Programme Requirements

Programme Requirements

Students are required to complete a total of 24 units for graduation. They are expected to take 3 courses from the Mathematics Component and the Mathematics Education Component respectively, and 2 courses from the Education Component. Courses to be offered include:

(a) Mathematics Education Component:
  • MAED 6161 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in the Changing Curriculum
  • MAED 6162 Mathematics Curriculum and Assessment Under Educational Reform
  • MAED 6163 Researching Action in Mathematics Teaching
  • MAED 6164 Project and Research Report: Mathematics Education
  • MAED 6165 Independent Study in Mathematics Education
(b) Mathematics Component:
  • MMAT 5510 Foundation of Advanced Mathematics
  • MMAT 5520 Differential Equation and Linear Algebra
  • MMAT 5530 Finite Mathematics and Mathematical Programming
  • MMAT 5540 Advanced Geometry
  • MMAT 5010 Linear Analysis
  • MMAT 5020 Algebra and Geometry
  • MMAT 5210 Discrete Mathematics
  • MMAT 5220 Complex Variables and Its Applications
  • MMAT 5230 Mathematics for Logistics
  • MMAT 5240 Optimisation and Modelling
  • MMAT 5250 Financial Mathematics
  • MMAT 5610 Introduction to Combinatorics
  • MMAT 5620 Mathematics Enhancement for Teachers
(c) Education Component:
  • PEDU 6051 Curriculum: Perspectives and Design
  • PEDU 6052 Curriculum Evaluation: Theory and Practice
  • PEDU 6053 Teaching: Orientation, Strategy and Application
  • PEDU 6054 Curriculum Change and Implementation
  • PEDU 6121 Curriculum Decision-making
  • PEDU 6125 Leveraging Digital Technologies in Learning and Teaching
  • PEDU 6126 Selected Topics in STEAM Education and Research
  • PEDU 6513 Learning Sciences and Instructional Implications

(For course information, please refer to https://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/higherdegree/course-information/. Other courses of the Mathematics department are also available to students who have a strong background in Mathematics.)

Study Scheme

1) Students are required to complete a total of 24 units for graduation.

Applicable to students admitted in 2020-21 and thereafter
Units
(a) Mathematics Component 9
3 courses from: MMAT5010, 5020, 5210, 5220, 5230, 5240, 5250, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5540, 5610, 5620
(b) Education Component~ 6
PEDU6051, 6052, 6053, 6054, 6125, 6126, 6513 (each 3 units)
PEDU6003-6004, 6401-6406 (each 1.5 units)#
(c) Mathematics Education Component 9

MAED6161, 6162, 6163, 6164(6 units), 6165

 

~ Students can take a maxmimum of two 1.5-unit courses.

# There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 and PEDU6405. Please refer to Faculty handbook – course descriptions for details.
Total: 24 units
Applicable to students admitted in 2019-20
Units
(a) Mathematics Component 9
3 courses from: MMAT5010, 5020, 5210, 5220, 5230, 5240, 5250, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5540, 5610, 5620
(b) Education Component 6
2 courses from: PEDU6051, 6052, 6053, 6054, 6125, 6126, 6513
(c) Mathematics Education Component 9

Group 1:

6 to 9 units from: MAED6161, 6162, 6163, 6164 (6 units), 6165

Group 2:

0 to 3 units from: PEDU6003-6004, 6401-6406 (each 1.5 units)#

 

# There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 and PEDU6405. Please refer to Faculty handbook – course descriptions for details.
Total: 24 units
Applicable to students admitted in 2018-19 and before
Units
(a) Mathematics Component 9
3 courses from: MMAT5010, 5020, 5210, 5220, 5230, 5240, 5250, 5510, 5520, 5530, 5540, 5610, 5620
(b) Education Component 6
2 courses from: PEDU6051, 6052, 6054, 6121
(c) Mathematics Education Component 9

Group 1:

6 to 9 units from: MAED6161, 6162, 6164 (6 units), 6165

Group 2:

0 to 3 units from: MAED6163 (3 units), PEDU6003-6004, 6401-6406 (each 1.5 units)#

 

# There are pre-requisites for PEDU6404 and PEDU6405. Please refer to Faculty handbook – course descriptions for details.
Total: 24 units

2) Other Requirements

(a) A student must achieve a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.0 in order to fulfil the graduation requirement.
(b) Students must fulfil the term assessment requirement of the Graduate School. A student who obtains a cumulative GPA below 2.0 in the preceding term will be put on academic probation. For details, please refer to Section 13.0 “Unsatisfactory performance and discontinuation of studies” of the general regulations governing postgraduate studies, which can be accessed from the Graduate School homepage: https://www.gs.cuhk.edu.hk.
Class Schedule

There are two terms per academic year. Term 1 is from September to December, and Term 2 from January to April. Classes are usually offered on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings.