SCHOOL-BASED ADMISSION
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (AIS) Overview
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP) Student Sharing
Environmental Management and Technology (EVMT) Student Sharing
First-year students admitted via School-based Admission to four year programs of one of the four Schools (i.e. Science, Engineering, Business and Management, and Humanities and Social Science) may choose to declare an interdisciplinary major upon completion of one year of study at one of the Schools.
Major choices offered by AIS
- BEng/BSc and BBA Dual Degree Program in Technology and Management (T&M-DDP)
- One of the 11 School of Engineering majors & one of the 6 BBA majors OR
- BSc in Biotechnology/BSc in Integrative Systems and Design & one of the 6 BBA majors - BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
- BSc in Integrative Systems and Design (ISD)
- BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM)*
* Students who are interested in IIM should refer to the application procedure here
For details, please refer to AIS Undergraduate Programs. Introduction of AIS majors will be given in Schools' introductory sessions during the orientation.
Students who apply to declare T&M-DDP as their major will choose BEng or BSc major at their Year 1 Spring Term and BBA major at their Year 2 Spring Term.
First-year 4-year students from the following Schools can apply for enrollment in AIS majors in the second year of study:
- School of Science (SSCI) *
- School of Engineering (SENG) #^
- School of Business & Management (SBM)^
- School of Humanities & Social Science (SHSS)^
Interested students should submit the major selection application via their respective Schools. SHSS students should apply via Program Transfer and submit the application form to AIS directly by the application deadline. The detailed timeline will be announced at the beginning of the Spring term of every year.
| School | Application Period | Application Procedure |
|---|---|---|
| SSCI | 1 March - 25 April | Students should submit the application online via SSCI by 25 April 2025 |
| SENG | 26 March - 30 April | Students should submit the application online via SENG by 30 April 2025 |
| SBM | 1 - 27 April |
Students should submit the application online via SBM by 27 April 2025, together with the followings:
|
| SHSS | 1 - 27 April |
Students should apply via Program Transfer with the following materials:
should be submitted to joinais@ust.hk by 27 April 2025. |
Interview Period: EVMT : mid-late May (1st round), mid-June (2nd round)
T&M-DDP : mid-June
Announcement of Results: Late June
Mr Jasper LEUNG, Tel: 3469 2400, Email: jasperleung@ust.hk
Students interested in enrolling in interdisciplinary majors are required and recommended to complete certain pre-major courses during the first year of study. Please click here for the required & recommended pre-major course list.
SBM students who are interested in T&M-DDP BEng & BBA should also satisfy individual BEng major specific requirements. Please click here (link to be updated) for reference.
For the 2024/25 cohort, any student holding renewable recruitment scholarships that were given at the time of admission to HKUST can carry the scholarships to AIS if he/she successfully enrolls in / transfer to AIS programs and meet the scholarship renewal conditions.
Dual Degree Program in Technology & Management (T&M-DDP)
Prof Chi Ming CHAN, techmgmt@ust.hk
Ms Kris CHAN, Tel: 2358 8989
BSc in Environmental Management and Technology Program (EVMT)
Prof. Arthur LAU, joinevmt@ust.hk
Ms Sharon CHONG, Tel: 2358 8363
BSc in Integrative Systems and Design (ISD)
Prof. Shenghui SONG, isd@ust.hk
Ms Katherine WAN, Tel: 2358 8256
BSc in Individualized Interdisciplinary Major Program (IIM)
Prof. King L CHOW, iim@ust.hk
Mr Matthew CHIK, Tel: 3469 2071