Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Liberal Studies Teaching
Programme Director: Dr LEE, Tsz Ngong
The BA (Hons) in History and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching programme will provide thorough preparation over five years in two distinct disciplines: History and Education Studies. Students who successfully complete the programme will be conferred recognised teacher status. During the progression of their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice. In addition, students can participate in overseas exchange or off-campus internship through the one-semester off-campus programme. Students will take the full set of General Education Courses in accordance with University requirement.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| II) | History Courses | 54 units |
| III) | Education Courses | 51 units |
| IV) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| V) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII) | Free Electives# | 21 units |
| 167 units |
# Students may take additional Healthy Lifestyle courses and/or General Education (Level 1 or 2) courses in any categories, subject to a maximum of 6 units, to fulfil the Free Electives requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Social Sciences Common Core | 4 units |
| Core Course (1 unit) | ||
| SOSC1006 Invitation to Social Sciences | 1 unit | |
| Experiential Learning in Action (3 units) + | ||
| Either | ||
| SOSC3005 Community and Civic Engagement | 3 units | |
| Or | ||
| SOSC3006 Global Outreach | 3 units | |
| II. | History Courses | 54 units |
| History Major Required Courses (27 units) | ||
| HIST1105 China in the Imperial Age | 3 units | |
| HIST1205 World History: Civilizations in Contact | 3 units | |
| HIST1405 History, Heritage and Human Communities | 3 units | |
| HIST2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST2106 History of Hong Kong since 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST2205 Modern Asia (1800–1945) | 3 units | |
| HIST2305 China and the West since 1500 | 3 units | |
| HIST2405 Historiographical Traditions: East and West | 3 units | |
| HIST3405 Historical Theory and Practice | 3 units | |
| History Major Elective Courses (27 units) | ||
| Required Major Elective Courses (9 units) - At least one course from each of the following clusters: | ||
| Chinese History Cluster | ||
| HIST3105 Contemporary China | 3 units | |
| HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China | 3 units | |
| HIST3127 The Historical Role of China in the World | 3 units | |
| Western and Non-China Asian History Cluster | ||
| HIST3207 History of the United States since 1877 | 3 units | |
| HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units | |
| HIST3225 Europe since the First World War | 3 units | |
| East-West Studies Cluster | ||
| HIST3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST3306 International Relations after 1945 | 3 units | |
| HIST3316 Western Diplomacy in Modern Asia | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Courses (18 units) - Six of the following courses: | ||
| HIST3105 Contemporary China* | 3 units | |
| HIST3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong and China* | 3 units | |
| HIST3107 Early Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST3116 Foreign Relations of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST3117 History of Hong Kong to 1900 | 3 units | |
| HIST3125 Late Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3126 Mid Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST3127 The Historical Role of China in the World* | 3 units | |
| HIST3135 The Socialist and Communist Traditions | 3 units | |
| HIST3205 Great Trends in Modern European History | 3 units | |
| HIST3206 History of Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST3207 History of the United States since 1877* | 3 units | |
| HIST3215 History of the United States to 1877 | 3 units | |
| HIST3216 History of Japan since 1912* | 3 units | |
| HIST3217 Nineteenth Century European History | 3 units | |
| HIST3225 Europe since the First World War* | 3 units | |
| HIST3226 History of Korea | 3 units | |
| HIST3227 Modern History of Singapore | 3 units | |
| HIST3305 China and Asia since 1900* | 3 units | |
| HIST3306 International Relations after 1945* | 3 units | |
| HIST3307 International Relations to 1945 | 3 units | |
| HIST3315 Modern Japan and the West | 3 units | |
| HIST3316 Western Diplomacy in Modern Asia* | 3 units | |
| HIST3317 The Chinese Diaspora | 3 units | |
| HIST3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units | |
| HIST3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units | |
| HIST4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units | |
| HIST4106 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST4107 History of Taiwan | 3 units | |
| HIST4115 History of the Catholic Church in China | 3 units | |
| HIST4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4117 Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4125 Revolution and Nationalism in Republican China (1912–1949) | 3 units | |
| HIST4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units | |
| HIST4127 Social and Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units | |
| HIST4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units | |
| HIST4136 Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units | |
| HIST4137 Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units | |
| HIST4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units | |
| HIST4205 Origins of Western Imperialism | 3 units | |
| HIST4206 Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia | 3 units | |
| HIST4207 Topic Studies in Asian History | 3 units | |
| HIST4215 Topic Studies in Western History | 3 units | |
| HIST4216 United States Diplomacy since 1898 | 3 units | |
| HIST4217 Western Intellectual Thought | 3 units | |
| HIST4305 Sino-American Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4306 Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4307 Topic Studies in Sino/Asian-Western Relations | 3 units | |
| HIST4315 Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units | |
| HIST4316 Global History of the Seas, 1400–1950 | 3 units | |
| HIST4317 Global History of Tourism | 3 units | |
| HIST4325 History of Africa since Independence | 3 units | |
| HIST4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units | |
| HIST4327 Topic Studies in Comparative History | 3 units | |
| HIST4335 Topic Studies in Global History | 3 units | |
| HIST4405 Oral History and Its Local Applications | 3 units | |
| HIST4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History | 3 units | |
| HIST4407 Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units | |
| * Also as the Required Major Elective Courses | ||
| III. | Education Courses | 51 units |
| EDUC Required Courses (33 units) | ||
| EDUC1005 Introduction to Educational Psychology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1006 Introduction to Liberal Studies and PSHE in Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC1007 Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies and PSHE | 2 units | |
| EDUC1015 Teaching and Learning with Information and Communication Technology | 2 units | |
| EDUC1016 Introduction to Sociology of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC1017 Introduction to Philosophy of Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC2005 Classroom Communication and Management | 3 units | |
| EDUC2006 Curriculum, Assessment and Learning | 3 units | |
| EDUC2007 Educational Research | 3 units | |
| EDUC2015 Teaching and Learning of Self and Personal Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC2016 Teaching and Learning of Society and Culture | 2 units | |
| EDUC3005 Teaching and Learning of Science, Technology and Environment | 2 units | |
| EDUC3007 Inclusive Education and Special Educational Needs | 2 units | |
| EDUC3015 Teacher's Personal and Professional Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC4005 Creative and Critical Thinking | 2 units | |
| Education Integrated Practicum (11 units) | ||
| EDUC1025 School Experience | 2 units | |
| EDUC3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I+ | 4 units | |
| EDUC3017 Supervised Teaching Practice II | 5 units | |
| Education Elective Courses (7 units) + | ||
| EDUC3025 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools I | 2 units | |
| EDUC3026 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools II | 2 units | |
| EDUC3027 Teaching Life and Society in Secondary Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC3035 Development of Children and Adolescents | 2 units | |
| EDUC3036 Teaching History in Secondary Schools I | 2 units | |
| EDUC3037 Teaching History in Secondary Schools II | 2 units | |
| EDUC3045 Citizenship Education in Schools | 2 units | |
| EDUC4015 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units | |
| EDUC7070 Student Self Development | 2 units | |
| EDUC7100 Education System and Policy in Hong Kong | 2 units | |
| EDUC7110 Psychology of Adolescence | 2 units | |
| EDUC7130 School Management and Decision Making | 2 units | |
| EDUC7170 School Guidance | 2 units | |
| EDUC7180 Action Learning in the Classroom | 2 units | |
| EDUC7230 Advanced Communication Skills | 2 units | |
| EDUC7290 Moral and Civic Education | 2 units | |
| EDUC7901 Teaching of a Second Subject (Chinese) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7902 Teaching of a Second Subject (Information and Communication Technology) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7903 Teaching of a Second Subject (History) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7904 Teaching of a Second Subject (Mathematics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7905 Teaching of a Second Subject (Economics) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7906 Teaching of a Second Subject (Putonghua) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7907 Teaching of a Second Subject (Science Education) | 2 units | |
| EDUC7909 Teaching of a Second Subject (Geography) | 2 units | |
| EDUM7540 Introduction to STEM Education | 2 units | |
| + Students taking EDUC3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I will fulfil the course requirement of Experiential Learning in Action under “Social Sciences Common Core”. Students have to fulfil the 3 units derived from Experiential Learning in Action by taking EDUC (LST) Major Elective course(s). Hence, students are required to take a total of 10 units of EDUC (LST) Major Elective courses. | ||
| IV. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| HIST4898 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| HIST4899 Honours Project | 3 units | |
| V. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| VI. | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| VII. | Free Electives | 21 units |
| One course preferably from GEOG | 3 units | |
| One course preferably from SOCI | 3 units | |
| One course | 3 units | |
| One-semester off Campus programme (non-compulsory) | 12 units | |
| 167 units | ||
