The educational objectives of the School of Continuing Education (SCE) are based on “Learning is a lifelong process”. People of all ages can choose to pursue various studies at different levels and different times.
The SCE’s support for “open education” has resulted in a wide range of educational programmes which include degree, diploma, certificate programmes and part-time short courses in various academic disciplines and professional areas. Seminars, workshops and in-house training are held for specific purposes.
Individuals completing a programme through the SCE will, depending on the nature of the programme, be awarded a Certificate, Diploma, or Associate, Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctoral degree from SCE, HKBU or one of the School’s collaborating universities. Graduates may also gain recognition from certain professional institutions in Hong Kong and abroad.
More than 400 programmes and short courses are planned for each of the three terms of the year: spring, summer and autumn. To make education opportunities accessible to individuals living in different districts, the SCE holds classes at off-campus centres in addition to the HKBU Campus Centre located in Kowloon Tong and the HKBU Shek Mun (Sha Tin) Campus Centre located in Sha Tin. They are Tsim Sha Tsui Centre, HKBU Town Centre (Tsim Sha Tsui), Kowloon East Centre (Kwun Tong) and Wan Chai Centre.
| 1. | HKBU Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes: In January 1999, the School launched the Bachelor of Education in Early Childhood Education degree for pre-primary workers. To align with the government’s initiative in upgrading the academic qualification of early childhood educare practitioners, the Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education was launched in 2008. The programme aims to develop the professional knowledge and skills of degree holders who are interested to develop their careers in early childhood education and childcare service. All these programmes are awarded by the Hong Kong Baptist University.
In addition, the School also administers the College of International Education which runs the full-time Associate Degree Programme. |
| 2. | Collaborative Undergraduate Programmes: These include Bachelor of Accountancy, Bachelor of Applied Finance, Bachelor of Business (Administrative Management, Human Resource Management, Marketing) (in collaboration with the University of South Australia, Australia), Bachelor of Accounting, and Bachelor of Commerce (in collaboration with the University of Canberra, Australia). |
| 3. | Collaborative Postgraduate Programmes: These include Master of Arts in Chinese Language and Literature (in collaboration with Beijing Normal University), Master of Science in Procurement Management (in collaboration with the University of Strathclyde, UK), Master of Education/Graduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education (in collaboration with the University of Western Australia, Australia), Graduate Diploma/Master of Primary Health Care and Master of Nursing (Clinical Leadership) (in collaboration with the University of Western Sydney, Australia), and Doctor of Education (in collaboration with the University of Western Australia, Australia). |
| 4. | Certificate/Diploma/Advanced Diploma/Professional Diploma Programmes: These include Accounting, Administrative Management, Advanced Putonghua Trainers, Applied Learning Courses (in Jewellery Arts and Design, Exercise Science and Health Fitness, Retail Management), Applied Psychology, Banking, Business, Business Management, Business English Communication, Certificate Course for Kindergarten Principals, Chinese Language Teaching through Putonghua, Computing Studies, Corporate Communication and PR, Conference and Event Management, Dance Sport (Latin Dance), Dance Sport (Standard Dance), Early Childhood Music Education, Family Education, Festive Event Management, Finance, Financial Services Marketing, Fitness Instruction, Health Counselling, Hospitality Studies, Human Resources Management, Information Systems, Japanese, Jewellery Design, Jewellery Design and Production, Korean, Lean Six Sigma, Marketing, Marketing Communications, Occupational Safety and Health, Parent Education (Early Development), Purchasing and Supply, Putonghua, Putonghua Trainers, Quality Management, Recreation and Sports Administration, Retail Management, Spanish, Special Child Care Work, Strategic Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Tourism Studies, Training and Facilitation, Visual Arts Appreciation, Visual Arts for Early Childhood Educators, Visual Merchandising, Workplace English and Workplace Behavior and Communication. Most of these programmes are CEF reimbursable courses. |
| 5. | Short Courses: Over 300 short courses are offered, which include Accounting, Asian Languages, Beauty and Lifestyle, Business Administration, Business and Workplace English, Business Mathematics, China Business, Chinese, Chinese Dialects, Communication, Computer Applications, Conference and Event Management, Health Counselling, Customer Relationship Management, Dancing, Database Management, Design, Diamond Grading, Economics, Education, English for Young Learners, European Languages, Facilities Management, Finance, Financial Services, Fine Arts, Food and Beverages, Gemmology, General English and Examination Preparatory Courses, Health Care, HKIAAT Examination Oriented Subjects, HKSI Licensing Examination, Home Crafts and Life Skills, Hospitality, Human Resources Management, Law, Information Systems, Logistics, Marketing, Operating Systems and Networking, Performing Arts, Programming, Project Management, Psychology, Purchasing and Supply, Putonghua, Quality Management, Recreation and Leisure, Risk and Safety in the Workplace, Silver Clay Design, Spanish, Parents Professional Training Courses, Tourism, Translation and Wine Series. |
| 6. | Full-time Day Programmes: These include Higher Diploma in Early Childhood Education, Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education and Yi Jin Diploma. |
| 7. | In-house Training Programmes, Language and Communication Courses, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops: These are tailor-made to meet the objectives and needs of individual institutions, groups or companies and various Government departments. |
For programme details and registration information, please refer to the SCE’s prospectus.
| Early Childhood and Elementary Education Division | |
| - | Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Early Childhood Education |
| - | Postgraduate Diploma in Early Childhood Education |
| College of International Education | |
| - | Associate Degree Programme |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2013-2014
Last modified: July 2013
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