Types of Programmes

The University’s programmes range from associate degree to doctoral level studies in a wide variety of disciplines leading to the following awards: Associate Degree: AA/ABA/ASc/ASocSc/ALS, Bachelor’s Degree: BA/BBA/BEng/BSc/BSocSc/LLB, Postgraduate Certificate (PGC), Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Juris Doctor (JD), Master’s Degree: LLM/MA/MBA/MFA/MSc/MSocSc, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Engineering (EngD).

The three Faculties: Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, Science and Engineering, School of Creative Media and School of Law, offer bachelor’s degree and postgraduate studies. School of Law, School of Creative Media, Division of Building Science and Technology and the Community College of City University offer associate degree programmes.

Information of programme requirements and details are available at the Programmes and Courses website.

Programmes under the Credit Unit Structure

Under the credit unit system, students must earn the minimum number of credit units for the award being sought and must take designated courses to meet the core requirements of their programme. In addition, all undergraduate students must meet certain University requirements to earn their award, including: a language requirement; a requirement to take courses outside the students’ main area of study; and a Chinese Civilisation requirement. The academic regulations for University awards are set out in more detail in section “Regulations” of the University Calendar. The full requirements for awards are indicated under each programme in the following section.

Note that requirements for awards may depend on students’ year of entry, and in special circumstances, some requirements may be waived.