Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C113-MID
Academic Division:	Division of Social Sciences, Humanities and Design
Programme Leader:	LEUNG, Ching-man Olive
WhatsApp:	37460216

Programme Code:	8C113-MID
Programme Leader:

What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?

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  • Articulation rate nearly 95% in 2024
  • Opportunities to participate in design projects for clients
  • Guest lectures, seminars, international design forums, exhibitions, field trips; workplace and factory visits
  • Annual exhibition and publication of students' final year projects

  This programme focuses on teaching the theory and practice of creating moving images and exploring how interaction design influences our daily lives. It equips you with pertinent theoretical knowledge and practical training in research, ideation, prototyping, testing and production. After graduation, you will be able to pursue a bachelor's degree or a career in moving image, interaction design, game design, multimedia art, sound design or social design.

  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.
  
  
  

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• Articulation opportunitiesGraduates of Associate in Design (Moving Image and Interaction Design) can apply for admission...

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  Graduates of Associate in Design (Moving Image and Interaction Design) can apply for admission to bachelor's degree programmes such as the following:
  
  

  • PolyU's Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Media
  • PolyU's Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Interactive Media
  • PolyU's Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Design
  • CityU's Bachelor of Arts in Creative Media
  • CityU's Bachelor of Science in Creative Media
  • CUHK's Bachelor of Fine Arts 
  • EdUHK's Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Creative Arts and Culture
  • HKAPA's Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) Degree in Film and Television
  • HKBU's Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Visual Arts
  • HKBU's Bachelor of Communication (Honours)  – Film Major (Animation and Media Arts Concentration)

  Graduates can also apply for admission to the top-up self-financed Design programmes offered by SPEED under the CPCE "2+2" pathway.
  
  This new programme has yet to graduate its first cohort of students, so no articulation rate and employment rate are available. The average articulation rate for the other three programmes under the Associate Degree Scheme in Design was 85% in 2022.
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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 13-14 General Education Subjects and 7 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  9 Compulsory Subjects
  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Design) I OR English for Academic Studies (Design) I
  • Academic English (Design) II OR English for Academic Studies (Design) 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 Design Thinking
  • Mathematics in Design Context
  • Multimedia Fundamentals

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Fundamental Visualisation Skills
  • Introduction to Visual Studies ^{E & 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
  
  

  4 Compulsory Subjects

  • Design Studio (Moving Image and Interaction Design)
  • Final Project in Moving Image and Interaction Design
  • Introduction to Design I
  • Introduction to Design II

  3 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  • Applied Photography
  • Interactivity in Game Context
  • Motion Media
  • Moving Images and Film Art

  ⁺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
  The average articulation rate for the other three programmes under the Associate Degree Scheme in Design was over 85% in 2022...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  The average articulation rate for the other three programmes under the Associate Degree Scheme in Design was over 85% in 2022. The percentage of graduates admitted to a government-funded programme remained high at over 75%, which was one of the highest among HKCC programmes. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Artist in Transmedia Art
  • Designer in Digital Entertainment
  • Game Designer
  • Interaction Designer
  • Video Editor

• Admission Score

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

  14.50 (Mean); 22 (Highest)

  Click here to view admission score (2024/25 Cohort) for all programmes.