Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C110-BC
Academic Division:	Division of Languages and Communication
Programme Leader:	KWOK, Chun-tung Tony
WhatsApp:	37460225

The programme is being phased out, with no students admitted in the 2022/23 academic year.

Programme Code:	8C110-BC
Programme Leader:
Assistant Programme Leader:

What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate nearly 92% in 2021
  You will be developed into an associate ...

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  • Articulation rate nearly 92% in 2021. Over the past two years, there have been students articulating to UGC-funded undergraduate programmes in HKU, PolyU, CityU and LU after their Stage 1 studies in the programme
  • Your Chinese and English standards will be raised, and you will be developed into an associate proficient in both Chinese and English
  • Both theoretical and practical elements in Chinese and English are embraced

  This programme helps you develop into a capable Chinese-English bilingual associate (including Putonghua), for whom there is a huge market demand. In this programme, you will learn theories and practical skills in Chinese and English. Its broad-based and holistic approach will not only raise your Chinese and English language skills, but also provide you with fundamental domain-specific knowledge for future academic pursuit in professional fields such as Chinese/English language studies, linguistics, speech sciences and communication studies.

  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. For details of the QR and QF, please click here.
  
  This programme has 5 or more subjects included in the list of reimbursable courses under the Continuing Education Fund. For details, please click here.

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 20-21 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure

  You are required to take, in two years, 20-21 subjects in total, comprising 12-13 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  8 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

  ^~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)

  • Community, Organisation and Globalisation
  • History, Cultures and World Views
  • Human Nature, Relations and Development
  • Language and Communication
  • Science, Technology and Environment

  ^*Students with Level 3 or above in any one HKDSE subject (other than English) only need to take four General Education elective subjects.

  For the full list of more than 50 General Education subjects, please click here.

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  Discipline-specific Subjects

  6 Compulsory Subjects

  • Analysis of English Grammar
  • Bilingual Communication ^{E & C}
  • Chinese for Business and Administration ^C
  • Foundations of Translation ^{E & C}
  • Introduction to Phonetics
  • The Structure of Modern Chinese ^C

  2 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  • Business Putonghua ^C
  • Chinese for the Mass Media ^C
  • English for the Mass Media
  • Foundations of Linguistics
  • Foundations of Oral Interpretation ^{E & C}
  • Language and Society
  • Translation for Practical Purposes ^{E & C}
  • Workplace Practicum ^{E & C}

  ^#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

  • Education
  • Speech Sciences and Speech Therapy
  • Editing and Publishing
  • Journalism and Media Relations

  Among the employed graduates of this programme in 2021, 100% found a job within 3 months after graduation.

  Source: HKCC Graduate Survey 2021 (figures as of October 2021)

• Admission Score

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  Admission Score for this programme (2021/22 Cohort):

  15.82 (Mean); 19 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2021/22 Cohort) for all programmes.