List of Minors by Faculties/Subjects
Source: https://aas.hku.hk/list-of-minor/ Parent: https://aas.hku.hk/apply-scholarships/
What is Minor
“Minor” or “Minor programme” means the study requirements for a single minor area of disciplinary, interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary study, accumulating not fewer than 36 credits nor more than 48 credits, as prescribed in the syllabuses for a degree curriculum.\ \
List of Minors by Faculties / Units
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Common Core Office
| - Creative Arts (CA) (applicable to cohorts admitted in or after 2021-22) - Gender, Sexuality, and Diversity (GSD) (applicable to cohorts admitted in or after 2021-22) - Sustaining Cities, Cultures, and the Earth (SCCE) (applicable to cohorts admitted in or after 2017-18) | - The Human Life Span (HL) (applicable to cohorts admitted in or after 2021-22) - The Quest for a Meaningful Life (UQM) (applicable to cohorts admitted in or after 2020-21) / The Universe and the Question of Meaning (UQM) (applicable to cohorts admitted in 2017-18, 2018-19, and 2019-20) |
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Faculty of Architecture
| - Architectural Studies - Conservation | - Landscape Studies - Urban Studies |
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Faculty of Arts
| - African Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 and before) - American Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Arabic - Art History (applicable for students admitted in 2021-22 and thereafter) or Fine Arts (only applicable for students admitted in 2020-21 and before) - Buddhist Studies - China Studies (Arts stream) (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Chinese History and Culture - Chinese Language and Culture (for International Students and Non-Chinese Speaking Local Students) - Chinese Language and Literature - Comparative Literature - English Studies - [European Studies](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=20... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected] |
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Faculty of Business & Economics
| - Accounting - Business and Economy in China - Economics - Finance | - Human Resource Management - Information Systems and Analytics (For students of 2020-2021 intake and onwards) - Marketing - Sustainability in Business |
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Faculty of Education
| - Education - Information Management | - Social Data Science |
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Faculty of Engineering
| - Electrical and Electronic Engineering - Environmental Engineering - Geotechnical Engineering - Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management (This minor is available for the 2024-2025 intake or earlier) | - Innovation and Design - Mechanical Engineering - Urban Infrastructure Informatics |
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Faculty of Medicine
| - Biomedical Data Science - Biotechnology and Clinical Research - Digital Health - Genetics and Genomics | - Global Development in Asia - Global Health - Kinesiology |
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Faculty of Science
| - Actuarial Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 or before) - Astronomy - Biochemistry - Chemistry - Computational & Financial Mathematics - Earth Sciences - Ecology & Biodiversity - Environmental Science - Food & Nutritional Science | - Marine Biology - Mathematics - Molecular Biology & Biotechnology - Operations Research & Mathematical Programming - [Physics](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=2025&mm_code=SI017 "click here to vi... [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 - Human Resource Management | - Journalism & Media Studies - Media & Cultural Studies - Neuroscience - Politics & Public Administration - Psychology - [Social Policy and Social Development](https://ugaa.hku.hk/showonemm.php?acad_year=2025&mm_code... [TRUNCATED: link-bomb detected] |
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School of Computing & Data Science
| - Computer Science (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 Minors by Subjects
The following programmes can be taken as minor:\
| - Accounting - Actuarial Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 or before) - African Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 and before) - American Studies (only applicable to students admitted in 2023-24 or before) - Arabic - 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) - Astronomy - Biochemistry - Biomedical Data Science - Biotechnology and Clinical Research - Buddhist Studies - [Business and Economy in China](http... [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.