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IntroductionThe information contained in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 1997 to answer the following questions about B.A. (Architectural Studies) graduates : -
II. Employment Situation in 1997
Out of 69 B.A. (Architectural Studies) graduates, 56 responded to our survey, representing a response rate of 81%. Of these, 89% (or 50 graduates) were in full-time employment within six months of graduation. The remaining 11% (or 6 graduates) went on for further studies. (Table 1)
B.A.(Arch.Stud.) |
HKU Overall* |
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Female |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| No. of respondents | 56 |
100 |
50 |
100 |
36 |
100 |
34 |
100 |
20 |
100 |
16 |
100 |
2272 |
100 |
2139 |
100 |
| F/T employed | 50 |
89.3 |
47 |
94.0 |
30 |
83.3 |
33 |
97.1 |
20 |
100 |
14 |
87.5 |
1829 |
80.5 |
1743 |
81.5 |
| P/T employed seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
1.6 |
34 |
1.6 |
| Unemployed seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53 |
2.3 |
34 |
1.6 |
| Further studies | 6 |
10.7 |
3 |
6.0 |
6 |
16.7 |
1 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
12.5 |
339 |
14.9 |
314 |
14.7 |
| Emigration/home country | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0.2 |
6 |
0.28 |
| Not seeking F/T job | 0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0.4 |
8 |
0.4 |
Table 1. Employment situation
* HKU overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
III. Further Studies
Six graduates pursued postgraduate studies in the same discipline as their first degree. All of them took up a Master (coursework) programme in local tertiary institutions. Table 2 shows the academic programme B.A. (Architectural Studies) graduates were engaged in and Table 3 shows the source of finance.
Academic programme |
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| Field of Study | Master (Coursework) |
| Architecture | 6 |
Table 2. Academic programme
| Source of Finance | No. of Graduates |
| Own Fund | 6 |
Table 3. Source of finance for further studies
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
Among those graduates who were in full-time employment, 76% secured their first job offer before the end of June. The percentage increased to 100% by the end of September. Compared with last year, the graduates took less time to secure employment. (Figure 1)
Figure 1. Time taken to secure employment
V. Employment Sectors
Most (96% or 48 graduates) of the graduates were employed in the commerce and industry. The remaining 4% (or 2 graduates) joined the education sector. (Figures 2 & 3)
Figure 2. Employment sectors
Figure 3. Employment sectors by sex
VI. Basic Salary and Gross Income
The remuneration received by 1997 B.A. (Architectural Studies) graduates is shown in Table 4.
Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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B.A.(Arch.Stud.) |
HKU Average* |
B.A.(Arch.Stud.) |
HKU Average* |
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‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
‘97 |
‘96 |
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| Mean | $13,724 |
$13,039 |
$15,749 |
$14,457 |
$15,195 |
$13,947 |
$17,552 |
$15,902 |
| Median | $14,000 |
$13,000 |
$12,500 |
$12,000 |
$15,167 |
$14,083 |
$14,521 |
$13,542 |
| Minimum | $8,500 |
$12,000 |
$4,400 |
$3,000 |
$8,500 |
$13,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,500 |
| Maximum | $15,000 |
$14,300 |
$59,000 |
$55,000 |
$28,000 |
$18,083 |
$74,000 |
$60,000 |
Table 4. Basic salary and gross income
* HKU average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.,B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
VII. Number of Full-Time Job Offers
Of those in full-time employment, 64% of the graduates had more than one job offer. 34% reported having received three to eight or more job offers. Compared with 1.9 last year, each graduate received 2.3 job offers on average. (Figure 4)
Figure 4. No. of full-time job offers
VIII. Names of employers and job titles
The job titles of the B.A. (Architectural Studies) graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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Table 5. List of employers and job titles
IX.
Similar information on graduates from other disciplines of study are available for reference in the Careers Library. Please enquire with the CEPC.
Careers Education and Placement Centre
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Margaret Lee
Nelson Yip
June, 1998
The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and the Careers Education & Placement Centre should not be held responsible for any errors arising therefrom.
No part of this report may be reproduced in any form or by whatever means,
without written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong