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E M SD doe s no t restric t itsel f t o offerin g course s pe r t a i n i n g t o th e liberal arts . Wh i l e th e Chines e peopl e b y t r ad i t i o n hav e i nc l i ne d heavily t o th e pursui t o f the humanities , Ho n g K o n g i s undergo i n g a change f r om a commer c i al t o a n i ndus t r i al society , an d a growingly sophisticated on e a t that . I t i s EMSD 's firm belie f that vocationa l studies mus t als o be offered i n orde r t o preserve th e balanc e needed . The E M S D i s no t satisfie d t o le t th e numbe r o f course s increase an d th e enrolmen t o f student s mu l t i p l y w i t hou t direction . T h a t wou l d b e th e easies t an d als o th e lazies t wa y out . I n respons e to th e ne w t ren d toward s specialize d knowledg e th e E M S D ha s designed an d offere d twenty-on e course s tha t lea d t o th e awar d o f certificates t o successfu l candidates . Thes e course s no t onl y satisf y professional an d vocationa l needs , bu t als o hav e thei r ow n intrinsi c value, a s they offe r i n - dep t h t r a i n i n g b y seekin g i nnova t i o n i n bo t h course-content an d teachin g method . Th e standar d o f som e o f these course s i s equivalen t t o tha t o f post-graduat e studies , a s ca n be see n b y th e kee n compe t i t i o n fo r enrolmen t eve n t houg h th e requirement ha s bee n se t ver y high . Th e f o l l owi n g lis t o f certificat e courses present s thi s face t o f th e ne w pa t t e r n tha t ha s emerged : 1. Genera l Bank i n g Admi n i s t r a t i o n 2. I ndus t r i a l Desig n 3. Teach i n g o f Mo d e r n Ma t hema t i c s i n Secondar y School s 4. Gr aph i c Desig n 5. Advance d Tr ans l a t i o n 6. Basi c System s Analysi s 7. Personne l Managemen t 8. L i b r a r i ansh i p 9. Mus i c 10. F i l m an d T . V . 11. Ho t e l Ope r a t i o n 12. Advance d Electronic s 13. Practica l Accoun t anc y 14. Mo d e r n Chines e I n k Pa i n t i n g 15. Desig n an d Constructio n o f St r uc t u r a l Project s 16. Buddh i s m 17. Founda t i o n Cours e i n Un i ve r s i t y Ma t hema t i c s 18. Basi c Busines s Admi n i s t r a t i o n 19. L i b r a r y Assistantshi p 20. Med i c a l Labo r a t o r y Scienc e 21. Compu t e r P r og r ammi n g The succes s of the course s an d th e close i den t i ty w i t h th e commun i t y is reflected i n th e fac t tha t severa l o f the course s hav e bee n repeate d and man y hav e bee n organize d i n collaboratio n o r co-sponsorshi p 59