Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education

Programme Director: Dr CHEUNG, Sam S K

The Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education (BEd (Hons) in ECE) programme aims at developing the professional knowledge and skills of secondary leavers who are interested to develop their careers in early childhood education and childcare services as well as enhancing the professional growth and competence of those working in the early childhood settings.

To align with the government’s initiative in upgrading the academic qualification of early childhood educare practitioners, graduates of the programme will be trained to become self-reliant early childhood professionals equipped with in-depth knowledge, lifelong learning skills, and commitment to their profession, with the ability to facilitate learning in a constantly changing world and to promote high quality and innovative education and care for young children in the local early childhood education settings.

Mode of Study

Face-to-face mode will mainly be adopted to cater for the needs of the students and to encourage interaction between lecturers and students. The process of re-thinking teaching beliefs and behaviour will further be facilitated through peer interaction as well as the stimulus which comes from a challenging classroom learning environment.

In addition, practical sessions will be provided for students to apply the theoretical concepts acquired.

Assessment

Students are expected to complete all the requirements of the programme before being awarded the BEd (Hons) in ECE degree. The grading will be in accordance with the Hong Kong Baptist University’s Grade Point Average (GPA) ruling.   Assessment in each course will vary but will be continuous with a mixture of assignments, practical work, research and examinations.

Programme Structure

The programme consists of 128 units with 38 units under the general education domain, 60 units under the major domain and 30 units under the elective domain. The programme consists of all essential Certificate in Early Childhood Education (C(ECE)) components and graduates will thereby become qualified for initial registration as pre-school practitioners to serve in kindergartens and kindergarten-cum-child care centres.     Furthermore, the programme is recognized by the Social Welfare Department for registration as Child Care Workers (CCW) and Child Care Supervisors (CCS).

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

I) Professional Studies Courses 18 units
II) Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Courses 21 units
III) General Education 38 units
IV) Elective Courses 30 units
V) Practicum Courses 10 units
VI) Specialised Courses 6 units
VII) Honours Project 5 units
    128 units

Requirements

I) Professional Studies Courses (18 units)  
  HECE1010 Child Development: An Overview 3 units
  HECE1020 Health, Nutrition and Safety for Young Children 3 units
  HECE2030 Observation and Assessment of Young Children 3 units
  HECE3010 Administration and Management for Early Childhood Services 3 units
  HECE3020 Parent Education 3 units
  BECE4010 Research Methods 3 units
     
II) Curriculum in Early Childhood Education Courses (21 units)  
  HECE2110 Mathematics for Young Children 3 units
  HECE2120 Music and Physical Fitness for Young Children 3 units
  HECE2130 Creative Drama and Visual Arts for Young Children 3 units
  HECE2140 Language Development in Early Childhood Education 3 units
  HECE2150 Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education: Play 3 units
  HECE2160 Science and Technology for Young Children 3 units
  HECE3110 Curriculum Development in Early Childhood Education: Design, Evaluation and Innovation 3 units
     
III) General Education (38 units)  
  Core Requirements (26 units)  
  Students will be required to take 26 units from the following courses:
  BECE1620 Chinese Communication and Expressive Arts 3 units
  BECE1640 DanceSport—Latin Dance 1 unit
  BECE1650 DanceSport—Standard Dance 1 unit
  BECE1660 Badminton 1 unit
  BECE1670 Basketball 1 unit
  BECE1680 Gymnastics 1 unit
  BECE2610 Applied Ethic and Personal Growth 3 units
  BECE2620 Creative and Critical Thinking 3 units
  HECE1610 Chinese for University Studies 3 units
  HECE1630 English for University Studies I 3 units
  HECE1690 Introduction to Chinese Culture 3 units
  HECE1700 Practical Mathematics 3 units
  HECE1710 Probability and Statistics in Daily Life 3 units
  HECE1720 Fundamentals of Multimedia Production 3 units
  HECE1730 Office Software and Internet Applications 3 units
  HECE1740 Traditional Education and Cultural Development 3 units
  HECE2630 English for University Studies II 3 units
     
  Distribution Requirements (12 units)  
  Students will be required to take 12 units from the following courses:
  EECE2810 Advertising and Public Relations 3 units
  EECE2820 Developing Leadership and Management Skills 3 units
  EECE2830 Communication and Crisis Management 3 units
  EECE2840 Exploration in Visual Arts 3 units
  EECE2850 Ecological Environment and Conservation 3 units
  EECE2860 The Science of Everyday Life 3 units
  EECE2870 Hong Kong Society 3 units
  EECE2880 Understanding Civic and National Education 3 units
  EECE2890 Appreciation of Music 3 units
  EECE2900 Literature and Life 3 units
     
IV) Elective Courses (30 units)  
  Students will be required to take 30 units from the following courses:
  BECE3510 Appreciation and Writing of Children’s Literature  3 units
  BECE3530 Early Childhood Education Practices: A Sociological Perspective  3 units
  BECE3540 Introduction to Art Therapy  3 units
  BECE3550 Introduction to Play Therapy  3 units
  BECE3560 Issues in Early Childhood Education  3 units
  BECE3570 Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education: Learning and Motivation  3 units
  BECE3580 Professionalism in Early Childhood Education  3 units
  EECE3520 Child Development: Self and Society 3 units
  EECE3590 Young Children’s Literature and Literacy Development 3 units
  EECE3600 Elementary Putonghua for Early Childhood Educators 3 units
  EECE4510 Advanced Putonghua for Early Childhood Educators 3 units
  EECE4520 Early Intervention for Children with Diverse Needs I 3 units
  EECE4530 English Linguistics for Early Childhood Educators 3 units
  EECE4540 Expressive Arts: Music and Movement 3 units
  EECE4550 Introduction to Counselling Theory and Skills 3 units
     
V) Practicum Courses (10 units)  
  HECE2111 Field Practice I 2 units
  HECE2211 Field Practice II 2 units
  BECE2311 Field Practice III  3 units
  BECE2411 Field Practice IV  3 units
     
VI) Specialised Courses (6 units)  
  Students are required to select one of the following fields (A, B, C, D or E) which comprises two courses in that field:
  Field A:  
  BECE4310 Early English Learning I  3 units
  BECE4320 Early English Learning II  3 units
  Field B:  
  BECE4330 Early Intervention for Children with Diverse Needs II  3 units
  BECE4340 Early Intervention for Children with Diverse Needs III  3 units
  Field C:  
  BECE4350 Expressive Arts: Creative Drama  3 units
  BECE4360 Expressive Arts: Visual Arts  3 units
  Field D:  
  BECE4370 Management and Intervention of Young Children’s Behavioural Difficulties  3 units
  BECE4380 Counselling and Guidance in Early Childhood Education  3 units
  Field E:  
  BECE4390 Pedagogy of Putonghua Teaching in Early Childhood Education I  3 units
  BECE4400 Pedagogy of Putonghua Teaching in Early Childhood Education II  3 units
     
VII) Honours Project (5 units)  
  BECE4451 Honours Project  5 units
  Total  128 units

 

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