Vice-Chancellor's Report 1978-82

new doctoral programmes in Biochemistry, Biology and Physics. The University also approved in the review period an additional number of postgraduate courses for implementation. These included the M.Phil, programmes in the History of Chinese Art, in Comparative Literature and in Statistics; the M.A. in Education by course work; a Certificate course in Teacher Education; and a three-year part-time day-release programme leading to the degree of Master of Social Work. Towards the end of the period under review, the University's Graduate School had on offer some 33 postgraduate programmes for students interested in pursuing further studies. The expansion could have been even greater had more resources been available to the University to support studentships, fellowships and to establish research facilities. General Educatio n and Student - Orientated Teachin g General Education as its name implies is not confined to any academic discipline or year but is designed to inculcate in the minds of the students certain basic knowledge over a wide cross- section of human endeavours. The aim of General Education is to develop the student into a rational, educated human being who has the understanding, compassion, perception and judgment to face the complex issues of the modern world. This aim is derived from the University's perception that one of its most important roles must be to provide society with men and women in various fields of specialization who at the same time are able to grasp the totality of situations and have broad enough general knowledge to see a wide range of implications affecting each decision to be taken. The General Education curriculum is designed by the three Colleges. On the whole, the objective of providing general education as opposed to specialized education has been met, as has student-orientated teaching. Lord Fulton's idea of small group and less structured student-orientated teaching which aims to build in the student habits and attitudes of mind characteristic of the scholar in his chosen field and relevant to the solution of the kind of problems students are likely to encounter in life was adopted in General Education as in all Major Studies Programmes, with very satisfactory results. Chung Chi College, in particular, introduced the senior seminar concept of General Education. This involved the students in small group research and presentation on 22