Newsletter No. 500

Academic Units and Programmes of Studies 99 Part 3 Part-time Undergraduate Studies The University offers a part-time degree programme in early childhood education. For details, please read the Regulations Governing Admission to Part-time Undergraduate Studies ( www.cuhk.edu.hk/adm/local/ptus/ ) and General Regulations Governing Part-time Undergraduate Studies ( www.cuhk. edu.hk/aqs/ug_student_handbook.htm ). The degree is awarded on the same basis as the full-time programmes described on p. 97. Curriculum Structure The normal length of study for the part-time programme is five to six years, with three terms in each year. Secondary 6 and Secondary 7 students are required to complete at least 123 and 99 units of courses respectively before graduation. Apart from fulfilling requirements of the major subject, students are also required to take general education courses and elective courses in other disciplines. Students who satisfy special entrance requirements of this programme and are granted unit exemption at the time of admission shall complete at least 70 units of courses before graduation. Exemption from the major requirement of this programme shall also be given to students as prescribed in the study scheme. (Please see also Curriculum Structure of the full-time programmes on pp. 97–98.) Starting from 1999–2000, all newly-admitted students are required to attain a certain level of competence in IT. They are expected to pass the IT Proficiency Test within their first year of attendance. Postgraduate Studies The University first introduced programmes at the postgraduate level with the establishment of the School of Education in 1965. In the following year, the Graduate School was formally set up to offer postgraduate programmes leading to the award of master’s degrees. In 1980, the University advanced into the realm of doctoral education. The University currently offers a total of 257 postgraduate programmes, including 28 MPhil–PhD programmes, 41 doctoral programmes, 160 master’s programmes, 27 postgraduate diploma programmes and 1 postgraduate certificate programme. The degree programmes lead to five research degrees and 22 taught degrees. The five research degrees are Doctor of Music (DMus), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Music (MMus), and Master of Philosophy (MPhil). The 22 taught degrees are Doctor of Education (EdD), Doctor of Nursing (DNurs) , Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Juris Doctor (JD), Master of Accountancy (MAcc), Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Arts (MA), Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Chinese Subject to statutory amendment n