Electives
Category 1 (Note 1)
For all elective areas, students are required to take five elective courses from at least two of following seven elective streams of study:
1. Chinese Language and Literacy (Note 2)
| 1 | ECE3056 Early Experience in Putonghua |
| 2 | ECE3114 Childhood Bilingualism |
| 3 | ECE3115 Children with Language Delay and Disorder |
| 4 | ECE3141 Teaching Language through Children’s Literature |
| 5 | ECE4105 Young Children as Writers |
| 6 | LIT4057 Cultural Perspectives in Children’s Literature |
2. Mathematics and Science
| 7 | ECE2116 Children’s Conceptual Change |
| 8 | ECE3088 Mathematics in Children’s Daily Lives |
| 9 | ECE3095 Mathematics Learning in Early Childhood |
| 10 | ECE3108 Young Children’s Scientific Thinking |
| 11 | ECE3246 Innovative Use of Technologies in the Early Years |
3. Creativity and Aesthetics: Art
| 12 | ECE3017 Promoting Children’s Creativity through Art |
| 13 | ECE3110 Art Appreciation and Assessment of Children’s Artistic Development |
| 14 | ECE3134 Seeing, Thinking and Artistic Expression |
| 15 | ECE3140 Visual Arts: Beyond the Classroom |
| 16 | ECE3186 Visual Arts in an Integrated Curriculum |
4. Creativity and Aesthetics: Music and Movement
| 17 | ECE3018 Promoting Children’s Creativity through Music and Movement |
| 18 | ECE3109 Drama for Enhancing Children’s Creativity |
| 19 | ECE3117 Creative Movement and Dance in Early Childhood |
| 20 | ECE4129 Musicianship for Early Childhood Educators |
| 21 | MUS2039 Music Activity and Creativity Workshop |
5. Child and Family Well-being
| 22 | ECE2132 Parent Education in Early Childhood |
| 23 | ECE2184 Counselling for Children and Family |
| 24 | ECE3142 Childhood Stress and Coping |
| 25 | ECE4282 Helping Children with Behavioral Problems |
| 26 | ECE4104 Health Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings |
| 27 | ECE4253 Quality Programmes for Infants and Toddlers |
6. Diverse Needs
| 28 | ECE2062 Understanding and Embracing Diversity |
| 29 | ECE3084 Meeting Diverse Needs in the Early Years |
| 30 | ECE3085 Programme & Curriculum for Children with Diverse Needs I |
| 31 | ECE3123 Introduction to Art Therapy for Young Children |
| 32 | ECE4086 Programme & Curriculum for Children with Diverse Needs II |
7. Leadership, Policy and Innovation
| 33 | ECE3015 Leadership in IT for Early Childhood Settings |
| 34 | ECE3098 Effective Mentoring in Early Childhood Organizations |
| 35 | ECE3113 Care and Education: Policy and Professional Practice |
| 36 | ECE3126 Managing Changes and Innovations |
| 37 | ECE4014 Leadership and Management in Early Childhood Settings |
| 38 | ECE4021 School-Based Development in Early Childhood Settings |
Note 1: Students who wish to be considered as having training in Special Child Care Work recognized by the Social Welfare Department are required to take 4 compulsory courses in the Diverse Needs area and 1 elective course from another area of study.
Note 2: Some courses in Chinese Language and Literacy area will be conducted in Cantonese /Putonghua only.
Category 2
Students are required to take one of the following courses:
| 1 | ART3023 Art II |
| 2 | CHI1666 An Introduction to Modern Chinese Language* |
| 3 | CLE1214 Academic English: Writing and Reading # |
| 4 | CLE2217 Putonghua II* |
| 5 | CUS1002 Introduction to Chinese Culture* |
| 6 | MTH3011 Mathematics II Mathematics for Early Childhood Educators* |
| 7 | MUS3047 Music II |
| 8 | PES3062 Physical Education II |
| 9 | SCI3031 Science II * |
| 10 | SSC3057 Social Studies II * |
* Courses will be conducted in Cantonese/Putonghua only.
# Courses will be conducted in English only.