Where did the 1999 Architectural Studies graduates go ?
	Careers Education and Placement Centre

I. Introduction

• How many were employed six months after graduation ?
• Among those who pursued further studies, what programmes were they enrolled in ?
• Among those who were employed full-time, how long did it take them to get their first job offer ?
• In which sectors were they employed ?
• How much salary did they receive ?
• How many job offers did they receive ?
• Who were their employers and what were their job titles ?

II. Employment Situations in 1999
Of the 66 graduates from this programme, 62 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
 
 

			BA(AS)					HKU Overall*
			1999			1998		1999		1998
			No.	%		No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
No. of respondents			62	100		57	100	2475	100	2383	100
Employed			56	90		49	86	1928	78	1795	75
Unemployed seeking F/T job			0	0		2	3.5	79	3.2	157	6.6
Further Studies			5	8.1		6	11	455	18	413	17
Emigrated/Returned to home country			0	0		0	0	4	0.2	3	0.1
Not seeking F/T job			1	1.6		0	0	9	0.4	15	0.6

* 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
Five graduates proceeded to further studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their sources of funds.
 
 

	Academic Programme
Field of Study	Master (Coursework)	Postgraduate Certificate	Bachelor
Architecture	1
Quantity Surveying/Surveying		1
Computer Science			1
Law			1
Science			1

 
 

Source of Funds	No. of Graduates
Own Funds	3
Government Grant & Loan	2

IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
 
 

	% of new graduates who have secured employment
By the end of	1999	1998
May or before	11%	2%
June	49%	55%
July	81%	74%
August	92%	96%
September	98%	100%
October	100%	100%

V. Employment Sectors
The majority of graduates in Architectural Studies were employed in commerce & industry, while others were employed in the civil service.
 
 

	% of graduates
Sector	1999	1998
Commerce & Industry	95%	94%
Civil Service	5%	-
Educational Institutions	-	6%

No Response = 1
 
 

VI. 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.

No Response = 4

No Response = 1

Note : Some of the 1999 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.