Major Programs
Double Degree: Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Bachelor of Education (Hons) in Personal, Social and Humanities Education Teaching (via Broad-based admission)
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREES
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and
Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Personal, Social and Humanities Education Teaching (5-year)
2019-20 & 2020-21 intakes
The BA (Hons) History and BEd (Hons) Personal, Social and Humanities Education 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, one semester is scheduled to facilitate students' participation in overseas exchange or off-campus internship. Students will take the full set of General Education courses in accordance with University requirement.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| History Courses | 54 units |
| Education Courses | 54 units |
| Honours Project | 6 units |
| Social Sciences Common Core | 1 unit |
| General Education Courses | 31 units |
| Free Electives | 21 units |
| 167 units |
Requirements
| History Major Courses | 54 units |
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| a) History Required Courses (27 units) | |
| HIST 1150 China in the Imperial Age | 3 units |
| HIST 1205 World History: Civilizations in Contact | 3 units |
| HIST 1405 History, Heritage & Human Communities | 3 units |
| HIST 2105 Introduction to Modern Chinese History | 3 units |
| HIST 2106 History of Hong Kong since 1900 | 3 units |
| HIST 2205 Modern Asia (1800-1945) | 3 units |
| HIST 2305 China & the West since 1500 | 3 units |
| HIST 2405 Historiographical Traditions: East & West | 3 units |
| HIST 3405 Historical Theory & Practice | 3 units |
| b) History Elective Courses (27 units) | |
| At least one course from each of the following clusters: | |
| Chinese History Cluster: | |
| HIST 3105 Contemporary China | 3 units |
| HIST 3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong & China | 3 units |
| HIST 3127 Historical Interactions of China and the World | 3 units |
| Western and Non-China Asian History Cluster: | |
| HIST 3207 History of the United States since 1877 | 3 units |
| HIST 3216 History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units |
| HIST 3225 Europe since the First World War | 3 units |
| East-West Studies Cluster: | |
| HIST 3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units |
| HIST 3306 International Relations after 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 3316 Colonialism and Modern Asia | 3 units |
| Six of the following courses: | |
| Major Elective Courses: | 3 units |
| HIST 3105 Contemporary China | 3 units |
| HIST 3106 Current Issues in Hong Kong & China | 3 units |
| HIST 3107 Early Imperial China | 3 units |
| HIST 3115 Engendering Imperial Chinese History | 3 units |
| HIST 3116 Foreign Relations of Modern China | 3 units |
| HIST 3117 History of Hong Kong to 1900 | 3 units |
| HIST 3125 Late Imperial China | 3 units |
| HIST 3126 Mid Imperial China | 3 units |
| HIST 3127 Historical Interactions of China and the World | 3 units |
| HIST 3135 The Socialist & Communist Traditions | 3 units |
| HIST 3205 Themes in Modern European History | 3 units |
| HIST 3206 History of Southeast Asia | 3 units |
| HIST 3207 History of the United State since 1877 | 3 units |
| HIST 3215 History of the United States to1877 | 3 units |
| HIST 3216 History of Japan since 1912 | 3 units |
| HIST 3217 Nineteenth Century European History | 3 units |
| HIST 3225 Europe since the First World War | 3 units |
| HIST 3226 History of Korea | 3 units |
| HIST 3227 Modern History of Singapore | 3 units |
| HIST 3305 China and Asia since 1900 | 3 units |
| HIST 3306 International Relations after 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 3307 International Relations to 1945 | 3 units |
| HIST 3315 Modern Japan & the West | 3 units |
| HIST 3316 Colonialism and Modern Asia | 3 units |
| HIST 3317 The Chinese Diaspora | 3 units |
| HIST 3325 History of Chinese Food Culture in Global Perspective | 3 units |
| HIST 3406 Information Technologies and Quantitative Methods for Historical Studies | 3 units |
| HIST 4105 History of Chinese Women since 1912 | 3 units |
| HIST 4106 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought | 3 units |
| HIST 4107 History of Taiwan | 3 units |
| HIST 4115 History of the Catholic Church in China | 3 units |
| HIST 4116 Intellectual Trends in Modern China | 3 units |
| HIST 4117 Missionaries in Modern China | 3 units |
| HIST 4125 Revolution & Nationalism in Republican China (1912-1949) | 3 units |
| HIST 4126 Selected Themes in the History of Chinese Women | 3 units |
| HIST 4127 Social & Economic Development of Modern China | 3 units |
| HIST 4135 Topic Studies in Chinese History | 3 units |
| HIST 4136 Childhood in Imperial China | 3 units |
| HIST 4137 Legal History of Traditional China | 3 units |
| HIST 4145 Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society | 3 units |
| HIST 4205 Origins of Western Imperialism | 3 units |
| HIST 4206 The Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia | 3 units |
| HIST 4207 Topic Studies in Asian History | 3 units |
| HIST 4215 Topic Studies in Western History | 3 units |
| HIST 4216 The US in the World in the Twentieth Century | 3 units |
| HIST 4217 Western Intellectual Thought | 3 units |
| HIST 4305 Sino-American Relations | 3 units |
| HIST 4306 Sino-Russian Relations | 3 units |
| HIST 4307 Topic Studies in Sino/Asian-Western Relations | 3 units |
| HIST 4315 Introduction to Museum Studies | 3 units |
| HIST 4316 Global History of the Seas, 1400-1950 | 3 units |
| HIST 4317 Global History of Tourism | 3 units |
| HIST 4325 History of Africa since Independence | 3 units |
| HIST 4326 Science and Society: A Historical Perspective | 3 units |
| HIST 4327 Topic Studies in Comparative History | 3 units |
| HIST 4335 Topic Studies in Global History | 3 units |
| HIST 4405 Oral History & Its Local Applications | 3 units |
| HIST 4406 Topic Studies in Cultural History | 3 units |
| HIST 4407 Topic Studies in Social History | 3 units |
| Education Major Courses | 54 units |
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| a) EDUC Required Courses (33 units) | |
| EDUC 1005 Introduction to Educational Psychology | 2 units |
| EDUC1006 Introduction to Liberal Studies and PSHE in School | 2 units |
| EDUC1007 Instructional and Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies and PSHE | 2 units |
| EDUC 1015 Teaching & Learning with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) | 2 units |
| EDUC 1016 Introduction to Sociology of Education | 2 units |
| EDUC 1017 Introduction to Philosophy of Education | 2 units |
| EDUC 2005 Classroom Communication & Management | 3 units |
| EDUC 2006 Curriculum, Assessment & Learning | 3 units |
| EDUC2007 Educational Research | 3 units |
| EDUC 3007 Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs | 2 units |
| EDUC 3015 Teacher's Personal & Professional Development | 2 units |
| EDUC 3027 Teaching Life & Society in Secondary Schools | 2 units |
| EDUC 3036 Teaching History in Secondary Schools I | 2 units |
| EDUC 3037 Teaching History in Secondary Schools II | 2 units |
| EDUC 3045 Citizenship Education in Schools | 2 units |
| b) Education Integrated Practicum (11 units) | |
| EDUC 1025 School Experience | 2 units |
| EDUC 3006 Supervised Teaching Practice I | 4 units |
| EDUC 3017 Supervised Teaching Practice II | 5 units |
| c) Education Elective Courses (10 units) | |
| EDUC 3025 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools I | 2 units |
| EDUC 3026 Teaching Geography in Secondary Schools II | 2 units |
| EDUC 3035 Development of Children & Adolescents | 2 units |
| EDUC 4005 Creative and Critical Thinking | 2 units |
| EDUC 4015 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners | 2 units |
| EDUC 7070 Student Self Development | 2 units |
| EDUC 7100 Education System & Policy in Hong Kong | 2 units |
| EDUC 7110 Psychology of Adolescence | 2 units |
| EDUC 7130 School Management & Decision Making | 2 units |
| EDUC 7170 School Guidance | 2 units |
| EDUC 7180 Action Learning in the Classroom | 2 units |
| EDUC 7230 Advanced Communication Skills | 2 units |
| EDUC 7290 Moral & Civic Education | 2 units |
| EDUC 7901-9 Teaching of a Second Subject | 2 units |
| EDUM 7540 Indroduction to STEM Education | 2 units |
| Honours Project | 6 units |
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| HIST 4898-9 Honours Project | 6 units |
| Social Sciences Common Core | 1 unit |
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| University Core Courses | 13 units |
| General Education Courses | 18 units |
| Free Electives | 21 units |
| Total | 167 units |
