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A breakdown of the structure of the Natural Sciences degrees:

degree structure of the natural sciences programme
Each year of study at 香港六合彩 is composed of different modules.听 A听typical "single" module is worth听15 credits and every year you will听take courses which total to 120 credits of study (e.g.听8 x 15听肠谤别诲颈迟蝉).听础 15 credit module is expected to make听up 150 hours of study, be that contact time in lectures, laboratory, seminars, tutorials or computer classes, private study in the evenings or weekends as well as assessment time, revision and a final exam if applicable. The first year of the Natural Sciences programme is made up of eight听15 credit modules, four in the first term and four in the second.听 In later years the split between modules over听the two terms may not perfectly balanced and some modules may also run over both the first and second terms.听 Most modules you will take at 香港六合彩 are single 15 credit modules, but some 30 credit modules do exist (typically for modules with both听lectures and laboratory work听in subjects听like Chemistry) as well as larger modules (typically for research projects in the fourth year).

You can find the term dates on the Life at 香港六合彩 website, a typical term is composed of five weeks of study, followed by one reading week and then another five weeks of study in each of the first and second terms and a final, shorter, third term for examinations.听 Term dates for the 2023-24 academic year听can be found here.

Below is the overall structure of the programme in each year, if you want to see what you could be studying in each stream, check out the core streams page.

Year 1

The first term of the first year is comprised of students taking three "foundation courses" that introduce them to the broad scientific areas听offered on each听stream, students choose these courses during induction week and take them for the duration of the first term.听 You then decide which two听subject areas they wish to follow on into听streams at the end of the first term.听

The six foundation modules currently offered are:

In the second term of the first year, you will take two modules in each of your chosen 蝉迟谤别补尘蝉.听 Note that all assessments (including coursework and examinations) must be taken for the eight modules taken in year one (including in the foundation module area that you did not continue in).

It is not always possible to switch between streams after the first term, as the streams are designed to ensure that the pre-requisites for higher level courses have been completed.听听

Year 2

The second year of study marks the continued consolidation of the two stream areas chosen. Both streams have equal weighting, amounting to 45 credits of study per 蝉迟谤别补尘.听

An additional attraction on the Natural Sciences degree at 香港六合彩 is that students have the flexibility (timetable permitting) to听pick 15 credits on an elective听module, during the second year of the programme.听 Often students take听modules related to their streams but听examples of听modules from outside main subject areas of study include听modern foreign languages, management, history of art, economicsor anthropology. Students have the option to take a course that is at first or second year level.听

Towards the end of the second year, you will听choose which one of your streams you want to have as a major stream and which as a minor*听this then informs some of the third year module choices.

*Note that almost every stream combination allows either stream to be a mjor or minoir, the one exception to this is mathematics and statistics.

Year 3

The third year of the Natural Sciences degree marks the start of increased specialisation.听 After choosing one of their streams as a听major stream, students听take 75 credits in this field听in the third year, with the remaining听45 credits in the minor 蝉迟谤别补尘.听 The maj辞谤听stream's听75听credits comprise听60 credits of taught courses and a听15 credit literature review.听听

Students have the opportunity to finish with a BSc听in Natural Sciences after the third year or continue on into the fourth year of study to study for an MSci in Natural Sciences.听 To progress to year 4 of the MSci programme, you must have a 3rd year average of 60% or better and a nominal BSc award of an upper second, or better. Students who do not fulfil the required criteria to proceed at the end of the 3rd year may be considered for graduation with the award of a BSc Honours degree

Year 4

Building on the foundations of prerequisite courses in earlier听years of the听degree, the fourth year听offers students the opportunity to study the most specialist courses in a range of top-rated 香港六合彩 departments.

Natural Sciences students typically听spend the MSci year essentially embedded in the department (or Faculty research area) that corresponds to their major stream. All 120 credits in the MSci year must be taken in modules that are at masters level. The fourth year also听includes a mandatory MSci research project, which are worth听45 - 75听credits of study (depending on the discipline) as well as masters level听modules that feature in their major stream field.听 There is also the possibility to choose up to 30 credits of stuidy in the听minor stream听area, subject to relevant pre-requisities.

Natural Sciences Modules

You will not only听take subject specific courses听as part of their streams, you will听also take听dedicated natural sciences onyl core modules in your听first three years.

  • In year one, you will take a dedicated 15 credit mathematics modules听in the first term, depending on which streams you take:

Mathematics for Natural Sciences A (NSCI0005)听- designed to provide the mathematical foundations and techniques for the physics, astrophysics听and medical physics streams, ALL students who pick Modern Physics, Astronomy and Cosmology (PHAS0011)听will take this mathematics module.

Mathematics for Natural Sciences B (NSCI0006)听- designed to听provide听an introduction to some of the key mathematical modelling ideas and techniques used in scientific research today. Students NOT taking PHAS0011 will take this module.

  • You will also听take a 0 credit module called听Science and Society (NSCI0010).听This module in the first term of听year one aims to get you thinking about scientific skills such as computing, communicating science听as well as the interaction between听science and society.听 Through a variety of different assessments and reflections, you are encouraged to think a little about why they are doing science as well as how to communicate it.听 Although the mark from this module appears on your transcript and academic record, it will not count towards your degree grade calculation.
  • In year two, you have the ability to choose between one听15 credit听core modules from:

    • Programming for Scientists (NSCI0036)听- students听learn the fundamentals of coding in the Python programming language, one of the most popular programming languages which is widely used in science and other disciplines.听 They perform computations, analyse and present data and make predictions, and will be in a position to learn more sophisticated computational techniques including mathematical modelling.听听

    • Science for All (NSCI0038)听- students reflect on and understand inequity in science learning and in the production of scientific knowledge; and to learn about methods and practices being developed to address some of the issues.听 They will think about creative forms of engagement through visiting a number of sites where informal science learning may take place and learn how to conduct effective evaluations. Building on this reflective and theoretical foundation, they work in teams to plan, create, and evaluate a science outreach activity.

    • Science Communication (NSCI0039)听-听students will examine various forms of science communication and consider how the content of the message may be affected through communication. They are also be encouraged to reflect on exclusionary practices in science communication to engage with the distrust felt by some members of society towards science and scientists.鈥� They learn how to craft effective communications for different types of audiences and explore some possible ways of challenging exclusionary practices.听

  • In year three, unless are听completing a study abroad year, you will听take a 15 credit听Literature Project (NSCI0004)听module which spans the first and second terms.听 This involves undertaking听a听critical review of literature, in a topic area听agreed with a supervisor and听undertaken a subject area within their major stream, producing a final report (maximum length 5000 words). You will also give a five minute long presentation on their review topic area to an audience of peers and academics.听

Natural Sciences also offers a few other modules in year three:

  • In year three, there is also the posibility for you to take a听15 credit Research Project (NSCI0026) module, which is designed principally for students who finish with a BSc but would like to undertake a research project as an听undergradute.听 After agreeing a research proposal with a supervisor, you will undertake a short reserach project over the course of a听term and then write up a research report (maximum length 3000 words).
  • In year three, if you are on the Mathematics and Statistics stream, you will take a听15听credit module听Scientific Computing Project (NSCI0011), which looks at some of the current and contemporary computing methods employed in different scientific research fields, including models of small world networks in brain circuits, multi-electron modelling in quanutm theory and models of fluid flow.听 The module may also be taken (if agreed by stream leaders) if it is relevant to your area(s) of study in other streams.

Information on all current modules can be found on the听香港六合彩 Module Catalogue, as well as links to the modules timetabling, you can also find more information on timetabling on the page.听听