Bachelor of Education in Liberal Studies

General Requirements (Notes)

1. Applicants shall be eligible to apply if they:

*have obtained in one sitting of the GCE Advanced Level Examination pass grades in no less than three Advanced Level subjects (Applicants with pass grades in 2 Advanced Level and 2 Advanced Subsidiary Level subjects may also apply)*; OR

*have acquired an International Baccalaureate Diploma (check preferred subject requirements of the programmes)*; OR

*possess a qualification obtained outside Hong Kong which qualifies them for university admission in the country/region where such qualification is originated (e.g. high school diploma plus SAT in USA, UEC / STPM in Malaysia, ATAR in Australia, OSSD in Canada, GSAT in Taiwan, etc.); OR

have successfully completed:

*at least one year of full-time undergraduate study at a recognized university; OR

*a course of study leading to the qualification of an associate degree / higher diploma; OR

*are mature persons aged 23 or over on 1st September in the year when admission is sought, provided they are able to show either by publication or by other acceptable evidence that they have achieved sufficient competence in their chosen field of study to justify admission; or have shown exceptional ability in appropriate academic or professional fields; OR

*have other exceptional achievements which merit admission.

For candidates who have completed only GCE-AS or the first year of IB Diploma studies with outstanding results, they may be considered for admission under special circumstances on individual merits case-by-case.

2. Language Requirement

Applicants should have attained an acceptable level of proficiency in English. Below are the minimum required scores or grades for some of the more common acceptable examinations.

Test (English Language) Minimum Attainment

GCE-AL/AS          E

GCSE/IGCSE/GCE-OL      C

IB            4

IELTS      6.0

SAT Reasoning Test Essay             8

TOEFL   

- Paper 550

- Computer         213

- Internet            80

In addition to the General Requirements, including the Language Requirement, individual programmes may have additional or higher requirements. Please refer to the website(s) of the respective programme(s) to which you wish to apply for admission for updates on the programme requirements.

Notes:

Students admitted on GCE A-level / IB or equivalent qualifications (e.g. STPM) will normally be required to complete 99 units of courses (normative period of study is 3 years) in order to graduate. Students admitted on standing below GCE A-level / IB qualification (e.g. qualifications obtained outside Hong Kong for admission to 4-year undergraduate programmes of an overseas university) will normally be required to complete 123 units of courses (normative period of study is 4 years) in order to graduate. There are yet some other programmes that are offered as a standard four-year or five-year programme.

Additional Considerations

Applicants are:

1.expected to possess keen interests, suitable talents or academic background to make a unique contribution to the cultural diversity on campus;

2.recommended to take TOEFL, IELTS or another acceptable language test, if English is not their native language;

3.expected to be able to support themselves financially during all periods of enrolment

Course Code      Course Title        Unit(s)

Explanatory Note:

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GNED5601 is offered by the Division of Environmental Science (ENSC).

Educational Studies

EDUC2110           Principles of Curriculum and Instructional Design               2

EDUC2210           Education and Society in Hong Kong        2

EDUC2220           Educational Thought       2

EDUC2230           Introduction to Structure and Process of Schooling          2

EDUC2310           Child and Adolescent Development        2

EDUC3110           School-based Curriculum Development and Implementation      2

EDUC3140           Curricular Strategies for Tackling Individual Differences  2

EDUC3240           Educational Policy and Practice in Hong Kong       2

EDUC3260           Teacher Development and Leadership   2

EDUC3270           Engendering Education 2

EDUC3310           Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching     2

EDUC3320           Motivation and Individual Differences    2

EDUC4110           Design and Implementation of Student Activities(DISA) 2

EDUC4130           Information and Technology in Education             2

EDUC4210           Teachers and the Teaching Profession   2

EDUC4310           Designing and Implementing Classroom Assessments    2

EDUC4320           Classroom Management and School Discipline   2

EDUC4330           School Guidance and Counselling             2

EDUC4340           Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs       2

EDUC4350           Personal Development of Teachers         2

Pedagogical Content Knowledge

LSED2110             Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Science, Technology and the Environment    3

LSED2210             Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Society and Culture 3

LSED2310             Pedagogical Content Knowledge in Self and Personal Development         3

Educational and Teaching Methodology

LSED2220             Foundations of Disciplinary Knowledge and General Education   3

LSED2230             Liberal Studies and Methods of Inquiry  2

LSED3110             Principles of Curriculum and Instruction in Liberal Studies I: Theories       2

LSED3120             Principles of Curriculum and Instruction in Liberal Studies II: Practice        2

LSED3130             Principles of Curriculum and Instruction in Liberal Studies III: Classroom Experience and Reflection           2

LSED4140             Principles of Curriculum and Instruction in Liberal Studies IV: Instructional Design and Implementation   2

Research Experience

LSED4310             Independent Enquiry Studies I: Methodology and Field Report  3

LSED4320             Independent Enquiry Studies II: Proposal and Project Report      2

Teaching Practice

EDUC4030           Teaching Practice I           5

EDUC4040           Teaching Practice II         5

Areas of Study (i) Self and Personal Development

CURE2032            Youth and Popular Culture           3

CURE2141            Religion and Ethics           3

PHIL1413              Philosophies of Life         3

PHIL2000              Ethics    3

PHIL3373              Philosophy of Love          3

PSYC1000             General Psychology        3

PSYC1030             Psychology of Personal Growth 3

PSYC3540             Psychology of Adolescence and Adulthood          3

PSYC3640             Psychology of Gender   3

SOCI2110             Youth and Modern Society          3

SOWK1190          Risk and Resilience in Life             3

SOWK2110          Human Behaviour and the Social Environment I 3

SOWK2120          Human Behaviour and the Social Environment II                2

SOWK2150          Individual Mental Health and Healthy Families    2

Areas of Study (ii) Society and Culture

ANTH2310           Gender and Culture        3

ANTH2520           Globalization and Culture             3

ANTH3310           Religion and Culture       3

COMM1110        Mass Media and Society               3

COMM2910        News Analysis   3

COMM2920        Media, Sex, and Violence             3

COMM3191        Film, Television and Hong Kong Culture 3

CURE3017            Globalization and Cultural Production     3

ECON1010           Perspectives in Economics           3

ECON1310           Current Hong Kong Economic Issues       3

ECON2320           Contemporary Chinese Economy             3

ECON3350           China, Hong Kong and the World Economy           3

GPAD1066           China and the World       3

GPAD2020           Politics of Culture             3

GPAD2130           Introductory Comparative Politics            3

GPAD2355           Globalization and Politics              3

GRMD2321         Economic Geography     3

HIST2100              China Today       3

HIST2200              History of Hong Kong     3

HIST2300              Gender and History        3

HIST3115              Social and Cultural History of Modern China         3

PHIL3233              Social and Political Philosophy    3

SOCI2203             Social Problems                3

SOCI3201             Sociology of Development and Globalization       3

SOWK2180          Hong Kong in Crisis: Quest for Practical Solutions               2

Areas of Study (iii) Science, Technology and the Environment

ANTH2730           Preserving Cultural Heritage       3

BCHE1002            Biochemical Aspects of Health and Disease          3

BIOL2210             Ecology 3

BIOL4210             Environmental Pollution and Toxicology                3

BIOL4220             Environmental Biotechnology    3

CHEM2382          Chemistry of Life              2

CURE2023            Technoscience and Culture         3

ENSC2270            Introduction to Environmental Science  3

ENSC3230            Principles of Environmental Protection and Pollution Control       3

ENSC4250            Environmental Health    3

GNED5601*        Energy and Technology 3

GRMD2301         Sustainable Development            3

GRMD3203         Urban Environmental Problems                3

GRMD3206         Landscape Ecology          3

PHPC1001            Foundations in Public Health       2

PHPC1012            Biological Basis of Health               3

PHPC1016            Theories and Concepts of Health Behaviours      3

PHPC1017            Principles of Infectious Disease I               1

PHPC2009            Environment and Work 3

PHYS2920            Forces of Nature              3

SOCI3214             Medical Sociology            3