The First Six Years 1963-69

finite need o f the community. The fact that post-secondary students comprise a significant part o f the entire student body indicates that the Department is supplying continuing education to the student after he completes secondary school as well as to those adults who believe in learning on a continuing basis. In the strict British Commonwealth trad ition , Extramural Studies are restricted to the offering o f courses pertaining to liberal education only. The Chinese University has deviated from this practice by including both liberal and vocational studies in its programmes. This provides a better balanced programme and is responsive to the change that Hong Kong is undergoing from a commercial to an industrial society. The course distribution shown below gives a good idea o f the broad spectrum o f the Extramural Department's involvement in overall education: General Courses Category No. o f courses Category No. o f courses Anthropology I Housing Management I A r t and Design 35 Mathematics 10 Astronomy 1 Music 9 Banking 2 N a tu ra l Sciences 8 Chinese Studies 44 Physical Sciences 6 Economics 32 Applied Sciences 23 Education 25 Philosophy 1 9 English 37 Psychology 9 Geography 3 Social W o rk 12 H istory 7 Sociology 4 Journalism 3 L ib ra riansh ip 1 Law 5 Miscellaneous 24 Business Management 1 7 Various (by Correspondence) 23 Certificate Courses Advanced Translation Applied Design Chinese Literatu re General Banking Adm inistration Teaching o f Modern Mathematics in Secondary Schools ( II) Tourism : Promotion and Techniques (2nd Series) Hotel Operation Three Dimensional Design Certificate Course for Teachers o f P rimary Mathematics Teaching o f Modern Mathematics in Secondary Schools ( I I I ) Advanced T ranslation ( II) (planned) Graphic Design ( I I ) (planned) 68