Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History and Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Liberal Studies Teaching (4-year)
Programme Director: Dr Lee Tsz Ngong
 

The BA (Hons) in History and BEd (Hons) in Liberal Studies Teaching Programme will provide thorough preparation over four years in two distinct disciplines: History and Education Studies. In addition, students who successfully complete the Programme will be conferred with recognized teacher status. During the progression of their studies, students will undertake periods of school experience and teaching practice. Students will also be required to follow a number of Complementary Studies courses outside their two disciplines.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

 
History Courses 51 units
  Education Courses 50 units
  Honours Project 6 units
  Complementary Studies Courses 24 units
    ───────
    131 units
 
Requirements
 
History Courses 51 units
a) History Required Courses (33 units)  
Methodology:  
  HIST 1150 The Historical Tradition of the West 3 units
  HIST 2120 Historical Theory & Practice 3 units
  HIST 2170 Introduction to Chinese Historiography 3 units
  Sino/Asian-Western Relations:  
  HIST 2110 China & the West since 1500 3 units
  HIST 3110 Western Diplomacy in Modern Asia 3 units
  Chinese History:  
  HIST 1121-2 History of Chinese Culture & Society 6 units
  Western History:  
  HIST 1131-2 History of Western Civilization 6 units
  Local and Asian History:  
  HIST 2150 Modern Asia (1800-1945) 3 units
  HIST 2160 Twentieth Century Hong Kong History 3 units
b) History Elective Courses (18 units)  
 
A student will choose 12 units in one area. He or she must then select 6 units from another area. In exceptional cases, a student may apply to the Head of the Department of History for permission to choose 18 units from one area.
 
  Sino/Asian-Western Relations:  
  HIST 2220 Foreign Relations of Modern China 3 units
  HIST 3620 Missionaries in Modern China 3 units
  HIST 3720 Topic Studies in Sino/Asian- Western Relations 3 units
  HIST 3760 International Relations to 1945 3 units
  HIST 3770 International Relations after 1945 3 units
  HIST 3780 Sino-Russian Relations 3 units
  HIST 3790 Sino-American Relations 3 units
  HIST 3840 Modern Japan & the West 3 units
  Chinese History:  
  HIST 1220 The Socialist & Communist Traditions 3 units
  HIST 1620 Perspectives on Chinese History 3 units
  HIST 2210 Introduction to Modern Chinese History 3 units
  HIST 2660 History of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) 3 units
  HIST 2670 History of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1840) 3 units
  HIST 3210 Contemporary Chinese Political Thought 3 units
  HIST 3220 History of Taiwan 3 units
  HIST 3610 History of Chinese Women to 1911 3 units
  HIST 3630 Chinese Women & Politics in Twentieth Century China 3 units
  HIST 3640 Social & Economic Development of Modern China 3 units
  HIST 3650 Intellectual Trends in Modern China 3 units
  HIST 3660 Revolution & Nationalism in Republican China (1912-1949) 3 units
  HIST 3730 Topic Studies in Chinese History 3 units
  HIST 3810 History of Modern China 3 units
  HIST 3820 Contemporary China 3 units
  HIST 3910 Topic Studies in Social History 3 units
  Western History:
  HIST 2650 Great Trends in Modern European History 3 units
  HIST 2740 History of the United States to 1877 3 units
  HIST 2750 History of the United States since 1877 3 units
  HIST 3670 Western Intellectual Thought 3 units
  HIST 3690 Twentieth Century United States Diplomacy 3 units
  HIST 3710 Topic Studies in Western History 3 units
  HIST 3860 Origins of Western Imperialism 3 units
  HIST 3890 Nineteenth Century European History 3 units
  HIST 3900 Twentieth Century European History 3 units
  Local and Asian History:
  HIST 2690 History of Hong Kong to 1900 3 units
  HIST 2710 History of Southeast Asia 3 units
  HIST 2760 Topic Studies in Cultural History 3 units
  HIST 3680 China & Asia in the Twentieth Century 3 units
  HIST 3740 Topic Studies in Asian History 3 units
  HIST 3750 Current Issues in Hong Kong & China 3 units
  HIST 3830 Oral History & Its Local Applications 3 units
  HIST 3870 Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia 3 units
  HIST 3880 Japan in the Twentieth Century 3 units
 
Education Courses 50 units
a) Education Required Courses (32 units)  
  EDUC 1050 Introduction to Educational Psychology 2 units
  EDUC 1060 Introduction to Sociology of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1080 Introduction to Philosophy of Education 2 units
  EDUC 1090 Teaching & Learning with Information & Communication Technology (ICT) 2 units
  EDUC 1120 Introduction to Liberal Studies in Schools 2 units
  EDUC 1130 Instructional & Assessment Strategies for Liberal Studies 2 units
  EDUC 2020 Curriculum, Assessment & Learning 3 units
  EDUC 2040 Classroom Communication & Management 3 units
  EDUC 2060 Teaching & Learning of Self & Personal Development 2 units
  EDUC 2070 Teaching & Learning of Society & Culture 2 units
  EDUC 2080 Educational Research 3 units
  EDUC 3040 Teacher's Personal & Professional Development 3 units
  EDUC 3080 Teaching & Learning of Science, Technology & Environment 2 units
  EDUC 4150 Creative & Critical Thinking 2 units
b) Education Integrated Practicum (10 units)  
  EDUC 1070 School Experience 2 units
  EDUC 3050 Supervised Teaching Practice I 4 units
  EDUC 3060 Supervised Teaching Practice II 4 units
c) Education Elective Courses (8 units)*  
  EDUC 3630 Development of Children & Adolescents 2 units
  EDUC 3690 Inclusive Education & Special Educational Needs 2 units
  EDUC 4010 Teaching General Studies to Young Learners 2 units
  EDUC 4120 Teaching Mathematics 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 7250 Inclusive Education 2 units
  EDUC 7290 Moral & Civic Education 2 units
  EDUC 7901-9 Teaching of a Second Subject 2 units
         
Honours Project 6 units
  HIST 3591-2
Honours Project
6 units
 
Complementary Studies Courses 24 units
Core Requirements  
  LANG 1491-2 English I & II 6 units
  LANG 1480 University Chinese 3 units
  I.T. 1180 Information Management Technology 3 units
  Value and the Meaning of Life course 3 units
  Physical Education courses 0 unit
  U.L. 1121-2 University Life 0 unit
  Distribution Requirements  
  One Science course 3 units
  One non-major course 3 units
  Free elective course 3 units
        ───────
        131 units
 
* Students are required to take a total of 8 units of EDUC elective courses of which at least 2 units must be a Level III or IV course.
 
 
 
©2012 Hong Kong Baptist University
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2012-2013
Last modified: August 2012