EDUCATION
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at the Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin. Apart from students in the first-year pre- clinical course, the university has also been admitting potential medical students since September 1981. Potential medical major students who have successfully completed a one-year science course are eligible for selection to the Faculty of Medicine's first-year pre-clinical course the following year. The university will confer its first MB, ChB degrees in 1986.
At the post-graduate level, a total of 35 academic and professional higher degree programmes and a Diploma in Education are now offered by the university's graduate school. Higher degrees offered include Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Philosophy, Master of Business Administration, Master of Social Work, Master of Divinity and Master of Art.
To meet the growing demand by working adults for higher education and professional training, the university offers part-time courses leading to the Diploma in Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Social Science (Social Work). In 1982, three new part-time Bachelor programmes Chinese-English, music, and business administration were inaugurated.
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Apart from the new part-time undergraduate courses, other programmes launched in 1982 were doctoral and master's programmes in basic medical sciences, master's pro- grammes in education (by course work) and government and public administration, and Bachelor programmes in psychology and statistics.
The undergraduate enrolment in September totalled 4 520 and comprised: arts 1 029, business administration 846, medicine 139, science 1 277, and social science 1 229. There were also 92 students enrolled in part-time undergraduate programmes. In addition, 730 students were enrolled in the graduate programmes. These included 338 reading Diploma in Education courses and 36 overseas students and scholars enrolled in the university's international Asian studies programme.
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The number of candidates who sat for the 1982 Hong Kong Higher Level Examination totalled 18 558, of whom some 4 636 fulfilled the entrance requirements. Of these, 1 191 were admitted to the university for the 1982-3 academic year.
A total of 1 243 students graduated from the university in 1982. They included one Doctor of Philosophy, 39 Masters of Philosophy, 77 Masters of Business Administration, 16 Masters of Arts (Education), three Masters of Divinity, two Masters of Social Work, 259 Bachelors of Arts, 241 Bachelors of Business Administration, 293 Bachelors of Science and 312 Bachelors of Social Science.
In the 1982-3 academic year, the Department of Extra-mural Studies offered more than 1 000 courses covering a wide range of subjects with a total enrolment of over 30 000. These courses were conducted in Cantonese, Putonghua and English, some leading to the award of diplomas and certificates.
The library system comprises the main university library and three branch libraries in the colleges. The combined holdings of the libraries in 1982 totalled 384 654 volumes in Oriental languages; 366 792 volumes in Western languages, and 5 992 current periodical titles.
Building projects completed or under way during the year included a 300-bed student hostel and an extension to the Science Centre Complex. Plans were also in hand for the construction of additional staff quarters, student hostels and buildings for academic and administrative purposes.
As in previous years, the university was a busy venue for international conferences and meetings, generally organised by the university in conjunction with local and over- seas organisations.