Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education
Programme Director: To be announced
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 13 units under the university core domain, 18 units under the general education domain, 64 units under the major domain and 33 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 recognised 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) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| IV) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| V) | Elective Courses | 33 units |
| VI) | Practicum Courses | 14 units |
| VII) | Specialised Courses | 6 units |
| VIII) | 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. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| IV. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| V. | Elective Courses | 33 units |
| Students will be required to take 33 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 | |
| EECE2820 Developing Leadership and Management Skills | 3 units | |
| EECE2880 Understanding Civic and National Education | 3 units | |
| EECE2890 Appreciation of Music | 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 | |
| VI. | Practicum Courses | 14 units |
| HECE1511 Field Practice I | 3 units | |
| HECE2511 Field Practice II | 3 units | |
| BECE3511 Field Practice III | 4 units | |
| BECE4511 Field Practice IV | 4 units | |
| VII. | 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 | |
| VIII. | Honours Projects | 5 units |
| BECE4451 Honours Project | 5 units | |
| Total | 128 units | |
