List of Majors by Faculties/Subjects
Source: https://aas.hku.hk/list-of-major/ Parent: https://aas.hku.hk/apply-scholarships/
What is Major
“Major” or “Major programme” means the study requirements for a single major area of disciplinary, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary study, accumulating not fewer than 72 credits nor more than 96 credits (144 to 150 for BSc intensive majors), as prescribed in the syllabuses for a degree curriculum.\ \
List of Majors by Faculties
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Faculty of Architecture
| - Architectural Studies |
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Faculty of Arts
| - American Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Art History (applicable for students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter) or Fine Arts (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) - China Studies (Arts stream) (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Chinese History and Culture - Chinese Language and Literature - Comparative Literature - English Studies - European Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - French (major is only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Gender Studies - General Linguistics - [German](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=2025&mm_code=AR014 "cli... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected] |
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Faculty of Business & Economics
| - Asset Management and Private Banking (Selection process required) (For students of 2017-18 intake and onwards) - Economics - Entrepreneurship, Design and Innovation (Selection process required) (For students of 2019-20 intake and onwards) - Finance | - Human Resource Management - Information Systems and Analytics (For students of 2020-2021 intake and onwards) - Marketing - Quantitative Finance (Selection process required) |
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Faculty of Engineering
| - Energy Engineering - Environmental Engineering - Healthcare Engineering [For students of 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25 intake] | - Materials Engineering - Systems Analytics |
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Faculty of Medicine
| - Bioinformatics |
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Faculty of Science
| - Biochemistry - Biological Sciences - Biological Sciences (Intensive) - Chemistry - Chemistry (Intensive) - Decision Analytics (applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 or before) - Earth System Science - Ecology & Biodiversity - Ecology & Biodiversity (Intensive) - Environmental Science - Food & Nutritional Science | - Geology - Geology (Intensive) - [Mathematics](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=2025&mm_code=SI014 "click here to view the print ... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected] |
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Faculty of Social Sciences
| - China Studies (Social Sciences stream) (only applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 or before) - Cognitive Science - Computational Social Science - Counselling - Criminology - Geography - Geospatial Data Science | - Media & Cultural Studies - Neuroscience - Politics & Public Administration - Psychology - Social Policy and Social Development - Sociology - Urban Governance |
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School of Computing & Data Science
| - Computer Science (applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter) - Decision Analytics (applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter) | - Risk Management (applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter) - Statistics (applicable to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter) |
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List of Majors by Subjects
| - American Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Architectural Studies - Art History (applicable for students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter) or Fine Arts (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) - Asset Management and Private Banking (Selection process required) (For students of 2017-18 intake and onwards) - Biochemistry - Bioinformatics - Biological Sciences - Biological Sciences (Intensive) - Chemistry - Chemistry (Intensive) - China Studies (Arts stream) (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - [China Studies (Social Sciences stream)](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=2025&mm_code=SS017 "click here to... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected] |
\ * Note: Students pursuing curricula with major / minor programme(s) must complete at least one major programme from their home Faculties upon graduation. Disclaimer: The information mainly applies to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter. For students from different cohorts, the information is only for reference. Please check with Faculty/offering department for details. The pre-requisite requirements / conditions are subject to changes by Faculties from time to time, and students are advised to check with their Faculty Office in case of doubt.