Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C110-TI
Academic Division:	Division of Languages and Communication
Programme Leader:	LI, Hanhong John
WhatsApp:	37460433

Programme Code:	8C110-TI
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What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate nearly 77% in 2025
  Lecturers with extensive practical experience ...

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  • Articulation rate nearly 77% in 2025
  • Lecturers with extensive practical experience in translation and interpretation
  • Intensive and discipline-specific training in English and Chinese

  • Translation internship opportunities

  This programme will equip you with translation and interpretation knowledge as well as language skills in English and Chinese. You will learn theories and practical skills in translation and interpretation as well as computer-assisted translation (CAT) such as corpora to enhance your language ability and learn to learn. You will also be able to apply these skills to the translation of different types of text in the business, finance and mass media domains. Upon graduation, you may pursue a degree among some 20 related programmes offered by local universities.

  HKCC Associate Degree/ Higher Diploma programmes are listed on the Qualifications Register (QR) of The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR); the qualification is recognised under the Qualifications Framework (QF) and is commensurate with Level 4 of the Generic Level Descriptors.
  

  QF Level: 4 QR Registration No.: 12/000601/4 Registration Validity Period:  26/04/2012 to ongoing

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure⁺

  You are required to take, in two years, 21-22 subjects in total, comprising 13-14 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  9 Compulsory Subjects

  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Humanities and Communication) I OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) I
  • Academic English (Humanities and Communication) II OR English for Academic Studies (Humanities and Communication) II
  • Chinese Communication for College Students (Cantonese Version) ^C OR Chinese Communication for College Students (Putonghua Version) ^C OR Elementary Chinese ^{E & C ~}

  Mathematics, IT and Critical Thinking subjects

  • Creative and Critical Thinking ^{E & C}
  • Elementary Statistics
  • Information Technology for Language Studies

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Introduction to Communication Studies
  • Putonghua for Cultural and Communication Purposes ^C

  Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit bearing)

  • Two e-modules:

  1. Academic Integrity
  2. National Education 

  ^~ Students who are non-Chinese speakers, or whose Chinese standards are at junior secondary level or below are required to take this subject.

  4-5 Elective Subjects^*# (from the following cluster areas)

  • Chinese History and Culture
  • Cultures, Organisations, Societies and Globalisation
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  For the full list of more than 70 General Education subjects, please click here.

  ^*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.
  
  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  6 Compulsory Subjects

  • Contrastive Language Studies of English and Chinese ^{E & C}
  • Culture and Translation ^{E & C}
  • Foundations of Oral Interpretation ^{E & C}
  • Foundations of Translation ^{E & C}
  • Theory and Practice of Translation ^{E & C}
  • Translation for Practical Purposes ^{E & C}

  2 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  • Analysis of English Grammar
  • Chinese for Business and Administration ^C
  • Developing Interpretation Skills^{E & C}
  • Foundations of Linguistics
  • Language and Society
  • Media Translation ^{E & C}
  • Practical Translation (Business and Financial Documents) ^{E & C}
  • Practical Translation (Public Administration and Legal Documents) ^{E & C}

  ⁺For students admitted from 2022/23
  ^#Offering of individual elective subjects is subject to resources and quota availability.
  
  Medium of Instruction: Most subjects are taught in English, although due to their nature and objectives, some subjects are taught in Chinese. Language subjects are taught in the language in question.

  E & C English and Chinese
  C        Chinese

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  Intended Learning Outcomes

  Upon successful completion of this programme, graduates will be able to achieve its intended learning outcomes. For details, please click here.

• Where will I go after HKCC?Articulation Track Record of Graduates
  More than 120 local and overseas bachelor's degree ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 120 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Humanities and Communication. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Copywriting
  • Editing and Publishing
  • Education
  • Interpretation
  • Media reporting
  • Public Relations
  • Translation

  Among the employed graduates of this programme in 2022, 100% found a job within 3 months after graduation.

   

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2022 (figures as of October 2022)
• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2024/25 Cohort):

  14.18 (Mean); 20 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2025/26 Cohort) for all programmes.