Where did the 2013 Master of Architecture graduates go?

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I. Introduction The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2013 to answer the following questions about Master of Architecture graduates:- - How many were

1 I. Introduction The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2013 to answer the following questions about Master of Architecture graduates:- - How many were employed six months after graduation? - 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 2013 Of the 76 graduates from this programme, 74 responded to the survey. Their employment situations are listed below. MArch HKU Overall* No. % No. % No. % No. % No. of respondents % % % % Employed % 66 99% % % Unemployed seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 1 0.3% Further Studies 0 0.0% 1 1.5% % 12 3% Emigrated/Returned to home country 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 1 0.3% 0 0.0% Not seeking F/T job 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 5 1.5% 5 1.4% * HKU Overall refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates. Page 1

2 III Time Taken to Secure Employment The time taken for graduates to secure employment is shown below. 53 % of new graduates who have secured employment 43 By the end of May or before 0.0% 4.7% June 1.9% 19% July 19% 44% August 58% 81% September 91% 93% October 98% 95% November 98% 98% December 100% 100% January 100% 100% February 100% 100% No Response = 20 IV Employment Sectors The majority of Master of Architecture graduates were employed in Commerce & Industry, while others were employed in Educational Institutions. Sector % of graduates Commerce & Industry 93% 98% 49 4 Educational Institutions 6.6% 0.0% 0 0 Community, Social & Personal Services 0.0% 2.0% 1 61 No Response = Page 2

3 V Basic Salary and Gross Income The remuneration received by Master of Architecture graduates is shown below. Basic Salary Gross Income MArch HKU Average* MArch HKU Average* Mean $28,077 $29,083 $26,051 $27,406 $28,856 $29,711 $26,575 $27,756 Median $30,000 $30,000 $25,000 $26,000 $30,000 $30,000 $25,000 $26,000 Minimum $13,000 $15,000 $10,000 $9,000 $13,000 $16,250 $10,000 $9,000 Maximum $40,000 $52,000 $50,000 $60,000 $43,333 $52,000 $60,000 $70,000 * HKU Average refers to the figure for the HKU Taught Postgraduate Programme graduates. VI Number of Full-Time Job Offers The number of job offers received by Master of Architecture graduates is shown in the following table. No. of job offers received No. of graduates (% of graduates) One 21 (45%) Two 13 (28%) Three 7 (15%) Four 4 (8.5%) Five 2 (4.3%) No Response = Page 3

4 VII Names of Employers and Job Titles 14 The job titles of Master of Architecture graduates in full-time employment and the names of their employers are listed below. Employers Job Titles Educational Institutions - Commerce and Industry Design - Architectural Assistant - Aedas Limited - Architectural Assistant - Aedas Limited - Architectural Assistant - Aedas Limited - Architectural Assistant - Andrew Lee King Fun & Associates Architects Limited - Assistant Architect - ARK Associates Limited - Architectural Assistant - ARK Associates Limited - Assistant Architect - Benoy Limited - Architectural Assistant - Benoy Limited - Senior Architectural Designer - c. a+b Architect - Architect Assistant - CL3 Architects Limited - Architect Assistant - DCM Studios Limited - Architectural Assistant - Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers (HK) Ltd - Architectural Trainee - Gravity Partnership - Architectural Designer - Handi Architects Limited - Architectural Officer - HOK Architectural Firm - Occupation's name not reported - Joseph Y K Leung & Associates Ltd - Architectural Assistant - Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates - Architectural Assistant - KplusK Associates - Assistant Architect - Laboratory for Art & Architecture - Architectural Designer - Laboratory for Art & Architecture - Architectural Designer - Leigh & Orange Ltd - Architectural Assistant - Leigh & Orange Ltd - Assistant Project Architect - Leigh & Orange Ltd - Assistant Project Designer - Maasia - Designer - MAP Architecture & Planning Limited - Architect Assistant - P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd - Architect Trainee - P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd - Graduate Architect - P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd - Graduate Architect Page 4

5 - P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd - Graduate Architect - PHA Design International Limited - Architectural Assistant - Research Architecture Design - Assistant Architect - Richardson Sadeki Design - Project Assistant - Ronald Lu & Partners (Hong Kong) Ltd - Occupation's name not reported - TFP Farrells Ltd - Architectural Designer - WDA Architects Limited - Architectural Assistant - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Architect - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Assistant Architectural Designer - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Assistant Architectural Designer - Wong & Ouyang (HK) Limited - Assistant Architectural Designer - Wong Tung & Partners Ltd - Architect Assistant - Wt Partnership (HK) Ltd - Assistant Architect - Organization's name not reported - Architect Assistant - Organization's name not reported - Assistant Architect No Response = 14 Note: Some of the 2013 graduates indicated willingness to talk to individual students about their work. Contact numbers can be obtained from career advisors at the Careers & Placement, CEDARS. Page 5

6 VIII. Similar information on graduates from other disciplines is available for reference in the Careers Library. Please contact CEDARS for further details. (CEDARS) 3/F Wong Chuang Lai Wah Building Meng Wah Complex The University of Hong Kong Pokfulam Road Hong Kong Telephone : Fax : ges@cedars.hku.hk Homepage : Opening Hours : Monday - Thursday (9:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m.) Friday (9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.) Saturday (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.) Jaime Fung Director of Careers and Placement March 2014 The analysis is based on information provided by the respondents, and CEDARS 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 University of Hong Kong Page 6

Where did the 2014 Master of Architecture graduates go?

Where did the 2014 Master of Architecture graduates go? I. Introduction The information in this paper is extracted from the Graduate Employment Survey of 2014 to answer the following questions about Master of Architecture graduates:- - How many were employed