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New Programmes and Initiatives
To cater for the future demand of secondary school teachers, three
new University Grants Committee (UGC)-funded ve-year education programmes were planned during the year. Launched in the 2016-17 academic year, these programmes include the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Chinese History, Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Science and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Geography. Concurrently planned for 2016-17 launches are a new UGC-funded four-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Special Education programme to prepare professionals who aspire to serve and support the well-being of people with special needs, and a two-year Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language programme specially designed for senior year entry.
Tapping the University’s multidisciplinary subject strengths to enhance the competitiveness of its graduates, three new UGC-funded co-terminal double degree programmes were under planning in 2015-16. Launched in 2016-17 academic year, the three programmes are: Bachelor of
Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Music, Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Visual Arts, and Bachelor
Students in Melbourne, Australia as part of the Overseas Immersion Programme
學生在澳洲墨爾本完成海外沉浸課程
新課程與新猷
為配合教育界未來對中學教師的需求，本校本年度共 籌劃三個獲大學教育資助委員會(教資會)資助的五 年制教育課程，於二零一六至一七年度開辦，計為:中 國歷史教育榮譽學士課程、科學教育榮譽學士課程及
Students on a eld trip during the Taiwan Experience Education Program Winter Camp
同學在台灣參加冬令營時進行田野調查活動
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The Education University of Hong Kong Annual Report 2015-2016
Undergraduate Education
學士學位課程