Welcome to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. 

We have courses in: subject curriculum teaching of various school subjects such as English, Chinese, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, integrated science, history, geography, economics, EPA, computer studies, curriculum studies, IT in education, and extra-curricular activities.

With other Departments in the Faculty, we contribute courses to the B.Ed., Post-Graduate Diploma in Education, M.Ed., M. Phil., Ph.D., and Ed.D. programs. For the Ed.D. program, we offer a specialty in curriculum studies. Candidates who are interested in subject curriculum and teaching can actively pursue this curriculum studies specialty.

In recent years, our research and community service activities have focused on: curriculum development, curriculum change and evaluation, information technology, Chinese language curriculum and teaching, English curriculum and teaching, and IT in education.

Our department often organizes seminars for teachers and academics to exchange views and discuss major curriculum, teaching and learning issues in various subjects in Hong Kong. These seminars have been very well received.

Colleagues in our department have been sponsored by the Language Fund, Quality Education Fund, the Education Department and other funding agencies to conduct research. Among the major research studies are The Review of Nine-year Compulsory Education, The Chinese Language Curriculum, and The Holistic Review of Mathematics Curriculum. These studies contribute to the informative discourse of curriculum reform in Hong Kong.

Many colleagues are also involved in developing teaching materials including multi-media teaching kits, textbooks, videos and CD-ROMs. These help provide quality materials for schools and teachers. In recent years, our colleagues have been actively developing subject-based websites for school students and teachers to exchange ideas and materials.

The above outlines some of the collaborated research and community service activities within the department. Individual colleagues' interest can be found within their own homepages. We take pride in sharing our knowledge and research findings with local and international communities.