Degree Award Bachelor of Education
Programme Mode Day-time
Programme Normal Duration 4 years
Medium of Instruction Chinese and English (Majority of courses will be taught in Chinese)
Application Requirements Please refer to Registry for Undergraduate Admission

Curriculum

Year I

Credits
EDUC1000 Introduction to Education

3
EDUC1047 Theories of Curriculum & Instruction

3
Community & Peer Education Courses

2
Languages & Skills Courses

12
4 General Education Courses

12
Required Elective Course:
EDUC1054/ Musicianship I /

3
EDUC1015/ Physical Education I – Games Learning and Foundamental Movement Exercises for Children/
EDUC1060 Visual Art I: Exploration and Discovery
1 Free Elective Course

3
Total Credits:        

38
Year II

Credits
EDUC2001 Sociology of Education

3
EDUC2003 Educational Psychology

3
EDUC2033 Primary Mathematics Teaching Skills and Principles

3
EDUC2034 The Development of Mathematics Interest, Concepts, and Key Ideas for Primary Mathematics

3
EDUC2035 Child Development

3
Community & Peer Education Course

1
Languages & Skills Courses

3
2 General Education Courses

6
Required Elective Courses:
EDUC2063/ Musicianship II /

3
EDUC2036/ Physical Education II – Sport Education and Exercises Habit Development for Young Adolescent/
EDUC2066 Visual Art II: Theory and Practice
EDUC2044/ Guided Chinese Reading and Writing/

3
EDUC2041 English Grammar
EDUC2047 /Guided Reading and Teaching of Chinese Prose and Poetry/

3
EDUC2042 English Phonology
2 Free Elective Courses

6
Total Credits:

40
Year III

Credits
EDUC3000 Integrating IT Into Teaching and Learning

3
EDUC3004 Introduction to Special Education

3
EDUC3037 Curriculum & Instruction of Primary Mathematics

3
EDUC3039 Teaching of Social Studies in Primary Schools

3
EDUC3044 Classroom Management

3
EDUC3049 Teaching of Science and Technology

3
EDUC3062 Educational Probation (Internship)

1
2 General Education Courses

6
Required Elective Courses:
EDUC3040/ Chinese Curriculm and Course Materials in Primary Schools/

3
EDCU3047 Teaching of English in Primary Schools I
EDUC3038/ Teaching of Chinese in Primary Schools/

3
EDUC3048 Teaching of English in Primary Shools II
3 Free Elective Courses

9
Total Credits:    

40
Year IV

Credits
EDUC4000 School Counselling and Guidance

3
EDUC3006 Teacher Ethics and Teacher Professional Development

3
EDUC4004 Supervised Teaching and School Experience

6
Total Credits:  

12
Graduation Credits:

130
Free Electives *
EDUC1001 Philosophy of Education
EDUC1016 Appreciation and Teaching of Children’s Literature
EDUC1017 Thinking and Learning with IT
EDUC1018 Teaching of Traditional Chinese Culture
EDUC1019 Teaching and Learning National Education
EDUC1020 Ways of Seeing: Drawing as Inquiry
EDUC1021 Quality Physical Education
EDUC1023 Introduction to Applied English Studies
EDUC1024 Introduction to English Language Teaching
EDUC1055 Understanding Visual Culture
EDUC2000 Moral Education
EDUC2037 Integrated Activity Teaching and Design For Primary Education
EDUC2038 Elementary Mathematics Teaching & Research
EDUC2040 Design and Analysis of Learning Materials for Elementary Social Studies
EDUC2043 The Research of the Teaching Chinese in Mandarin Chinese
EDUC2045 Teaching of Physical Education
EDUC2046 Teaching of Music: Elementary General Music Methods
EDUC3001 Educational Administration
EDUC3002 Educational Research
EDUC3036 Assessment and Improvement of Effective Teacher – Child Interactions in Early Years Education 0-8
EDUC3043 Teaching of Visual Art
EDUC3045 Research in Mathematics Education
EDUC3046 Advanced Piano Accompaniment for General Music Classroom
EDUC3058 ORFF and Kodaly Music Teaching Methods
EDUC4017 Physical Education III

* Students can also choose any courses offered by all bachelor’s degree programmes of UM.

Course Description

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