This is a five-year full-time Double Degree programme. It will provide students with knowledge and skills in the academic discipline of History and a recognized teaching qualification for teaching of the Personal, Social and Humanities Education (PSHE) Key Learning Area in schools. Graduates from the programme will be well prepared for teaching but will also be able to enter other careers such as business, personnel management and the civil service.

AIMS OF THE PROGRAMME

The aims of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in History are:

• To equip students with a historical perspective of the development of human society;
• To develop students’ power of critical thinking and analytical ability in understanding historical events;
• To focus on China and the rest of the world from a historical vantage point;
• To provide students with a firm basis for graduate studies in history or a related discipline; and
• To prepare students for entering teaching fields in Chinese History, History and Liberal Studies.

The aims of the Bachelor of Education (Honours) in Personal,Social and Humanities Education Teaching are:

• To develop in students personal qualities that support teachers’ daily work and professional development. These personal qualities include interpersonal effectiveness, creativity, self-understanding, as well as the motivation and the readiness for self-reflection and self-improvement;
• To develop in students a functional knowledge of disciplines which informs educational practices. A functional knowledge of discipline means a basic knowledge of psychology, sociology and philosophy that is essential for understanding the aims and the processes of education;
• To develop in students a subject specialisation in schools. This expertise consists of effective strategies for planning, conducting and evaluating PSHE teaching; and
• To develop in students knowledge essential for effective functioning within the teaching profession and the wider education context. This knowledge encompasses issues on teacher professionalism, educational organisation and management, as well as policy practices.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The Programme will provide high quality preparation for teaching and teaching-related careers. Graduates will be equipped with a range of skills that will enable them to contribute effectively and flexibly to the changing needs of Hong Kong in the 21st century.