Associate Degree

Programme Code:	8C112-AS
Academic Division:	Division of Science, Engineering and Health Studies
Programme Leader:	CHAN, Fung-ming Wendy
Assistant Programme Leader:	LAI, Sze-nga Gloria
WhatsApp:	67208002

Programme Code:	8C112-AS
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What is this programme about?

• Why this programme?Articulation rate nearly 89% in 2025
  With around 40 discipline-specific subjects, including Chemistry, Biology, and Physics, to suit ...

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  • Articulation rate nearly 89% in 2025
  • With around 40 discipline-specific subjects, including Chemistry, Biology, and Physics, to suit your strengths and interests
  • Opportunities for participating in talks and environmental field trips, and visiting commercial / government laboratories

  This programme provides you with a broad-based and holistic education in science. Upon graduation, you will gain a better understanding of your interests, inclination, aptitude and be in a position to make an informed choice on further studies or career development.

  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.: 07/001859/4 Registration Validity Period:  05/05/2008 to ongoing

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• What will I learn?Curriculum Structure
  You are required to take, in two years, 21-25 subjects in total, ...

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  Curriculum Structure⁺

  You are required to take, in two years, 21-25 subjects in total, comprising 13-17 General Education Subjects and 8 Discipline-specific Subjects.

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  General Education Subjects

  9-13 Compulsory Subjects

  Language subjects

  • Academic English (Science and Technology) I OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) I
  • Academic English (Science and Technology) II OR English for Academic Studies (Science and Technology) 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

  • Applied Computing
  • Calculus and Linear Algebra
  • Critical and Ethical Thinking ^{E & C}
  • Foundation Mathematics*

  Discipline-relevant General Education subjects

  • Foundation Biology*
  • Foundation Chemistry*
  • Foundation Physics*
  • Physics I
  • Statistics

  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

  * Exemptions

  HKDSE Result	Subject Exempted
  Level 2 or above in Biology or Biology component in Combined Science	Foundation Biology
  Level 2 or above in Chemistry or Chemistry component in Combined Science	Foundation Chemistry
  Level 2 or above in Mathematics Extended Module 1/ Module 2	Foundation Mathematics
  Level 2 or above in Physics or Physics component in Combined Science AND Level 3 or above in any one subject (other than English)	Foundation Physics

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

  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

  2 Compulsory Subjects

  • General Biology
  • General Chemistry I

  6 Elective Subjects^# (from the following subjects)

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Architectural Technology in the Built Environment
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics
  • Basic Laboratory Techniques and Safety
  • Biological Psychology
  • Cell Biology
  • Chemistry and Modern Living
  • Computer Networking
  • Computer Programming
  • Data Structures
  • Database Systems
  • Discrete Structures
  • Economic and Social Statistics
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Engineering Design Fundamentals
  • Engineering Materials^
  • Engineering Mathematics
  • Engineering Mechanics I
  • Engineering Thermodynamics
  • Environmental Science
  • Food Hygiene and Nutritional Health
  • Foundations of Data Science
  • General Biochemistry
  • General Chemistry II
  • General Microbiology
  • Human Physiology^
  • Human Physiology for Biomedical Science
  • Introduction to Geomatics
  • Introduction to Pathophysiology and Pharmacology
  • Logic Design
  • Molecular Biology
  • Organic Chemistry^
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Physics II
  • Regression Analysis
  • Structural Mechanics Fundamentals
  • Survey Adjustment
  • Survey Design and Analysis

  ⁺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 100 local and overseas bachelor's degree ...

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  Articulation Track Record of Graduates

  More than 100 local and overseas bachelor's degree programmes have admitted graduates from HKCC's Associate Degree Scheme in Science and Technology. For the articulation track record of graduates, please click here.

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  Career Prospects

  • Laboratory Attendant
  • Logistics Trainee
  • Sales Representative of Lab Equipment, Pharmaceuticals or Chemicals
  • Technical Assistant

  Among the employed graduates of this programme in 2022, over 83% 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):

  15.12 (Mean); 20 (Highest)

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