Study Scheme

Programme Objective

This programme aims at training professional early childhood teachers in Hong Kong.

Coursework Requirement

Students are required to complete 7 required courses, 3 elective courses and Teaching Practicum, constituting 20 units in total, before graduation.

Teaching Practicum

Teaching Practicum (TP) is an integral part of the Programme. Through TP, students can improve their teaching quality and professional development. During the TP period, the Faculty’s TP supervisors will visit students in their TP schools and support their professional development through assessment, taking into consideration their teaching performance as well as their professional behaviour and attitude.

Arrangement for Teaching Practicum

Full-time Programme:
Students are required to complete a 10-week TP within the study period. Students will have two blocks of TP and each block lasts for 5 weeks (including preparation week). Each student will be assigned to a TP school by the Faculty. Experienced teachers in TP schools will be invited to act as Mentors to provide students with guidance and supervision within the entire TP period.

Part-time Programme:

Teaching
Students will carry out TP at their serving schools throughout the two years of study. If a teaching post is not secured during their study, students may be required to apply for deferred admission or suspension of studies. Students are required to look for a TP school by themselves.

Non-teaching
Students admitted via non-teaching mode should complete 2 blocks of 4-5 consecutive weeks of TP within 2 years, and complete the first block in their first year of study. TP schools will be arranged by the Office of School Partnership and Community Engagement and students should make themselves available for the assigned TP period.

Programme Objective

This programme aims at training professional primary school teachers in Hong Kong.

Study Scheme

(Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 and thereafter):

Courses of PGDP programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

(Applicable to students admitted in 2022-23 to 2023-24):

Courses of PGDP programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

(Applicable to students admitted in 2016-17 to 2021-22):

Courses of PGDP programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

⁺ Minor is an elective course (Curriculum and Instruction Domain) and students are allowed to take only ONE minor. Information related to minor applications would be announced to admitted students in late July/ early August. Each minor has a quota limit and selection criteria are based on students’ major/minor in university studies and/or public exam results, etc.

* The programme structure will be reviewed regularly to meet the ever-changing needs arising from social and educational development

Teaching Practicum

Teaching Practicum (TP) is an integral part of the Programme. Through TP, students can improve their teaching quality and professional development. During the TP period, the Faculty’s TP supervisors will visit students in their TP schools and support their professional development through assessment, taking into consideration their teaching performance as well as their professional behaviour and attitude

Arrangement for Teaching Practicum

Full-time Programme:
Students are required to complete a 10-week TP within the study period. Students (except English majors) will have two blocks of TP and each block lasts for 5 weeks (including preparation week). English majors will have one block of TP in the second term. Each student will be assigned to a TP school by the Faculty. Experienced teachers in TP schools will be invited to act as Mentors to provide students with guidance and supervision within the entire TP period

Part-time Programme:
Teaching
Students will carry out TP at their serving schools throughout the two years of study. If a teaching post is not secured during their study, students may be required to apply for deferred admission or suspension of studies. Students are required to look for a TP school by themselves.

Non-teaching
Students admitted via non-teaching mode should complete 2 blocks of 4-5 consecutive weeks of TP within 2 years, and complete the first block in their first year of study. TP schools will be arranged by the Office of School Partnership and Community Engagement and students should make themselves available for the assigned TP period.

Immersion Programme

(Applicable to Full-time English Majors Only)

In response to the Hong Kong SAR Government's initiative to enhance the quality of English language teachers, all students enrolled in the one-year full-time PGDE programme majoring in English at tertiary institutions in Hong Kong are required to complete a six-to-eight-week overseas immersion programme which aims to improve their proficiency in using English for communication, provide them with knowledge and first-hand experience of the cultures of English-speaking countries, and expand their exposure to international educational practices. Students who do not fulfill this requirement will be barred from graduating.

A significant portion of the immersion cost will be subsidized by the Government. Students are responsible for contributing up to HK$10,000 toward the remaining cost. Non-local students are required to pay the full fee, which is approximately HK$55,000. Additional expenses, such as visa application fees, daily costs (i.e., meals and transportation at the immersion site), costs for extra activities, and medical insurance, will be borne by students. The programme typically takes place between early November and mid-December each year.

Immersion programme sites in the past years:

Programme Objective

This programme aims at training professional secondary school teachers in Hong Kong.

Study Scheme

(Applicable to students admitted in 2024-25 and thereafter):

Courses of PGDE programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

(Applicable to students admitted in 2022-23 to 2023-24):

Courses of PGDE programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

(Applicable to students admitted in 2016-17 to 2021-22):

Courses of PGDE programme are grouped into the following three domains:

1. Curriculum and Instruction Domain;
2. Educational Administration and Policy Domain;
3. Educational Psychology Domain

Students are required to complete the following requirements before graduation. The programme structure* is as follows:

⁺ Minor is an elective course and students are allowed to take only ONE minor. Information related to minor applications would be announced to admitted students in late July/ early August. Each minor has a quota limit and selection criteria are based on students’ major/minor in university studies and/or public exam results, etc.

*The programme structure will be reviewed regularly to meet the ever-changing needs arising from social and educational development. 

Teaching Practicum

Teaching Practicum (TP) is an integral part of the Programme. Through TP, students can improve their teaching quality and professional development. During the TP period, the Faculty’s TP supervisors will visit students in their TP schools and support their professional development through assessment, taking into consideration their teaching performance as well as their professional behaviour and attitude.

Arrangement for Teaching Practicum

Full-time Programme:
Students are required to complete a 10-week TP within the study period. Students (except English majors) will have two blocks of TP and each block lasts for 5 weeks (including preparation week). English majors will have one block of TP in the second term. Each student will be assigned to a TP school by the Faculty. Experienced teachers in TP schools will be invited to act as Mentors to provide students with guidance and supervision within the entire TP period. 

Part-time Programme:
Teaching
Students will carry out TP at their serving schools throughout the two years of study. If a teaching post is not secured during their study, students may be required to apply for deferred admission or suspension of studies. Students are required to look for a TP school by themselves.

Non-teaching
Students admitted via non-teaching mode should complete 2 blocks of 4-5 consecutive weeks of TP within 2 years, and complete the first block in their first year of study. TP schools will be arranged by the Office of School Partnership and Community Engagement and students should make themselves available for the assigned TP period.

Immersion Programme

(Applicable to Full-time English Majors Only)

In response to the Hong Kong SAR Government's initiative to enhance the quality of English language teachers, all students enrolled in the one-year full-time PGDE programme majoring in English at tertiary institutions in Hong Kong are required to complete a six-to-eight-week overseas immersion programme which aims to improve their proficiency in using English for communication, provide them with knowledge and first-hand experience of the cultures of English-speaking countries, and expand their exposure to international educational practices. Students who do not fulfill this requirement will be barred from graduating.

A significant portion of the immersion cost will be subsidized by the Government. Students are responsible for contributing up to HK$10,000 toward the remaining cost. Non-local students are required to pay the full fee, which is approximately HK$55,000. Additional expenses, such as visa application fees, daily costs (i.e., meals and transportation at the immersion site), costs for extra activities, and medical insurance, will be borne by students. The programme typically takes place between early November and mid-December each year.

Immersion programme sites in the past years: