It includes Chinese not only in the People's Republic of China but also in diaspora.
These are project courses in biotechnological fields under the supervision of faculty members. In each course, at the end of the semester, the student is required to submit a written report on the project and give an oral presentation.