Master Class Schedule Terminology
1. Subject+Course = Course code
- Alphabets denoting code for the academic unit or for a particular study programme; plus a numeric code up to 4 or 5 digits, the first digit being the level of the course
- Refer to Course Code Terminology for the full list of alphabetical codes and their meaning
2. CRN = Course reference number
- A unique number assigned to a particular section of a class for a specific course
- For identification purposes when adding or dropping a course
3. Section = Section number
- A 3-character code (e.g. C01) to denote different sections of the same course
- The 1st alphabet shows the class type
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C
|
Lecture |
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D
|
Dissertation / Project / Thesis |
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F
|
Fieldwork |
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L
|
Laboratory |
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S
|
Seminar |
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T
|
Tutorial |
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W
|
Online delivery |
- The 2nd and 3rd alphanumeric characters complete the unique ID of a section.
- In most cases, tutorials 'T' and laboratory sections 'L' should link with lectures 'C'; the 2nd alphanumeric character also defines whether the tutorials/laboratory sections are linked to designated lecture(s).
| e.g. |
C01, C02 ... C11 ... C59 |
link with |
T01, T02 ... T13 ... T24 ... T59 and |
| |
|
|
L01 ... L59 |
| |
C61, C62 |
link with |
T61, T62 ... T71 ... T99 |
| |
CA1 |
link with |
TA1, TA2 ... TA9 |
| |
CB1 |
link with |
LB1, LB2 ... LB9 |
- If a course comprises more than one class types, students should register for all the necessary types of sections. Otherwise, a registration error will occur.
4. Credit = credit units
- The credit value of a course will only appear in one of the section component, normally the lecture section, and the credits for the associated components such as tutorial and laboratory sections will be 0.
5. WEB
- Courses marked 'Y' under this heading indicate the courses are web-enabled and students can add/drop such courses on the web.
- Courses marked 'N' under this heading indicate that these courses are NOT web-enabled. Use the Add/Drop Form to submit changes for these courses to your home academic unit for approval.
6. Campus
- The course section is offered to students enrolled in the displayed "campus".
| Campus |
Courses Restricted to Students in |
| Main Campus |
College/Schools |
| Community College of CityUHK |
Faculties of Science & Technology/Business/Arts & Humanities/Social Sciences (Main Campus) |
| Telford |
Faculties of Science & Technology/Business/Arts & Humanities/Social Sciences (Telford Annex) |
7. Level
- Eligible student level for taking the course:
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A
|
Associate Degree Level |
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B
|
Bachelor's Degree Level |
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P
|
Taught Postgraduate Degree Level |
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D
|
Professional Doctorate Level |
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R
|
Research Degree Level |
8. Capacity and available places
- Cap = Maximum quota for the course
- Avail = Remaining seats left
- Waitlist Avail = Availability of waitlist quota [For selective courses identified by individual course-offering academic units]
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Y
|
Waitlist available |
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N
|
Waitlist not available |
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FULL
|
Waitlist full |
9. Medium of Instruction
- The medium of instruction of individual courses/course sections is displayed to facilitate students in choosing classes.
- The information is for general reference only. Refer to the syllabus of individual courses for more detailed information.
10. Day = Day of the Week
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M
|
Monday |
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T
|
Tuesday |
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W
|
Wednesday |
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R
|
Thursday |
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F
|
Friday |
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S
|
Saturday |
11. TBA = to be announced
TBA appearing under "Instructors" means the information is not yet available and will be announced later.
12. Part of Term
|
1
|
Regular term |
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Y
|
Year-long |
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S
|
Special term |
The majority of courses are one semester long and are classified as "regular term". Courses which extend to more than one semester are classified as "year-long". Courses not following the regular term start/end dates are classified as "special term".
Course Code Terminology
| Course Code |
Offering Department/Programme |
| AC |
Accountancy |
| BCH/CHEM |
Chemistry |
| BIOS |
Biostatistics |
| BME |
Biomedical Engineering |
| BMS |
Biomedical Sciences |
| BST |
Division of Building Science & Technology |
| CA |
Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| CAH |
Chinese & History |
| CAI |
CityU Academy of Innovation |
| CB |
College of Business |
| CE |
Optional language courses offered by School of Continuing & Professional Education |
| CHIN |
University Chinese offered by School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE) |
| COM |
Media & Communication |
| CS |
Computer Science |
| CSCI |
College of Science |
| EC |
Courses in MSc Electronic Commerce jointly offered by Departments of Computer Science and Information Systems |
| EE |
Electrical Engineering |
| EF |
Economics & Finance |
| EN |
English |
| FB |
College of Business |
| FS/EG |
College of Engineering |
| GE |
Gateway Education courses |
| IS |
Information Systems |
| JC |
Joint Courses |
| LC |
Chan Feng Men-ling Chan Shuk-lin Language Centre |
| LT |
Linguistics & Translation |
| LW |
School of Law |
| MA |
Mathematics |
| MGT |
Management |
| MKT |
Marketing |
| MNE |
Mechanical Engineering |
| MS |
Management Sciences |
| MSE |
Materials Science & Engineering |
| NS |
Neuroscience |
| PED |
Physical education courses offered by Student Development Services |
| PH |
Infectious Diseases & Public Health |
| PHY |
Physics |
| PIA |
Public and International Affairs |
| PLE |
Courses in Postgraduate Certificate in Laws (PCLL) offered by School of Law |
| SDSC |
School of Data Science |
| SEE |
School of Energy & Environment |
| SG |
Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies |
| SM |
School of Creative Media |
| SS |
Social & Behavioural Sciences |
| SYE |
Systems Engineering |
| VM |
Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences |