Where did the 2000 Radiation & Health Physics graduates go ?
Careers Education and Placement Centre
Where did the 2000 Radiation & Health Physics graduates go ? |
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Careers Education and Placement Centre |
The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2000 to answer the following questions about Bachelor of Science in Radiation & Health Physics graduates : -
Of the 15 graduates from this programme, 6 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below.
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BSC(RAPH) |
HKU Overall* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
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No. |
% |
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No. of respondents |
6 |
100 |
13 |
100 |
2575 |
100 |
2475 |
100 |
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Employed |
2 |
33 |
10 |
77 |
2030 |
79 |
1928 |
78 |
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Unemployed seeking F/T job |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59 |
2.3 |
79 |
3.2 |
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Further Studies |
3 |
50 |
3 |
23 |
461 |
18 |
455 |
18 |
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Emigrated/Returned to home country |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0.1 |
4 |
0.2 |
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Not seeking F/T job |
1 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
0.9 |
9 |
0.4 |
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HKU Overall refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
Three graduates proceeded to postgraduate studies. The tables below show the academic programmes that they pursued and their source of funding.
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Academic Programme |
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Field of Study |
M.Phil. |
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Science |
3 |
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Source of Funding |
No. of Graduates |
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Teaching Assistantship/Studentship |
3 |
IV. Time Taken to Secure Employment
The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below.
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% of new graduates who have secured employment |
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By the end of |
2000 |
1999 |
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May or before |
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11% |
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June |
- |
33% |
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July |
50% |
44% |
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August |
50% |
56% |
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September |
50% |
78% |
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October |
100% |
89% |
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November |
100% |
89% |
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December |
100% |
100% |
Graduates in Radiation & Health Physics were employed in commerce & industry and the civil service.
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% of graduates |
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Sector |
2000 |
1999 |
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Commerce & Industry |
50% |
89% |
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Civil Service |
50% |
- |
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Community, Social & Personal Services |
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11% |
The remuneration received by graduates in Radiation & Health Physics is shown below.
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Basic Salary |
Gross Income |
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BSC(RAPH) |
HKU Average* |
BSC(RAPH) |
HKU Average* |
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2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
2000 |
1999 |
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Mean |
$10,500 |
$9,056 |
$14,125 |
$14,480 |
$10,500 |
$11,448 |
$15,448 |
$15,716 |
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Median |
$10,500 |
$9,000 |
$12,000 |
$10,870 |
$10,500 |
$9,500 |
$13,000 |
$11,917 |
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Minimum |
$10,000 |
$7,000 |
$1,300 |
$1,000 |
$10,000 |
$7,000 |
$3,000 |
$3,000 |
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Maximum |
$11,000 |
$13,000 |
$58,000 |
$58,000 |
$11,000 |
$25,000 |
$74,967 |
$60,000 |
*HKU Average refers to the figure for the total HKU population and includes M.B.B.S. and B.D.S. graduates.
The number of job offers received by graduates in Radiation & Health Physics is shown in the following table.
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No. of job offers received |
No. of graduates (% of graduates) |
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One |
1(50%) |
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Four |
1(50%) |
VIII. Names of Employers and Job Titles
The job titles of graduates in Radiation & Health Physics in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below.
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Employers |
Job Titles |
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CIVIL SERVICES - |
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Employment Assistant Coordinator |
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COMMERCE & INDUSTRY - |
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Service Engineer |
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Note : Some of the 2000 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from counsellors at the CePc.
IX. Further Information
Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact the CePc for further details.
Careers Education and Placement Centre
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Telephone : 2859 2314
Fax : 2559 5238
E-Mail :
CEPC@HKUCC.HKU.HKHomepage :
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Opening Hours : Monday - Friday (9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.)
Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
Cindy Chan
August, 2001
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,
unless with written permission from the Director of the Careers Education and Placement Centre,
The University of Hong Kong