Recommended Course Pattern for Potential Chemistry Major (First Year)

Applicable to students admitted in 2021-22

(A) Students with HKDSE Physics or HKDSE Combined Science with a Physics component

Term 1:
1) CHEM1070 Principles of Modern Chemistry
2) PHYS1002 General Physics

Term 2:
1) CHEM1300 Fundamentals in Physical Chemistry (pre-requisite for a second year course)
2) One of the following courses:

LSCI1000Biochemistry of Health and Disease
LSCI1001Basic Concepts in Biological Sciences
LSCI1002Introduction to Biological Sciences
LSCI1012Introduction to Life Forms in the Biosphere
MATH1010University Mathematics
MATH1018Honours University Mathematics
MATH1520University Mathematics for Applications
MATH1550Methods of Matrices and Linear Algebra
STAT1011Introduction to Statistics
STAT1012Statistics for Life Sciences

(B) For JUPAS entrants without attending HKDSE Physics or HKDSE Combined Science with a Physics component, including absentees

Term 1:
1) CHEM1070 Principles of Modern Chemistry
2) One of the following courses:

LSCI1000Biochemistry of Health and Disease
LSCI1001Basic Concepts in Biological Sciences
LSCI1002Introduction to Biological Sciences
LSCI1012Introduction to Life Forms in the Biosphere
MATH1010University Mathematics
MATH1018Honours University Mathematics
MATH1520University Mathematics for Applications
MATH1550Methods of Matrices and Linear Algebra
STAT1011Introduction to Statistics
STAT1012Statistics for Life Sciences

Term 2:
1) CHEM1300 Fundamentals in Physical Chemistry (pre-requisite for a second year course)
2) PHYS1001 Essential Physics