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The University of Hong Kong
Where did the physics graduates go? *
Some employers of our graduates :
AIA
Credit Agricole Asset Management Hong Kong Ltd
Fire Services Department, Hong Kong
Hanzawa (HK) Ltd.
HEACO
HK International Airport Service
HK Standard and Testing Centre
HSBC
Hutchison Global Communications Ltd.
I.concept.net Ltd.
International Life Brokers Ltd.
National Mutual
PCCW
Standard Chartered Bank
St. Paul's Co-educational College
University of California, San Diego
California Institute of Technology
University of Cambridge
University College London
Columbia University
Cornell University
International Max Planck Research School for
Astronomy and Cosmic Physics at the
University of Heidelberg
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Oxford University
Stanford University
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich
University of Tokyo
List of universities where our graduates
go on further studies:
Gross Salary (2010)
Physics HKU
Mean $10,423** $17,336
Minimum $6,500 $4,000
Maximum $20,000 $100,000
* For undergraduate only
** Students receiving postgraduate studentship ($13,600 - $14,100) were NOT counted
Note: Since the number of respondents is small in 2011, the
details are withheld to protect privacy of the respondent(s).
2011 Graduates 2010 Graduates
Employed 25% Further Studies
75%
The University of Hong Kong
Physics
Required Courses: Problem solving in physics
Fundamental physics
Introductory mechanics
Introductory electricity &
magnetism
Heat and waves
Modern physics
Classical mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Electromagnetism
Statistical mechanics &
thermodynamics
Highlighted Elective
Courses: Methods in physics I & II
Atomic and nuclear physics
Advanced classical mechanics
Advanced electromagnetism
Advance quantum mechanics
Astronomy
Required Courses: Planetary geology
Fundamental physics
Nature of the universe
Introductory mechanics
Introductory electricity &
magnetism
Modern physics
Observational astronomy
The physical universe
Principles of astronomy
Highlighted Elective
Courses: Quantum mechanics
Stellar physics
Selected topics in astrophysics
Cosmology
Mathematics/Physics
Required Courses: University mathematics II
Linear algebra I
Multivariable calculus
Algebra I
Analysis I
Geometry
Fundamental physics
Introductory mechanics
Modern physics
Classical mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Advanced quantum mechanics
Highlighted Elective
Courses Linear algebra II
Matrix theory and its applications
Functions of a complex variable
Introductory electricity &
magnetism
Electromagnetism
Advanced classical mechanics
4-year Curriculum
Monte Carlo Workshops, 2009
* Title and contents of courses offered in
academic year 2013-14 are subjected to
further changes.
The Department of Physics offers a broad selection of courses for students to pursue knowledge in a variety
of fields. Satisfactory results of the core courses are required to satisfy graduation requirements of different
major/minor*.
Students and teachers from both HKU and CUHK working inside
Aberdeen Tunnel laboratory (the Lab) during 1 am to 5 am. Photo
shows the muon tracker in the Lab.
In the background: Steak camera image of the two-photo excited near UV band of ZnO (upper)
ZnO crystal structure grown in Optoelectronics and Nanomaterials Laboratory in the Department of Physics, the University of Hong Kong (lower)
Physics
Introductory Courses: Fundamental physics
Introductory mechanics
Modern physics
Highlighted Advanced Courses: Classical mechanics
Quantum mechanics
Electromagnetism
Statistical mechanics & thermodynamics
Theoretical physics
Astronomy
Introductory Courses: Fundamental physics
Nature of the universe
Modern physics
Highlighted Advanced Courses: Observational astronomy
The physical universe
Principles of astronomy
Stellar physics
Selected topics in astrophysics
Department of Physics homepage http://www.physics.hku.hk Faculty of Science http://www.scifac.hku.hk
* Title and contents of courses offered in academic year 2013-14 are subjected to further changes.
Students are required to take at least 42 credits, which is about 7 courses, of the subject of their minor*.
The University of Hong Kong
Admission Talks 11:30, 15:00 Lecture Theatre P1, CYM Physics Building