Minor Programme in Education

Applicable to students admitted in 2025-26

 

 

Minor Programme Requirement

 

 

Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:

 

 

Units

1.

Elective Courses:

 

(a)

One course chosen from each of the following study areas:

7−9

(i)

Area (1) Curriculum and Instruction: EDUC2120 or 4110

 

(ii)

Area (2) Educational Administration and Policy: EDUC2220 or 2240

 

(iii)

Area (3) Educational Psychology: EDUC2312 or 3311

 

 

 

 

(b)

9−11 units of courses chosen from the following[a]:

9−11

 

EDUC2120, 2210, 2220, 2240, 2312, 3140, 3150, 3200, 3201, 3260, 3270, 3280, 3290, 3311, 4110, 4131, 4320, 4330, 4340

 

 

Total:

18

 

 

 

Explanatory Notes:

 

1.

This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Chinese Language Education, Early Childhood Education, English Language Education, Exercise Science and Health Education, Human Movement Science and Health Studies, Learning Design and Technology, Mathematics and Mathematics Education, and Physical Education, Exercise Science and Health.

2.

No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.

[a]

Courses not taken to fulfill the requirements of 1(a)(i)−(iii) can be used to fulfill the requirement of 1(b).

 

 

Course List

 

Course Code

Course Title

Unit(s)

EDUC2120

Principles and Implementation of Curriculum and Instructional Design

3

EDUC2210

Education and Society in Hong Kong

2

EDUC2220

Educational Thought

2

EDUC2240

Understanding Schooling and Education Policy in Hong Kong

3

EDUC2312

Child and Adolescent Development

3

EDUC3140

Curricular Strategies for Tackling Individual Differences

2

EDUC3150

Global Dialogues on Education for Sustainable Development in the Curriculum

2

EDUC3200

Developing Intercultural Competence: Experiential Learning

3

EDUC3201

Ethics and Professional Standards for Teachers

2

EDUC3260

Teacher Development and Leadership

2

EDUC3270

Engendering Education

2

EDUC3280

An Introduction to Moral and Citizenship Education

2

EDUC3290

Meaning Concerns, Life and Death Education

2

EDUC3311

Psychology Applied to Learning and Teaching

3

EDUC4110

Dynamic Curriculum Development for Innovative Learning Experiences

2

EDUC4131

e-Learning in Schools

2

EDUC4320

Classroom Management and School Discipline

2

EDUC4330

School Guidance and Counselling

2

EDUC4340

Supporting Students with Special Educational Needs

2