Introduction

The EdUHK General Education Programme prepares students to be active agents of change, by broadening their intellectual horizons, helping them make connections among different areas of knowledge between their formal studies and life outside the classroom, and strengthening their capacity for sound thinking and good judgement. It offers a varied but balanced mix of individual courses across a range of subject areas and disciplines, set within an integrated structure of General Education Foundation Course, General Education Breadth Courses, Experiential Learning and University ePortfolio.

General Education Foundation Course

4 credit points
Compulsory
To be taken in the first year of study
Medium of Instruction: English
Lectures (video & face-to-face) + Tutorials

General Education Breadth Courses

General Education Breadth Courses are composed of 3 components:

General Education Breadth Learning Strands (1-3) (3 credit points) [for cohort 2023/24 or before]

Strand 1	Persons, Interpretations, Perspectives
Strand 2	Community, Society, Culture
Strand 3	Nature, Science, Technology

New Six Arts Courses (2+1 credit points) [for cohort 2024/25 and onwards]

Positive and Values Education Courses (3 credit points)

General Education Interdisciplinary Courses (3 credit points)

1a General Education Breadth Learning Strands (1-3) (GELS) Courses [for cohort 2023/24 or before]

One GELS Course from Strands 1 to 3 (3 credit points)
Normally to be taken upon the completion of the General Education Foundation Course (GEFC) in Year 1.
Medium of Instruction: English/ Chinese

1b New Six Arts (NSA) Courses [for cohort 2024/25 and onwards]

One complete set of NSA Courses (a total of 3 credit points), including one 2-credit-point course and one corresponding 1-credit-point course in the same course set within the same semester.
Normally to be taken upon the completion of the GEFC in Year 1.
Students are also allowed to take the NSA Courses concurrently with the GEFC in Year 1 Semester 2 if they are interested and their curriculum schedules allow.
Year 1 students who have been granted credit transfer for the GEFC (due to change of programme within EdUHK) can start taking the NSA Courses in Year 1 Semester 1.
Students cannot take extra NSA Course(s) as elective(s).
Medium of Instruction: English/ Chinese

2 Positive and Values Education (PAVE) Courses

One PAVE Course (3 credit points)
Normally to be taken upon the completion of the GEFC in Year 1.
Students are also allowed to take the PAVE Course concurrently with the GEFC in Year 1 Semester 2 if they are interested and their curriculum schedules allow.
Year 1 students who have been granted credit transfer for the GEFC (due to change of programme within EdUHK) can start taking the PAVE Course in Year 1 Semester 1.
Medium of Instruction: English/ Chinese

3 General Education Interdisciplinary Courses (GEICs)

One GEIC (3 credit points)
To be taken from Year 2 Semester 2 to Year 3 Semester 1.
To be taken after completion of any PAVE Course or GELS (Strands 1-3) or one complete set of NSA Courses (No pre-requisite for Senior Year Entrants).
Students cannot take extra GEIC(s)as elective(s).
Medium of Instruction: English

Experiential Learning

Experiential Learning is composed of the following components:

1	Co-curricular and Service Learning Courses (CSLCs) (3 credit points)
2a	Experiential Learning Courses (ELCs) (3 credit points)
2b	Experiential Learning Courses on Entrepreneurship and Innovation (ELCs on E&I) (3 credit points)

Medium of Instruction: English/ Chinese
Study requirements and semesters for cohort 2024/25 or before:

Admitted cohort	Programmes/ students	Requirements in Experiential Learning	Study semester
2024/25 or before	5-year Double Degree programmes	Take one CSLC (3 credit points)	Students are allowed to take the CSLC starting from Year 1 and should complete them before Year 5 Semester 2. Students are recommended to complete the CSLC before Semester 1 of the final year as they will be engaged in BPII and data collection/ fieldwork of FYP in this Semester. Careful academic planning on a personal basis is needed.
2024/25 or before	5-year BEd programmes	Take one CSLC (3 credit points) and one ELC (3 credit points)	Students are allowed to take Experiential Learning courses starting from Year 1 and should complete them before Year 5 Semester 2. Students are recommended to complete Experiential Learning courses before Semester 1 of the final year as they will be engaged in BPII and data collection/ fieldwork of FYP in this Semester. Careful academic planning on a personal basis is needed.
2021/22 or before	4-year non-BEd FYFD programmes	Take one CSLC (3 credit points) and one ELC (3 credit points)^#	Students are allowed to take Experiential Learning courses starting from Year 1 and should complete them before the final year.
2022/23, 2023/24, and 2024/25	4-year non-BEd FYFD programmes	Take one CSLC (3 credit points) and one ELC on E&I (3 credit points)	Students are allowed to take the CSLC starting from Year 1 and should complete it before the final year. On the other hand, students are required to take a ELC on E&I in the assigned semester in Year 2.
2023/24 or before	Senior Year Entry students	Consult your programme office for your study sequence in GE^@
2024/25	Senior Year Entry students	Take one ELC on E&I (3 credit points)*	Students are required to take a ELC on E&I in the assigned semester in the entry year.

Remarks:

^# BSocSc(Psychology) (A4B075) students admitted in 2021/22 have already taken 3 cps of ELC on E&I in 2022/23 and therefore do not need to take another 3 cps of ELC.

^@ Senior Year Entry students (admitted in 2023/24) from BA(Early Childhood and Family Studies) (A2B102), BSocSc(Social Entrepreneurship and Development Studies) (A2B103), BA(English Studies and Digital Communication) (A4B093), BSc(Artificial Intelligence and Educational Technology) (A4B095), and BSc(Sports Science and Coaching) (A4B096) are required to take 3 cps of ELC on E&I in the assigned semester in the entry year. Please consult your programme office for your study sequence in GE.

^* Senior Year Entry students from BSc(Executive Management) (A2B104) and BA(Heritage Education and Arts Management) (A4B097) will not be required to take ELC on E&I.

University ePortfolio

3 credit points
Compulsory
Medium of Instruction: English

For cohort 2024/25 or before:

To be taken after completion of all General Education Breadth Courses required
Students have to take the University ePortfolio course in the study semester assigned by individual programmes as follows^:

BEd/Double Degree programmes: Year 4 Semester 1

Non-BEd programmes: Year 3 Semester 2 (Senior Year Entry: Year 4 Semester 1)

^ The UePortfolio study semester of some programmes may differ from the assigned semesters listed here. Please check with your programme office if you have any questions about your programme structure.

Remarks:

i) Students have to keep all learning artefacts/ documents/ records for the construction of University ePortfolios throughout their undergraduate studies.

ii) As EdUHK students are expected to follow the General Academic Regulations and to attend every scheduled session of a course, a standard attendance requirement is now set up across the General Education courses. The minimum attendance requirement is 80%. Students who are absent from a prolonged period, or for more than the 20% of the contact time allowed, in a course without prior permission from the Course Instructor and Programme Leader/ Coordinator will be given a grade F (Fail) by their course tutors/ supervisors.

iii) Disclaimer - Any aspect of the course and course offerings (including, without limitation, the content of the course and the manner in which the course is taught) may be subject to change at any time at the sole discretion of the University. Without limiting the right of the University to amend the course and its course offerings, it is envisaged that changes may be required due to factors such as staffing, enrolment levels, logistical arrangements and curriculum changes.

iv) Individual programmes may have different requirements on study sequence and individual GE course pre-requisite(s). Students are advised to check with their programme offices before course registration.

BEd/Double Degree programmes:	Year 4 Semester 1
Non-BEd programmes:	Year 3 Semester 2 (Senior Year Entry: Year 4 Semester 1)