香港中文大學

The Department of Mathematics continues its great tradition in nurturing young talents and enhancing their ability to serve the society; it also strives to be an international research center of mathematical sciences and applications. The Department offers both major and minor programmes plus a number of general education and services courses. Generally speaking, our Department aims to provide high-quality mathematical trainings for students with various interests and orientations. Our programmes are particularly suitable for those who intend to acquire higher knowledge and ascend to an advanced position in their careers.

JS4682 Enrichment Mathematics

This stream is specially meant for students who wish to delve deeper into mathematical theories or are interested in mathematical research. Also, it is suitable for students intending to proceed on higher studies and it helps students to consolidate mathematics foundation for further academic research.

JS4601 SCIENCE Broad-based Admission Scheme under the Faculty of Science

This scheme allows students to decide their majors at the time of entrance, or at the end of Year 1 or Year 2. Students may select Mathematics as major which is a broad and holistic programme. It includes several stream choices, such as Enrichment Stream and Computational and Applied Mathematics (CAM) Stream. The CAM Stream increases the breadth of knowledge and ability of application for students.

Highlights

Wide Variety Curriculum

The Department offers a wide range of courses on both pure and applied mathematics. Students can choose to take elective courses according to their interest and stream orientation.

Highly Flexible Curriculum

The students have a high degree of freedom in preparing for their favourite minor programmes. The most popular ones are computer-related programmes, business administration, and economics.

Experiential Learning Opportunity

There are plenty of summer training opportunities for our students. Apart from lectures, our undergraduates can also enrich their learning experience in manifold activities in our COSINE (China and Overseas Summer Internship and Exchange) programme.

Career Prospects

The career opportunities of a mathematics graduate are very diverse. Their skills can be used in different careers like banking, commerce, telecommunication, insurance, logistics planning, data analysis and computer science, finance, and engineering. Some may also pursue further studies in institutions abroad.