EDUCATION
and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Post- graduate programmes will be determined mainly by the needs of the community and to some extent by the specialities of the academic staff recruited and by the availability of equipment and facilities. In addition to a Research Centre, a Technology Transfer Centre will be established on the university campus.
The undergraduate courses in the School of Science will include Biology, Biochemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Postgraduate programmes will depend again on community needs, the specialities of academic staff recruited and the availability of laboratories.
The School of Business and Management will offer a general business programme for undergraduate students, comprising an integrated package with many required modules and a limited number of speciality electives. It is intended that the school should offer two separate but complementary postgraduate courses. The first is a standard two-year MBA course, shaped to suit Hong Kong's needs. This course will emphasise finance and entrepreneurship and will be technology oriented. The second is a one-year Masters course in business and technology, designed for people already well trained or experienced in technology.
The General Education Centre will cover such areas as Chinese and China Studies, Local and Regional Studies, History, Geography, Philosophy, Psychology and Linguistics.
Hong Kong Polytechnic
The Hong Kong Polytechnic was established in 1972, taking over the campus of the former Hong Kong Technical College which formed the basis of the polytechnic's initial development.
Since then, student and staff numbers have increased greatly. At the beginning of the academic year 1989-90, there were 8 040 full-time, 1870 sandwich, 1450 mixed-mode, 3 450 part-time day release and 11 260 part-time evening students. There were also 720 students enrolled on a distance learning course. In mid-1989, the polytechnic had a total staff of 2 561, comprising 912 teaching, 263 senior administrative and 1 386 technical, clerical and ancillary staff.
The polytechnic has 25 teaching units grouped under seven divisions. These are the Division of Applied Science and Textiles (Departments of Applied Biology and Chem- ical Technology, Applied Physics, and Institute of Textiles and Clothing); the Division of Business and Management Studies (Departments of Accountancy, Business Studies, Management Studies and Hospitality Management); the Division of Communication (Departments of Chinese, Translation and Interpretation, English and Swire School of Design); the Division of Construction and Land Use (Departments of Building and Surveying, Building Services Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Centre of Land and Engineering Surveying); the Division of Engineering (Departments of Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical and Marine Engineering, and Department of Nautical Studies); the Division of Health and Social Studies (Departments of Applied Social Studies, Diagnostic Sciences, Health Sciences and Department of Rehabilitation Sciences), and the Division of Mathematical and Computing Studies (Departments of Computing Studies and Mathematical Studies).
A wide range of courses is offered to meet the demands of commerce, industry and the community. For 1989-90, 183 courses were offered in different modes of attendance, namely full-time, sandwich, part-time day release, part-time evening, mixed-mode and distance learning. Successful completion of these courses leads to the awards of Bachelor's degree, associateship, professional diploma, higher diploma, diploma, post-registration
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