What will I learn?

Programme Aims:

To provide students with a strong foundation in all principal areas of chemical science.
To provide students with knowledge in developing career and solving real-life chemical problems, including those in the environmental area, and to meet the needs from government, education, industrial or commercial sectors.

Programme Features:

Train for Employment and Postgraduate Studies.
Final Year Research Project.
Hands-On Training in Modern Analytical Instrumentation.
Summer Internship Programme.
Summer Research Programme and Student Assistant Scheme.

Programme Structure:

In the first three years of study, students will take core courses to build up their basic knowledge in various chemistry fields. In the final year, students can choose a wide variety of advanced chemistry courses as their Major elective courses.

Students must complete a total of 128 units and gain an overall grade point average of 2.0 for graduation. Of the 128 units, 31 units are for General Education (GE) courses, 68 units are Major discipline core and elective courses. This design provides a broad-based whole person education while retaining a focus on a specific academic discipline, Chemistry, in this case.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Science

Study options

Full Time (4 years)

Tuition fees

HK$140,000.00 (14,16,287) per year

Start date

Expected September 2022

Venue

Hong Kong Baptist University

Kowloon Tong,

Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon

Entry requirements

For students from United States

Applicants must hold a combined score of 1,650 in SAT Test (minimum score of 550 in each of Critical Reading, Mathematics and Writing). After 2005, and a sub-score on essay writing of no less than 8; or an American College Test (ACT) composite score of 23; and Grade 3 in at least two Advanced Placement (AP) subjects; or a score of 500 or better in each of two or more subjects in SAT Subject Tests. Students following Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) in community colleges must hold: US High School Graduation Diploma; and successful completion of IGETC with Grade C or above in each of the subjects. English Language Requirements : TOEFL- Internet-based test (iBT) - Score: 79; or Paper-based test (PBT) - Score: 550; IELTS Academic: Overall Band: 6.0. Grade C or above in GCE O-Level/ GCSE/ IGCSE English; or Grade E or above in GCE AS Level or AL Level English; Grade E or above in HKALE Use of English (AS Use of English); IB - Grade 4 in: IB English A (Higher or Standard Level); or IB English B (Higher Level); or IB English Literature and Performance (Standard Level) or Grade 5 in: IB English B (Standard Level).

For international students

Applicants who apply for admission with overseas qualifications are expected to have received 12-year pre-university education with appropriate school-leaving qualifications. Students from other countries should have qualifications equivalent to Hong Kong.

The following public examination results are recognised as meeting the English Language requirements stipulated by the University:

TOEFL: Internet-based test (iBT) - Score: 79; or Paper-based test (PBT) - Score: 550
IELTS Academic: Overall Band 6.0
IGCSE First Language English: Grade C/ Grade 4
IGCSE English as a Second Language: Grade B/ Grade 5
IB: Grade 4 in: IB English A (Higher or Standard Level); or IB English B (Higher Level); or IB English Literature and Performance (Standard Level) OR Grade 5 in: IB English B (Standard Level)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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BSc (Hons) in Chemistry Hong Kong Baptist University